Caffeine, do you find it dangerous and how much of it do you comsume daily?

[Bourne Endeavor]

A poll option on Gfaqs brought up an interesting discussion on that site in regards to caffeine, with numerous people siding against it heavily. So I decided to pitch it here (especially since I started it there) for the Escapist's view on the subject. One aspect I always find curious is how some people believe these myths about Diet soft drinks and such causing x (cancer, loss of mental capacity for example) when I know people who have drank diet for decades without a single negative effect, hell it helped lose fat... so unless this became a negative I just cannot see it myself.

As for how much I drink?

One 473ml Energy Drinks (Sugar free/Diet)
Two 355ml cans of Diet Pepsi/Other soda
Couple half glass fulls of Diet Pepsi/Other soda (Not always)
6-10 cups of tea

Top that off with the occasional additional glasses and/or cans or bottles of diet Pepsi/soda or another energy drink in a day and essentially all I have beverage wise is laced with caffeine.

 

[Cpt_Oblivious]

I don't find it dangerous but I don't drink much at all, so don't have much experience of any possible negative effects.

 

[WrongSprite]

It's dangerous?

I'd better stop..........*sip*

 

[Destal]

I drink two mugs of coffee a day, I can occasionally get headaches on the weekend when I haven't had any in a few days. I definetly don't feel it's dangerous though. Just like with nearly all things, as long as it is within moderation it's okay.

 

[Shadow Law]

Every day, at least, I have a tall mug of iced coffee in the morning and a coke,Pepsi,gamer fuel, or whatever in the evening. So not much for me. Also caffeine is a good thing that gets people through the day without killing each other.

 

[FinalHeart95]

I don't drink a lot of caffeine. When I drink soda that has caffeine I drink one or two cans and that's it, so I never really get hyper from caffeine.

 

[DazZ.]

I don't think its dangerous, I have a 12 can castle of coke next to me from the last 3 days and just moved onto a 2 liter bottle, and have tea constantly throughout the day.

Drink about 2 liters of energy drink if I'm going on a trip early in the morning somewhere to wake me up.

I do have far too much, but it doesn't bother me and helps me be active if I'm woken from my regular nocturnal sleep pattern.

 

[Macgyvercas]

It is my life blood. I love C8 H10 N4 O2!!! (Yes, I know I'm a nerd for writing the molecular formula. If you need any more proof of my nerdiness, here is a link for the molecular structure)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Caffeine.svg

Edit: I once had 52oz. of Jolt in underhalf an hour...It was awesome!

 

[I_LIKE_CAKE]

I have attempted to give up my morning coffee in the past, but it just sent me into a depression. I love coffee, and I don't believe that drinking it in moderation is going to cause health problems.

 

[Biek]

I drink about 4 cups of coffee a day on weekdays. And varying amounts of coke on weekends. I cant start my work day without coffee in the morning though. Even if it just to satisfy my routine.

 

[tomtom94]

I will drink at least one cup of Earl Grey tea per day, and often a glass of cola as well.
I'm not a caffeine addict, but I do get annoying lows.

 

[El Poncho]

I don't think it's dangerous but I have pretty much no caffeine daily.

 

[inflamessoilwork]

I have a Monster every morning, but thats it, the rest of the day is water or milk

 

[Bourne Endeavor]

Funny someone tossed me this link on the other site. The reason I find it amusing is all these horrid little side-effects caused Aspartame... have never been a bother. It lists severe depression, inability to see properly and all kinds of things, yet here I am being one of the most optimistic people you'll meet and my such good eye sight, my eyes have adjusted to seeing in the dark, albeit mildly. All I have from that list headaches every once in a while, insomnia and... tis about it.

http://www.sweetpoison.com/aspartame-side-effects.html

Edit: Oh wait, I do feel restless and sleepy every little while however that is credited more to my only sleeping 2-5 hours a day or not sleeping at all.

 

[Mr. Fister]

Caffeine, just like everything else, can be bad for you if you have too much of it. Otherwise, it's just fine.

Personally, I can drink the stuff, but otherwise, I don't really need it. I'm naturally wired all the time, one of the perks to having ADHD.

 

[Fraught]

I don't think the negative effects for consuming caffeine are any physical deformations (means I don't think the effects are so directly visible). I don't of course know what they can do, but I know that the general belief is that it's dangerous.

Mostly mood swings, loss of energy etc.

 

[Nihlex]

I actually did a school report on caffeine GO ME!, anyways there are negative effects, it can cause you to be very irritable, it wakes you up and can cause insomnia, it also stimulates your bladder making you need to go to the washroom more often, this can eventually cause dehydration.

I also am aware of these symptoms from experience, for a while i was drinking 2 cans of monster energy drinks, 3 or 4 cans of coke, and 2 XL coffees from tim hortons a day, and i wouldnt drink anything else, eventually i feinted at one point and hit my head on a recliner because i was dehydrated, my skin began to dry out a bit, and it was hard for me to make a lot of saliva so i was always thirsty, after i feinted i realized i had to cut back, and i started getting massive headaches and stomach pain if i didnt have any caffeine for about 2 days, so they can cause addiction and withdrawals as well. I still drink coffee, and pop, and energy drinks but i dont do it nearly as much, i set myself so i can have either 1 energy drink, 2 XL coffees, or 3 cans of coke a day but i dont go over that, only occasionally i do. >_> _>

 

[Soxafloppin]

i have about 6 cups of tea a day, i dont think its doing me any harm!