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1000 mg may have been too much
2006-09-23, 12:01 AM #1
So I had these caffeine pills, right, 200 mg each. Supposedly that's equal to two cups of coffee.

I took five of them.

Holycrap

I'll be up until next month.
Stuff
2006-09-23, 12:02 AM #2
Why?!
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2006-09-23, 12:06 AM #3
Good question. For science I guess.
Stuff
2006-09-23, 12:11 AM #4
Well, at least you're not taking high doses of random presciption meds that you find sitting around in the breakroom at work, like a former coworker of mine. I don't think we ever figured out exactly what it was, either. Hopefully he isn't dead.
2006-09-23, 12:43 AM #5
Yeah...I also wouldn't suggest buying pure caffeine powder. That stuff is...crazy.
D E A T H
2006-09-23, 12:52 AM #6
I think now is a good time to be playing with that DVD burning laser idea you had earlier.

Jitteriness + electricity = fun
2006-09-23, 12:58 AM #7
Dude... is that safe?

-Maybe look it up or something. I wouldn't trust taking 5 times the recommended dosage for a stimulant.
2006-09-23, 1:10 AM #8
Originally posted by Jarl:
Dude... is that safe?

-Maybe look it up or something. I wouldn't trust taking 5 times the recommended dosage for a stimulant.

eh, if one pill is equal to two cups of coffee, that's only 10 cups. my normal dosage during a school day. :eek:
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2006-09-23, 1:11 AM #9
The wikipedia article and links therein tend to indicate that you need about 5g for it to be fatal. He's probably not going to feel very well for a while, nausea, diarrhoea, jittery etc.

Edit for the wiki haters: Yes I know it's not a substitute for medical advice.
2006-09-23, 1:14 AM #10
Originally posted by Rerun:
The wikipedia article and links therein tend to indicate that you need about 5g for it to be fatal. He's probably not going to feel very well for a while, nausea, diarrhoea, jittery etc.

Edit for the wiki haters: Yes I know it's not a substitute for medical advice.

you mean, 50 cups of coffee a day will kill you? :o
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2006-09-23, 1:19 AM #11
Pfftt...
2006-09-23, 9:26 AM #12
Why do you even need to take those pills? What about time management?
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2006-09-23, 9:44 AM #13
Why'd you take caffeine pills? Doesn't that forfeit the whole reason for having your magical sleep machine, if you aren't going to sleep!?
I had a blog. It sucked.
2006-09-23, 10:20 AM #14
They're really common here - we have a brand called Pro-Plus. They're advertised to students for staying up doing all nighters and stuff. I used to set one alarm for 6:30, take two pro plusses and then go back to sleep - when alarm two went off at 7:00, i was wiiiide awake.

I think Maeve taught me that actually

:psyduck:
2006-09-23, 10:27 AM #15
Thanks for the tip :D
2006-09-23, 10:39 AM #16
Drugs are bad, m'kay.
Sorry for the lousy German
2006-09-23, 10:43 AM #17
The few times I've had a lot of coffee, I ended up feeling really bad. It wsa like being super tired and super amped at the same time. I couldn't focus on anything. It sucked.
Pissed Off?
2006-09-23, 10:58 AM #18
Now drink that vial of capsaicin you made a while back.
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2006-09-23, 11:05 AM #19
As far as I remember, the effects of caffeine are increased when you consume it rapidly. ie. chugging an energy drink would have a greater effect than sipping it over the course of an hour. I don't remember where I read that so I can't verify it, but for those saying they drink 10 cups of coffee a day, it wouldn't be the same as taking 1000 mg of caffeine all at once.
2006-09-23, 12:05 PM #20
Because the body has time to process some of the caffine when you consume it over time. Same as drinking 8 shots of whickey over a 24 hour period or drinking all of them in a couple of minutes.
Pissed Off?
2006-09-23, 12:39 PM #21
Originally posted by Avenger:
Because the body has time to process some of the caffine when you consume it over time. Same as drinking 8 shots of whickey over a 24 hour period or drinking all of them in a couple of minutes.

Right, that makes sense. I don't know why I was thinking it was caffeine specific.
2006-09-23, 12:41 PM #22
Well that was a fun night.

I got about a third of the way through Season 2 of Battlestar Galactica.

I also ate two hotdogs from the vendor across the street that stays open all night for some reason.
Stuff
2006-09-23, 12:46 PM #23
Originally posted by kyle90:
I also ate two hotdogs from the vendor across the street that stays open all night for some reason.
Damn, now that's a convenience you can't take for granted!
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2006-09-23, 6:49 PM #24
That is a great way to stop your heart. Good luck with that.
MastaX

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