Comments on: The War on Caffeine http://www.energyfiend.com/2006/02/the-war-on-caffeine Offering the best energy drink reviews, the web's largest caffiene database, and the latest caffiene news to satisfy your caffeine addiction. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:58:24 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 By: Cramber http://www.energyfiend.com/2006/02/the-war-on-caffeine/comment-page-1#comment-152059 Cramber Fri, 06 Mar 2009 04:01:40 +0000 http://www.energyfiend.com/2006/02/the-war-on-caffeine#comment-152059 Ok people let me let you in on a little secret! My whole family is LDS and guess what! WE DRINK CAFFINE! I think that remark was very uncalled for! Just because we have a religous prefrence doesn't mean that we don't partake of caffine! It's not against our religon, we just use it in moderation just like everything else! there are many medical uses that we like everyone else use it for! Now I on the other hand dont really drink caffine because I'm very subseptable to kidney and bladder infections and carbinated drinks are very bad for that and most of them have caffine in them. But I do get cramps from time to time and caffine is the best thing for them! Ok people let me let you in on a little secret! My whole family is LDS and guess what! WE DRINK CAFFINE! I think that remark was very uncalled for! Just because we have a religous prefrence doesn’t mean that we don’t partake of caffine! It’s not against our religon, we just use it in moderation just like everything else! there are many medical uses that we like everyone else use it for! Now I on the other hand dont really drink caffine because I’m very subseptable to kidney and bladder infections and carbinated drinks are very bad for that and most of them have caffine in them. But I do get cramps from time to time and caffine is the best thing for them!

]]> By: iz http://www.energyfiend.com/2006/02/the-war-on-caffeine/comment-page-1#comment-148531 iz Tue, 18 Nov 2008 03:35:36 +0000 http://www.energyfiend.com/2006/02/the-war-on-caffeine#comment-148531 Overdose on it... go take 1gm-to-1.5gm of caffeine (Walmart sells 90 tabs @ 200mg each for $5). You will probably live, but you will never be the same again. Given the widespread availability of ultra-high-dose caffeinated beverages (200mg), many kids are overdosing on caffeine (their smaller bodies cannot tolerate as much as an adult). Caffeine awareness is a good thing, as most people do not even consider it to be a drug. Sure, get the prison industrial complex out of the drug business, but please do not ascribe E-D-U-C-A-T-I-O-N as intolerance. Overdose on it… go take 1gm-to-1.5gm of caffeine (Walmart sells 90 tabs @ 200mg each for $5). You will probably live, but you will never be the same again.

Given the widespread availability of ultra-high-dose caffeinated beverages (200mg), many kids are overdosing on caffeine (their smaller bodies cannot tolerate as much as an adult).

Caffeine awareness is a good thing, as most people do not even consider it to be a drug.

Sure, get the prison industrial complex out of the drug business, but please do not ascribe E-D-U-C-A-T-I-O-N as intolerance.

]]> By: MICHELLE http://www.energyfiend.com/2006/02/the-war-on-caffeine/comment-page-1#comment-35068 MICHELLE Sun, 11 Feb 2007 19:46:50 +0000 http://www.energyfiend.com/2006/02/the-war-on-caffeine#comment-35068 HELLO,,,I CAME ACROSS THIS WEBSITE BY ACCIDENT,,,I WAS LOOKIN FOR INFORMATION AND STATISTICS ABOUT CAFFENINE. BUT, ANYWAZ MY DAD HAS HYPOGLYCEMIA AND I WOULDNT SAY THAT IT'S RARE. IT'S BASCIALLY THE OPPOSITTE OF DIABETES. SOME TIMES MY DAD CRASHES AND NEEDS SUGAR IMMEDIATELY. IT'S SERIOUS AND VERY REAL HELLO,,,I CAME ACROSS THIS WEBSITE BY ACCIDENT,,,I WAS LOOKIN FOR INFORMATION AND STATISTICS ABOUT CAFFENINE. BUT, ANYWAZ MY DAD HAS HYPOGLYCEMIA AND I WOULDNT SAY THAT IT’S RARE. IT’S BASCIALLY THE OPPOSITTE OF DIABETES. SOME TIMES MY DAD CRASHES AND NEEDS SUGAR IMMEDIATELY. IT’S SERIOUS AND VERY REAL

