Caffeine

I drink like 1 cup of a caffeinated drink for 1 or 2 weeks. I drink it in tea form. I don't really depend on caffeine because I finish all my homework and and have to study a lot because I study everyday and finish my homework early. Maybe when I grow up I would be more dependent on caffeine because I would have finals and the SAT to study for. My friends sister took the SAT and said it took her 3 days to study and she didn't sleep at all. so I would need coffee to stay up.

I, like many high school students, drink coffee almost every day before school. Sometimes it isn't even to keep me awake; it's just to chase away the pounding headache that appears in the absence of coffee. I've become trapped in a cycle of drinking coffee to stay awake, not being able to fall asleep because of it, and then needing coffee the next day because of the few hours of sleep I managed to get the previous night. This continues on and on, slowly increasing my dependency on it. Coffee does increase my productivity, though, which also makes it harder to stay away from. I have a crazy workload this year, and not being productive is not where I need to be in life. Unfortunately, the burst of energy and motivation comes at a cost. I become very restless and my heart rate increases after I drink coffee, making it hard to pay attention in class at times. Coffee also elevates my already ever-present anxiety levels. This all being said, I don't think I'm going to stop drinking coffee anytime soon. Scarily enough, I don't think I would be able to get by without it.

I used to drink a lot of pop when I was growing up but I really began to stop when I started to get a litter fatter than I was. I decided I would not drink any more pop and from the day I have not drank any pop since. I have lost a lot of weight and I feel from stopping and it drinking it anymore helped me greatly. It never really made me have a lot of energy or stay up later when I remember drinking it. I would just like the taste and would be too lazy to go grab a water from outside.

¨Ding Dong, Ding Dong¨, my phone screeches at a dreaded 6:15 every morning. I roll out of bed, and stumble my way through the dark, cluttered maze of my bedroom. Trying hard to find any will to get in the car and head to school, and then- I see it. A medium iced caramel swirl with one sugar and no cream from dunkin’ donuts. My heart fills with love, my eyes widen with joy, and I see hope for the day. A frigid friday fall morning, with coffee in hand, and a new perspective on the day, I head into my school. I start with History, ecstatic to learn about the French Revolution I go to take a sip of my coffee. Shockingly I find nothing but light brown drips along the side of my empty cup. It was all gone before first period even started. Sadly, I had to abandon my vacant coffee cup, and head to Spanish. Before walking another hall I dart to the first floor of the building where there is a snack bar. In the snack bar I find my second victim, another cup of coffee. Racing back to Spanish class with my second serving in hand, my day is back on track. It is not until later in the day that I crave a third. I am typically in the building from 7:00 am, through 8:30 pm. After this I head home for a short nap, and then homework session through all hours of the night, my next cups of coffee get lost in translation and no equation, calculator, or formula could help me count the amount of coffee I drink through the night. I eventually struggle into sleep, wake up, and start all over again.

In middle school, my first ever research report was on caffeine. Throughout that process, I was able to learn all the negative effects of the compound. It’s addictiveness is what stood out to me the most, as well as the side effects that come with withdrawls. Luckily for me I never enjoyed the taste of coffee; and, it tends to give me headaches. However, I have been a firsthand witness to the countless number of students across my high school and many others in the US who rely on coffee to get them through the day. The availability of coffee is so widespread, that it’s become an everyday activity for a large percentage of people. I know how it’s relied on in order to be productive, but I still believe that the negative impacts outweigh the benefits. In most cases, especially for students, coffee can counteract symptoms of a lack of sleep. Although one of its common uses is to replace sleep, I believe that promotes a more unhealthy lifestyle in comparison to someone who gets their energy from a healthy diet and the recommended amount of sleep. More healthy options to get energy should be encouraged rather than a drug with several negative side effects plus an addictive component.

I drink caffeine every single day. Whenever I roll out of bed, I always take a shower, and then grab a cup of coffee. Its an integral part to my morning routine, and without it, my whole day is thrown off. I am only 17, and if I do not have a cup of coffee, or caffeine in the morning, I am plagued with a headache. However, I do not think caffeine has done much to me. I do not feel tired without caffeine, and it does not effect me physically. I simply love coffee and would never want to give it up. I know caffeine is not the greatest thing for me, but I have no urge to give it up. I am fine with how it effects me, and think it actually helps me during the day.

