Best Caffeine Buzz Comes After Withdrawal
Those men in white coats are saying caffeine does not make you more alert. They say that the buzz happens by relieving the withdrawal symptoms that build up overnight.
Professor Rogers said this:
“That alertness you feel is you getting back to normal, rather than to an above normal level.
“That morning boost is what people think is useful about caffeine, but if that doesn’t happen, maybe it’s not that useful after all.” (BBC)
Professor Rogers also said that “caffeine did have some benefits, such as preventing cognitive decline in the elderly.”
I’ll remember that the next time I have a bad case of cognitive decline or feel like I’m getting all elderly.
Speaking of cognitive abilities — I have done my best worked when fueled with caffeine. I work faster. I am more creative. EnergyFiend thrives and survives on caffeine-inspiration.
Am I like this normally – during the rare occasions when I take a hiatus from caffeine? Not really.
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I second that right here right now!
After all if it never gave you a buzz, then why after two weeks of no caffeine did i feel like ELDERLY,
I felt like I Was in COGNITIVE DECLINE!
SO someone somehow,
stomp that kracka’s couch!
It is true to an extent, but keep in mind that caffeine is still a drug with an effect of its own. Someone who has never had caffeine before, and drinks it will get an effect, but someone with long term use will understand the feeling more, and it will relieve there stress to satisfy in a way a first time user couldn’t feel.
That is true with a variety of different drugs though.
I think whoever posted this quote may have taken it out of a context not mentioned. This guy in the quote is right, but only when an “addicition” is in full play. As with any drug with dependency, you always need more and more to get a “high” and eventually, that “high” is equivelant to your state of original normalcy. I’m sure he’s aware that caffeine when first ingested in a fresh system w/o recent prior exposure will get a sincere buzz, one that takes them above what’s normal. It was maybe just missed by the poster of this news.
And just to adress some possible future arguments here, I use the words “addiction” and “dependency” for the sake of simplifying the concept I’m speaking of. I know these words are controversial in the caffeine world.
I agree with this quote. I have been off of caffeine for about 15 years after being addicted (mostly from soda). At first it was pretty tough but I finally grew out of the need for it. Now, the only caffeine I get is from hot chocolate or my twice a year serving of tazo chai. I don’t need any “boost” in the morning that I can’t get from a hot shower, eating breakfast or taking a walk. I attribute this to my lack of need for caffeine. I was only at this website b/c I was looking up the caffeine content in tazo chai. Thanks for the info 
Yes, I suppose it’s just a coincidence that I can pass VerTex on Expert (in ITG) with more ease than usual after drinking a Nos and a few Jolts.
for me id say iv been induldging in caffine scince i was 3 years old……..started out with cheap coke,moved up to cola,kickd it into overdrive with pepsi,discoverd cofee and tea,then energy shots,energy drinks soon came,then before i knew it,i was swallowing 500 mg ginseng pills,drinking a pot of coffee,and having an energy drink a few hours later,dailey,im 19 years old,so thats 16 years of caffine pimpin baby.
there is no way that Caff. doesnt give you a high/buzz. That is easily the most crap thing iv’e heard in a while!