]]> By: john alford http://www.energyfiend.com/2006/02/the-war-on-caffeine/comment-page-1#comment-4210 john alford Wed, 21 Jun 2006 01:33:31 +0000 http://www.energyfiend.com/2006/02/the-war-on-caffeine#comment-4210 I have had recent heart problems. AF to be exact. Caused in part due to excess caffeine. I have been drinking between 8 and 15 cokes a day. Began to have numerous dizzy/feel like fainting spells. On March 4th I had in excess of 35 spells in a 3 hour period. After reading several articles on health on the internet, I came to the conclusion that Cokes with caffeine were part of my problem. Went to caffeine free Cokes and immediately had very few dizzy spells. Still have not solved the problem entirely but have helped it. Have also had to begin taking blood thinner to prevent possible blood clots and possibly having a stroke. Caffeine may be good for the majority of the population but can be dangerous and deadly to others. Who really knows. I have had recent heart problems. AF to be exact. Caused in part due to excess caffeine. I have been drinking between 8 and 15 cokes a day. Began to have numerous dizzy/feel like fainting spells. On March 4th I had in excess of 35 spells in a 3 hour period. After reading several articles on health on the internet, I came to the conclusion that Cokes with caffeine were part of my problem. Went to caffeine free Cokes and immediately had very few dizzy spells. Still have not solved the problem entirely but have helped it. Have also had to begin taking blood thinner to prevent possible blood clots and possibly having a stroke. Caffeine may be good for the majority of the population but can be dangerous and deadly to others. Who really knows.

]]> By: Carrie K http://www.energyfiend.com/2006/02/the-war-on-caffeine/comment-page-1#comment-2245 Carrie K Sat, 08 Apr 2006 01:41:32 +0000 http://www.energyfiend.com/2006/02/the-war-on-caffeine#comment-2245 Caffeine has saved lives! All those people I talk to <i>after</i> a nice lovely cup of coffee. Caffeine has saved lives! All those people I talk to after a nice lovely cup of coffee.

]]> By: Crazed http://www.energyfiend.com/2006/02/the-war-on-caffeine/comment-page-1#comment-2209 Crazed Tue, 04 Apr 2006 12:27:04 +0000 http://www.energyfiend.com/2006/02/the-war-on-caffeine#comment-2209 There is actually such a thing as non-diabetic hypoglycemia. My brother and I have it, but it's mostly found in Native Americans (like my brother and I) along with diabetes (like half my family), in massive quantities. Diabestes and other "sugar troubles" are so widespread it's often the subject of jokes. Still nothing to do with the wonderful and almighty caffeine, just sugar. But what caffeine can help (amongst other things) are migraines. Migraines are still not fully understood by science, and the symptoms often vary from person to person. I and a former roomie of mine have migrains, and while we have different symptoms,we both took the same medication. Unfortunately, it was expensive and we were only supposed to take it once the symptoms started, and they often did little good. We were both told it was dangerous to up the dosage by our doctors, even if we were in agony. Upon reading up on the contents, studying medical dictionaries and whatnot, we discovered that we were essentially taking caffeine pills with some healthy supplemental stuff added in. So for two weeks we drank Diet Pepsi (my hypoglycemia is controlled via pasta! ^_^) at least 5 times a day, supplemented with a few cups of crazy-healthy tea. Guess what? we went from 4/5 migraines a week to almost none. She had 1 migraine, but upon taking some No-Doz and what now is termed a Caffeine Nap, she was fine. I haven't had to take my meds since. I admit, migraines do creep up every now and again but I space out occurances by weeks now, not hours. Last time I had one my husband handed me a piece of Jolt gum and a cup of Diet Pepsi. Today I try to drink 1 cup of white tea (really good for you) and at least 4 cups of something wonderful, spaced evenly throughout the day. If I'm not feeling well from some other reason, such as flu, I make sure to drink more tea and chew some Jolt gum. The migraines like to kick you when you're down. Granted, I don't recommend this sort of experimentation for everything, but if nothing worked on a headache that usually hurts so bad your hair hurts (I know, sounds crazy, but it's true) I don't see harm in trying. Besides, nothing wrong with having a steady supply of caffeine in the bloodstream, right? There is actually such a thing as non-diabetic hypoglycemia. My brother and I have it, but it’s mostly found in Native Americans (like my brother and I) along with diabetes (like half my family), in massive quantities. Diabestes and other “sugar troubles” are so widespread it’s often the subject of jokes. Still nothing to do with the wonderful and almighty caffeine, just sugar.
But what caffeine can help (amongst other things) are migraines. Migraines are still not fully understood by science, and the symptoms often vary from person to person. I and a former roomie of mine have migrains, and while we have different symptoms,we both took the same medication. Unfortunately, it was expensive and we were only supposed to take it once the symptoms started, and they often did little good. We were both told it was dangerous to up the dosage by our doctors, even if we were in agony.
Upon reading up on the contents, studying medical dictionaries and whatnot, we discovered that we were essentially taking caffeine pills with some healthy supplemental stuff added in. So for two weeks we drank Diet Pepsi (my hypoglycemia is controlled via pasta! ^_^) at least 5 times a day, supplemented with a few cups of crazy-healthy tea. Guess what? we went from 4/5 migraines a week to almost none. She had 1 migraine, but upon taking some No-Doz and what now is termed a Caffeine Nap, she was fine. I haven’t had to take my meds since. I admit, migraines do creep up every now and again but I space out occurances by weeks now, not hours. Last time I had one my husband handed me a piece of Jolt gum and a cup of Diet Pepsi. Today I try to drink 1 cup of white tea (really good for you) and at least 4 cups of something wonderful, spaced evenly throughout the day. If I’m not feeling well from some other reason, such as flu, I make sure to drink more tea and chew some Jolt gum. The migraines like to kick you when you’re down.
Granted, I don’t recommend this sort of experimentation for everything, but if nothing worked on a headache that usually hurts so bad your hair hurts (I know, sounds crazy, but it’s true) I don’t see harm in trying. Besides, nothing wrong with having a steady supply of caffeine in the bloodstream, right?