I don't get affected at all when I drink caffeine. I love coffee and tea and cola for the taste (especially coffee) and I don't understand how caffeine has such a huge effect on others, when I feel absolutely nothing. If anything, I feel more tired. Even pure caffeine powder does nothing. Most people use such drinks as a means to wake up; as a stimulant drug, but I just drink these drinks for how they taste. Which, to most people, sounds insane, as most people NEED caffeine, and lots of it, to wake up, and they literally get addicted to it, with their entire day revolving around their caffeine intake. I kind of hate stimulants and I love depressants, so I can't imagine waking up every day and being hopped up on a stimulant for most of my day. I wake and bake every week, I don't think I need stimulants to help me sleep thank you very much

I do not drink a lot of caffeine per day. I used to drink coffee everyday before or after school and was quite dependent on it, however this year I found that the coffee would knock me out, causing me to take long naps. Coffee also tends to give me headaches so, now I stay away from coffee. I am not particularly fond of tea, and although sometimes I can be caught drinking soda or an energy drink, I tend to levitate more toward juices and water.Sometimes I will unroll my yoga mat and start doing yoga to help me to wake up instead of turning to caffeine. Although most people drink coffee to help them wake up in the morning, I have found that in the morning if when I wake up, I don't hit the snooze button and go back to bed for another ten minutes, I tend to be more awake and attentive.

I rely on caffeine to make up for the energy I could have retained if I didn't have to wake up so early in the mornings. My repeating routine, that seems to never slow, requires me to drink approximately 5 cups of coffee a week. In a way, I do feel like my body relies on the caffeine. I feel in order to perform to my full potential on a task, I want to be fully aware and awake. By drinking coffee, I do temporarily feel energized. But as we know, what ever goes up, must come down. After the duration of my "perk up", I feel drowsy. I end up having to take a nap almost always after one of these long days. This is one reason why I try not to drink too much coffee, but I am always drawn to it. There are other methods besides the intake of caffeine that can allow for people to feel energized. In fact, the more "easy way out" of feeling tired is to rely on caffeine. Exercising more, sleeping more, and eating healthier foods more can energize us more. People automatically turn to caffeine because they do not have the time, or chose to make the time, to fit some of these healthier options in their life. We think it's easier and faster to just grab a quick coffee or tea on the way to work; rather than have to wake up earlier, or stay up later, in order to maybe exercise or meal prep healthy meals.

Every morning is a struggle to be able to stay awake, until I get my iced coffee with two shots of espresso. Personally I think caffeine is a necessity of my every day life, without it I get migranes and have an extremely hard time staying awake. In average, I believe I have caffeine 2 to 3 times a day, everyday, in either coffee, tea, or even energy drinks. I believe that caffeine helps me to stay focused when it's too early for me to be functioning, like when in school. My school starts at 7:20 am every single week day, but I have to get there earlier because my dad has work and cannot drop me off later. I wake up at 6:00 am every morning to get ready for school and then arrive to school at 6:50 am. For a teenager waking up early is a real struggle. We usually don't go to bed until 10:00-12:00 am each night and end up getting a couple hours of sleep. On top of that, after the couple hours we do get to sleep is up, we have to go to school for 6 hours and be expected to pay attention and learn all new material. It is important for me to have my caffeine because if I want to gain any information I need to be completely awake and ready to learn, and my caffeine helps me achieve this greatly.

Drinking caffeine is something that many in today's world see as a necessity. Some people can't function in their day-to-day lives without their daily fix. I've personally avoided caffeine so far, as a junior in high school, as I'm afraid I'd quickly become reliant on it. Going without any coffee at all in the morning prevents me from becoming accustomed to daily caffeine. I think avoiding it for as long as I have is a good thing, as a reliance to the stuff would likely be more of a bane than anything positive. Adding another step to my daily routine only increases the likelihood that something else I planned on doing won't get done. Coffee's expensive, too, and being a teenagers, my pockets aren't all that deep. I can accept that others drink coffee and other caffeinated beverages, but I personally choose to avoid them myself. Daily coffee doesn't seem like a sustainable lifestyle for an unemployed teenager like myself. My parents have a coffee machine at home, and they use it nearly every day. I doubt this is very cost efficient, but it's just a way of life that they've become used to. Going cold turkey on caffeine is asking for exhaustion, so it's hard to stop drinking it. Caffeine's multitude of similarities to dangerous, deadly, addictive drugs definitely play a part in my attempts to avoid it.

