The energy boost from your morning cup of coffee may be a placebo instead of the caffeine • Earth.com
  • HubertManne@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    I never felt like caffeine did much for me. I would down a 2liter of mountain dew while studying in the evening and then go right to sleep back in college.

  • Link.wav [he/him]@beehaw.orgEnglish
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    1 year ago

    This doesn’t really surprise me. I’ve noticed for a long time that an energy drink or other caffeine source hits different than a cup of coffee.

    When I used to work late at a nursing home, I’d sometimes have a cup of decaf for a pick-me-up (that’s all they had). Just the ritual and feeling that I was drinking coffee was enough to give me a small boost, even though logically it didn’t make sense.

  • Stellario@pawb.socialEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I drink a monster every morning and it barely does anything. Then again, I’m on drugs that make me sleepy.