]]> By: Amanda http://www.energyfiend.com/2006/02/the-war-on-caffeine/comment-page-1#comment-2052 Amanda Thu, 16 Mar 2006 06:28:23 +0000 http://www.energyfiend.com/2006/02/the-war-on-caffeine#comment-2052 what they need to be promoting is "EVERYTHING IN MODERATION"...this goes for Caffeine, Fast Food, Alcohol, etc... We don't need a month for Caffeine awareness. We need people to learn how to take care of themselves...Care about taking care of themselves... It's same as the saying "Guns don't kill people, people kill people." Everyone needs to stop pointing fingers at the caffeine and start taking responsibility for their actions. what they need to be promoting is “EVERYTHING IN MODERATION”…this goes for Caffeine, Fast Food, Alcohol, etc… We don’t need a month for Caffeine awareness. We need people to learn how to take care of themselves…Care about taking care of themselves…

It’s same as the saying “Guns don’t kill people, people kill people.” Everyone needs to stop pointing fingers at the caffeine and start taking responsibility for their actions.

]]> By: Evil Monkey http://www.energyfiend.com/2006/02/the-war-on-caffeine/comment-page-1#comment-1984 Evil Monkey Mon, 06 Mar 2006 19:23:56 +0000 http://www.energyfiend.com/2006/02/the-war-on-caffeine#comment-1984 According to several people, hypoglycemia, while a real thing, is incredibly rare. A few people I know say the only real hypoglycemia comes when a diabetic takes too much insulin for their blood sugar level and the levels become dangerously low. It's a serious and emergency condition. There's a large body of people who think functional hypoglycemia -- the "feeling tired, etc" version -- isn't the same thing. Allowing people to believe it's a blood sugar problem when it's probably a temporary diet problem can make the problem worse, or actually lead to diabetes. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idiopathic_postprandial_syndrome">Idiopathic Postprandial Syndrome</a> is the common "I feel like crap and can't concentrate" disease, coined in an attempt to reserve the word hypoglycemia for proven bouts of dangerously low blood sugar (i.e., almost never). According to several people, hypoglycemia, while a real thing, is incredibly rare. A few people I know say the only real hypoglycemia comes when a diabetic takes too much insulin for their blood sugar level and the levels become dangerously low. It’s a serious and emergency condition. There’s a large body of people who think functional hypoglycemia — the “feeling tired, etc” version — isn’t the same thing. Allowing people to believe it’s a blood sugar problem when it’s probably a temporary diet problem can make the problem worse, or actually lead to diabetes.

Idiopathic Postprandial Syndrome is the common “I feel like crap and can’t concentrate” disease, coined in an attempt to reserve the word hypoglycemia for proven bouts of dangerously low blood sugar (i.e., almost never).

]]> By: rmg http://www.energyfiend.com/2006/02/the-war-on-caffeine/comment-page-1#comment-1983 rmg Mon, 06 Mar 2006 19:05:53 +0000 http://www.energyfiend.com/2006/02/the-war-on-caffeine#comment-1983 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypoglycemia" title="hypoglycemia" rel="nofollow">hypoglycemia</a>.. real AND scary (as in experiencing the symptoms can be scary). I think my symptoms have more to do with the lack of sugar in my energy drinks (sugar free versions) than the caffeine content though. hypoglycemia.. real AND scary (as in experiencing the symptoms can be scary). I think my symptoms have more to do with the lack of sugar in my energy drinks (sugar free versions) than the caffeine content though.

]]> By: castlerock http://www.energyfiend.com/2006/02/the-war-on-caffeine/comment-page-1#comment-1934 castlerock Thu, 02 Mar 2006 00:53:13 +0000 http://www.energyfiend.com/2006/02/the-war-on-caffeine#comment-1934 It seems that they let thier domain expire. It seems that they let thier domain expire.

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