I don't drink coffee because it doesn't give me the boost of energy I think it would, so I would normally rely on a good breakfast to help me feel good and get started in the morning. Also, I would rather drink tea to help me feel energetic rather than coffee.

In today's world, caffeine seems like a necessity. Everyone wants to fit the upmost into their day, but sometimes it takes a little extra to get them through. Some people wake up early, go to the gym, come home and shower, go to work, come home, cook dinner, catch up on some TV, and go to bed, just to start again the next day. Of course all of those points on a schedule are interchangeable and can be replaced by taking care of children or other things like meal prep, which has become more and more popular over the course of 2018. In order to complete these tasks, caffeine, in any form, seems imperative. On a weekly basis, I drink about four cups of coffee. I try not to drink soda, but sometimes it's craved. Tea is not a commonly consumed drink for me, but with the chilling weather, it is becoming a more popular choice. Most of the time I don't feel like it takes any effect until I'm lying in bed at 12 am wondering why I haven't fallen asleep yet. Last year, I felt like I was too dependent on coffee, so I decided to stop drinking it and see what happened. Maybe it's because I'm young and haven't been drinking it for a while, but it was easy for me. It was easy to stop drinking coffee when I wanted to and not feel effects of withdrawals, but I'm not so naive to think that's the case for everyone. I know it's difficult for some people to function without their first cup though, even my mom has to drink about two in the winter to keep her head above water.

As we all know, it can be struggle to get yourself fully awake in the morning, and sometimes you need a little booster to help you. Coming from experience, drinking a coffee in the morning definitely makes me feel more alive during the day, but it also makes me super hyper. There are times when I have a big project due or i have to get a lot of work done at night and I would buy a large coffee to keep me awake to get all of it done. At the end of the day, the main reason as to why I drink coffee is because I always like to put caramel sauce in it and it tastes really good. Although there are points in my life where I sometimes rely too heavily on coffee and caffeine to keep me going, overall, caffeine doesn’t control what I do on a daily basis and I wouldn’t be sad if I couldn’t drink it again.

I don't drink caffeine that much everyday because it doesn't affect me. I drink coffee and pop sometimes but caffeine never really gives me energy so I just drink caffeinated stuff for the flavor. I am never too dependent on it I honestly don't need it i would be fine with drinking water and different type of juices.

I do not drink coffee every day but I probably average three to four times a week and tea maybe two to three times, but I do not drink a lot of pop. I either get a hot cappuccino, a refrigerated Starbucks, or a frappe from Biggby or Jackson Coffee Co. The tea I drink has little caffeine. I do not think I am dependent on it, I just enjoy drinking it from time to time. Caffeine seems to put me in a better mood.

I don't drink very much caffeine every day. The only caffeine that I drink is pop and occasionally a coffee from the gas station and I don't drink those every day. I might have a pop 2-3 times a week when I get home from school and might have a coffee once a week on my way to school. I don't worry about drinking to much caffeine because I know I don't drink enough to worry about it.

I don't usually drink coffee every single day, but I do drink it often. I used to not like coffee very much when I was younger because I thought that it was just too bitter. But now I love coffee. I particularly love coffee in frozen form and ice but I do not like it in a hot form. To me, I don't think that it affects me very much. Like I don't get super hyper or anything, I stay pretty mellow most of the time because I'm so used to it. I don't ever worry that I'm drinking it to much or consuming too much because I don't drink it everyday and I make sure not to get the biggest size there is.

Caffeine is not a need for me, but it is a want. I would prefer frozen flavored caffeine over iced or hot, but I still like them all. Drinking caffeine everyday is not good for you, but I'll have it every so often. Usually the only time I get coffee is when I'm tired or cold in the wintertime. Coffee is the only caffeinated drink I will mostly drink because I don’t drink pop or those energy drinks that give you heart attacks if you have so much. Limiting the caffeine in my system is a great idea because it has benefited me greatly

Me personally don't drink caffeine every day but when I do drink caffeine I tend to drink it in large quantities. I usually drink monster or rockstar for caffeine but I also drink pop but for pop I tend to drink Mtn Dew the most.

