Posted by madwand on September 20, 2003, at 14:49:19
In reply to Re: Coffee addiction, posted by kara lynne on September 19, 2003, at 22:30:50
Hmmm, the system seems to have eaten my previous attempt at this note. Second try...
I wonder if Peet's or Starbuck's has a large private room where we could have Psycho-Babble get together? <g>
Caffeine is one thing that I am completely reluctant to give up. One thing I have noticed is that, paradoxically, since I switched to drinking mainly espresso my caffeine consumption is actually down. With regular coffee I could chug through pot after pot, but with the espresso I seem to be able to let it go at one (or perhaps two).
I have also noticed that when the caffeine intake creeps up that it starts to backfire. I am not talking "tolerance" here, but the experience of having a cup of espresso and having it make you more tired instead of less (BTW, I can't remember where but I have read that this is a known effect of caffeine so it apparently it isn't just me).
When I hit that point I find that taking a week or two off of it really helps get it back to its old "punch" (I can sort of "one day at a time" it for that long, but always end up going back to it).
BTW, after years of fiddling with "cheap" espresso machines I finally bought one of those expensive ones from Starbuck's. The difference in taste is amazing! (I still have one of the cheapie ones I use for travel so I get to recompare once in a while).
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