Coffee vs Energy Drinks

This right here.

 

You and I keep the same hours.

 

fat finger reply. I do the same.2am to 4am I'm gold.

 

Has anyone tried caffeine withdrawal? Like stop drinking any product, Coca Cola, coffee, 5 hour, Redbull.
Better do it while on vacation. 1st day, major headaches, absolutely no energy, want to sleep 16 hours. 2nd day, headaches continue, still want to sleep, lethargy. This goes on for several more days. Takes about 2 weeks to get it out of your system.
Then stay off of it, use a basic cup of coffee once in a great while. You think you could drive 1000 miles and unload a floor load of kitty litter in a half an hour....

Caffeine: How much is too much?

 

@farmerjohn64

It could be a lack of vitamin B12 that's making you sleepy. It was for me. Google it to learn more.

As you get older the body starts to lose the ability of naturally absorbing B12 from the food you eat. This is especially true in men over 50

I didn't start driving until I was 55. I've never had issues of getting tired in the day during all of my years in construction but once I was behind the wheel all day I immediately started to have problems with it and started pounding down energy drinks and the like which I new I shouldn't be doing.

It was a real problem for me so I started researching it and came up with a lack of B12 might be the problem so I started taking it. 500mg once a day from the Walmart suplement isle. Within a few days I noticed a difference and after a couple of weeks I was cured. No more getting tired driving at all.

I still have my one small cup of coffee every morning but that's just because I like it and not because I need it.

 

I try to park at the receiver the night before, that way I can stay off duty while they unload, I do not ever unload anymore. The only time I show on duty is the 15 minutes before I'm going to leave, mark it, BOL, Pretrip.

 

I drink mostly coffee, but I also have energy drinks (8.4 oz RedBull) in the fridge in case I’m in a hurry and have no time to prepare some coffee. Energy drinks come with about the same amount of sugar as sodas. If you overdo it, you can get a sugar crash. Coffee can also give you a sugar crash if you add a lot of sugar. Personally, I prepare my coffee with only one sugar packet (15 grams) and some creamer powder.

You also don’t want to overdo caffeine whether in coffee or energy drinks. The recommended daily max is 400 mg, and also don’t drink it close to bed time as it can interfere with your sleep quality or make it difficult to fall asleep.

 

Yeah those zipfizz worked for me. Every time i took a drink i would get sour puckered up and get goose bumps. Flavored chalk tastes better than that stuff. Zero calorie monster for me in the summer, coffee once temps drop below 60.

 

So @farmerjohn64 have you been released?