I feel like I do not drink much caffeine each day. The only times I do drink caffeine is when I am really tired in the morning or just all in all having a bad morning and I make myself a 10 ounce cup of coffee. Also sometimes before I go to bed, to make myself relax I'd have a small cup of tea. Lastly another time I would drink caffeine would be if I go out to eat with my friends and family I would sometimes get a pop. Sometimes the caffeine doesn't really affect me unless I have a cup of coffee in the morning, it wakes me up a little more. I never really worry that I depend on it too much because I do not drink it that often.

I rarely drink caffeine, and if I do, it's when I am tired. I drink more coffee than I do pop when coming to caffeine. It affects me sometimes by keeping me awake longer than I anticipated or gives me more energy than wanted. I don't worry that i'm dependent on it or anything because I don't drink it every day, or even weeks on ends.

I take in quite a bit of caffeine everyday. I usually have at least one cup of soda everyday. It hasn't had any sort of bad effect on me. I am not worried about whether or not I am addicted to it. I think I have enough self control to stay away from it if I had to or wanted to.

about a year or so ago i almost cut caffeine completely out of my diet. prior to that i was so dependent on caffeine i couldn't go a day without it. since i cut caffeine i have felt much better,much less irritable and now carbonated drinks make my stomach hurt.

I used to drink a lot of pop and Gatorade but now that I run I mainly drink water and Gatorade. Some mornings I go to the gas station and get a coffee but I usually get it once or twice a week. I just get too tired in the mornings. I think back when i used t have two to three pops a day it probably affected me and I felt it when I started to run.

I drink a cup of coffee everyday to wake me up. I don't think i'm addicted to it because sometimes when we don't have any I can go without some and i'll be fine. I think I just like the taste of it and that's why I drink it. It use to make me nauseous when I was younger, but now it doesn't because I'm a little older.

I don’t consume much caffeine lately because I have been trying to lose weight and a way to lose weight is cutting down pop and fat foods. The most caffeine I consume would be from cereal for my breakfast meal. I drink mostly juice and water and neither of them contain caffeine. I don't think I am dependent on caffeine at all, I believe I am doing really good at slowing down.

It really depends really on how much caffeine do I drink everyday. If I'm working I will usually drink a monster or an energy drink before or during work. Caffeine doesn't affect me as much as it used to. I used to drink coffee and energy drinks everyday and I don't get affected as easily now.

I do not drink very much caffeine. I hardly ever drink coffee and I don't like pop. It doesn't affect my day to day because I don't absolutely need caffeine. So therefore I am not depended on it.

I do not consume a lot of caffeine in a day. It really affects me and makes me wide awake so then I wont sleep that night. If I drank a coffee in the morning I will be so hyper in school so id rather just be tired than super tired. It affects all people differently but its just not for me.

I do not like coffee, so to be honest I really don't drink that much caffeine at all. The only type of caffeine that I drink is pop and I barely even drink that much pop. If there is water and pop in the fridge I would most likely chose the water to drink, but it just depends on the day. If I drink a lot of pop that it can sometimes wake me up, but if I drink to much than it can give me a headache or make me feel sick. No I do not worry that I am dependent on caffeine because I barely ever drink it.

I barely drink caffeine. I don't drink a lot of coffee, or pop. I don't rely on caffeine for anything. To me it seems like it doesn't even really work. I am never dependent on it. I hope I never will either.

I will sometimes drink a lot of caffeine a day. There are times where I do not crave the caffeine, I just crave the soda because it is so good. I wouldn't say that I am dependent on it, but it is nice to have. It does not really affect me in any ways. I do not get hyper, I can sleep, and I can relax.

I do not drink a lot of caffeine a day most of the time I will drink water, milk or homemade smoothies. Sometimes I will drink coffee if I have been up for a long time and haven’t had much sleep. Normally I am on call from 9pm to 3:30 am and sometimes we will have a call that lasts for hours and when I come home I have to go to school in a hour so I will have a couple cups of coffee. Coffee is the only caffeinated drink I will drink I don’t drink pop and energy drinks are disgusting so if I want caffeine I will drink coffee but I limit myself to two cups of coffee.