Coffee/caffeine makes me sleepy. You?

hydnj
hydnj Posts: 2 Member
edited December 3 in Food and Nutrition
Does coffee/caffeine make anyone else sleepy?

Why is this? That some people caffeine does not work? Is 200mg once or twice a day too much?

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  • capaul42
    capaul42 Posts: 1,390 Member
    I couldn't even begin to imagine this. I typically drink 6-10 cups daily and yes, I can drink a cup and go directly to sleep, after years of this level of intake. But it's never made me sleepy.
  • chocolate_owl
    chocolate_owl Posts: 1,695 Member
    Do you mean an hour or two after you drink it? Yup, it's happening to me right now. It doesn't perk me up much, and I crash pretty hard.
  • cerise_noir
    cerise_noir Posts: 5,468 Member
    Sometimes it can make me sleepy, even energy drinks.
  • Shadowmf023
    Shadowmf023 Posts: 812 Member
    Nope. Has no effect on my energy levels. Doesn't give, nor take my energy.
  • OfficialDSXIII
    OfficialDSXIII Posts: 91 Member
    Coffee has me twitching, but soda does make me sleepy. Probably the sugar in it causing a crash. I don't get sleepy from diet sodas.

    I don't think 200mg is too much per day depending on your size, but personally I wouldn't get used to it either. Take some time off of it or 200mg will start to feel like 10mg.
  • errollmaclean
    errollmaclean Posts: 562 Member
    I've had the same thing with coffee (also it tastes like hot trash). Have you tried energy drinks or preworkout? I've found that different ones affect me differently.
  • peleroja
    peleroja Posts: 3,979 Member
    When I'm very tired it can feel like caffeine makes me sleepy, just because I don't notice the buzz so much and then crash hard afterwards. Are you getting enough sleep?
  • MissBabyJane
    MissBabyJane Posts: 538 Member
    I can't get myself together in the morning - unless I drink coffee. So no...
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    peleroja wrote: »
    When I'm very tired it can feel like caffeine makes me sleepy, just because I don't notice the buzz so much and then crash hard afterwards. Are you getting enough sleep?

    I've had this happen too, especially late in the day. Normally I perceive the opposite, though.
  • Hope228
    Hope228 Posts: 340 Member
    Before I got sick (ms) I could drink coffee and get energized. Now it does absolutely nothing. I try to go to the gym 5 days a week and I have felt so much better. I still have fatigue but it's nowhere near as bad as it was.
  • MelissaPhippsFeagins
    MelissaPhippsFeagins Posts: 8,063 Member
    capaul42 wrote: »
    I couldn't even begin to imagine this. I typically drink 6-10 cups daily and yes, I can drink a cup and go directly to sleep, after years of this level of intake. But it's never made me sleepy.

    This. I am wondering if something else is affecting your feeling of sleepiness. I drink at least 64 oz of caffeinated coffee every day. I log it with my breakfast as part of my daily plan.
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