Help! I need caffeine but I can't drink Coffee!!!!!!

[Mark42]

I really need my caffeine to keep going through the day. I typically drink three 8 oz cups a day at work, then another at home. At work the second and third cups are usually not finished, I only drink about half before it gets cold and tossed.

The the problem I have is that a prescription med I take is really messing up my stomach. Add coffee and I end up face down in the toilet. Ya know what I mean?

This med is something I need to take on demand for my foot problems, but seems to mess up my stomach for days at a time, so coffee is no longer a caffeine source.

This morning I am drinking ice cold Pepsi (diet w/caffeine) and see how things go.

Also tried tea, but so far it is not working. Could be because I just dont like drinking it. Although I love ice tea. go figure.

Help me wake up!!! Any suggestions?

 

[bigdee]

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Diet Mt. Dew but be warned, it is addictive!

 

[Bob_VT]

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Chocolate Caffeine and sugar

Special Dark Chocolate http://www.thehersheycompany.com/nutrition-and-wellness/chocolate-101/caffeine.aspx

Share with the wife and she will enjoy it too.

 

[Cofe]

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5 hour energy drink may help.

 

[jtmarten]

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There are some decent drink mixes that have caffeine. Power Edge is an energy drink mix, and Crystal Light now has several flavors that have caffeine.

 

[tswiczko]

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Might want to try a B complex vitamin as well

I noticed when I started taking B 12 I drank much less coffee.(didn't need as much to stay alert)

 

[WIMUSKY]

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x2 on the Mt Dew...........

 

[aspeck]

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Yep, Do the Dew!

 

[scipper77]

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5 hour energy is a good product. It really does work as advertised, great pick up with no low feeling later. Don't confuse it with energy drinks like red bull that make me feel nautious <sp> after drinking them.

 

[Flysfloatsor]

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Diet Mt Dew is my drug of choice.

I drink enough to kill a small horse, daily.
Ice cold its delicious. Room temp its still bearable.

I also do 5 hour energy on the weekends before I go out and burn it down with my buddies.

 

[woosterken]

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try the ole truck driver,s friend ...... nodoze. pick it up at a truck stop
it is safe and contains the caffine of two cups of coffee

woosterken

 

[JB]

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Surprised at how many other (besides me) members are Dew addicts. I even like the taste.

 

[Cofe]

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Surprised at how many other (besides me) members are Dew addicts. I even like the taste.

Not to change the subject.....but.....when I was younger, Dew was my favorite.....the Dew out of a ice cold pop bottle with the hill billy shootin logo was the best Mountain Dew there was. Nowadays,it just don't taste the same to me.

 

[bigdee]

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Not to change the subject.....but.....when I was younger, Dew was my favorite.....the Dew out of a ice cold pop bottle with the hill billy shootin logo was the best Mountain Dew there was. Nowadays,it just don't taste the same to me.

Yeah I remember that hill billy logo. That was when Mt Dew was only available in the south.....my relatives from up north would not drink it because they thought it was real moonshine! Pepsi tasted better too,there was nothing better than a Dew or pepsi along with a pack of nabs or a slice of hoop cheese!

 

[roscoe]

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HATE TO TELL YOU MARK, BUT IT IS LIKELY THE CAFFEINE THAT IS REACTING WITH YOUR MEDS.

DOH, DANG CAPS lock again.

Stay away from the caffeine and nutrasweet and try the non caffeine energy drinks.

 

[lakelover]

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I was gong to suggest tea, my beverage of choice, but I see you already tried that!

Go here http://reference.medscape.com/drug-interactionchecker?src=ppc_google&ef_id=lVBNMcDVAwAARdU:20110313011658:s and check out interactions with your medication.

 

[Mark42]

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Thanks for all the suggestions. Tried Mt Dew, its not bad. Diet sodas in general are OK too. Something about coffee just doesn't sit well with the meds. So far so good. Actually, really cold things seem to make my stomach feel better when its upset. I'v noticed that when I am getting nauseous, a few spoon fulls of ice cream really calm it down. Who would have thought!

 

[lakelover]

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I'v noticed that when I am getting nauseous, a few spoon fulls of ice cream really calm it down. Who would have thought!

Those home remedies can be great, can't they?

 

[Fireman431]

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Don't do what I did...

I was up all night at the firehouse and had to work the next day at the upholstery shop. Drank a 5 hour energy drink and chased it with a Monster energy drink. I thought my heart was gonna explode! The first hour was the worse and it tapered off after that. The 5 hour energy stuff does help. I've noticed it helps complete a long work out in the mornings.

I don't drink coffee either. Never could stand the taste. Iced tea in the mornings for me.

 

[partskenn]

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A couple diet dews, or a Jolt if available. Don't want to know what it does for my blood pressure.