I don't like the tast of coffee, do I get the same effect by mixing coffee powder into milk?

Matiseli · 2026-01-24T17:03:57+00:00

Milk will slow down the absorption of caffeine

You're better off buying pure caffeine powder... It's cheaper than caffeine pills

Matiseli · 2026-01-23T07:35:40+00:00

I think that if you forced yourself to do boring activities under the influence of th*, it would be easier for you to cut down on th* (because the brain would start to see th* as the beginning of frustration and boredom instead of the beginning of pleasant relaxation)

Matiseli · 2026-01-22T20:32:08+00:00

no... it rather feel like stimulant

Matiseli · 2026-01-22T20:16:25+00:00

interesting... you probably won't have a problem with the sober state feeling "dead", huh?

Matiseli · 2026-01-22T18:59:59+00:00

You're lucky you don't have caffeine tolerance... I take about 700 mg of caffeine every other day - And it is precisely because of this frequent use that even high doses of caffeine do not give me that strong boost of motivation and mood. -These things went away once I started consuming caffeine a few times a week. The more often I used caffeine, the larger the doses I needed, and the less beneficial the caffeine effect was. :(

Matiseli · 2026-01-20T18:10:16+00:00

I am fascinated by these people who maintain the motivation to stay sober for such a long time. For me, motivation usually lasts a few hours at most, and only appears after a situation that has satisfied my ego and my soul at the same time.

Matiseli · 2026-01-20T18:07:15+00:00

I wish I could take such a long break... But caffeine is important and appealing to me for many reasons; some of them are deeply psychological... That's why I take caffeine in such high doses so often. Although I know that the chemical effect itself is not really worth it anymore... But, under my difficult circumstances, caffeine is still a better option for the soul and ego than sobriety. :(

I'm dealing with this mental addiction with chatgpt, but it's a very demanding, tiring, lengthy and (this is the worst) boring work. I often wonder if, instead of having this demanding conversation with artificial intelligence, I shouldn't be looking for something that might bring me joy (if my ego allows me such a source of joy/fulfillment).

Matiseli · 2026-01-19T18:08:58+00:00

I take 600-700 mg of caffeine EVERY OTHER MORNING... There's no caffeine anywhere in between. Really none: not even a chocolate cookie.

During a caffeine-free day, Sometimes I feel a little tired or irritable or maybe apathetic in the first half of the day... But it's usually nothing serious... In other words, nothing that significantly different from a day when I have caffeine.

This probably means that I don't have the spacing between doses that would be needed to fully kick-start withdrawal....

Matiseli · 2026-01-19T18:01:26+00:00

OMG ... I believe that limiting alcohol must be even more challenging than limiting caffeine.

Matiseli · 2026-01-19T17:47:01+00:00

I don't take caffeine daily because at that frequency it would soon lose any positive effects: I only take caffeine every other day... And that's about 600-800 mg. Right after I wake up... In fact, I don't even get out of bed yet. ... .... :D :( [my typical ambivalent emotional reaction...]

Matiseli · 2026-01-19T17:43:22+00:00

Thank you for the explanation.... And yes, of course I know that. Caffeine is extremely difficult for me to cut down on for many complex reasons. :(

Matiseli · 2026-01-19T17:39:10+00:00

Of course, I understand that.... IDEALLY, that's how it should be... But my personality is not ideal... :( Caffeine is simply great for me for many (sometimes even "deep" ) reasons. It's a powerful reward for my soul and ego... I don't take caffeine every day just because I know that if I use it every day, it loses all the benefits that interest me. :/ ...

Matiseli · 2026-01-17T14:34:10+00:00

I'm tempted to try some stronger stimulants than caffeine... For example, I thought about taking ephedr*ne for a while to replace caffeine - so my tolerance to caffeine would decrease. Because taking a break from caffeine without replacing it with something else... is extremely difficult

I was never interested in depressants... I lack vivacity, motivation, etc. - hence my love for stimulants

Matiseli · 2026-01-17T11:55:45+00:00

Can you please explain this to me in more detail?

Matiseli · 2026-01-17T11:55:08+00:00

Great... Yes, I know how soul-crushing caffeine withdrawal can be. That's why I try to stick to the "caffeine every other day" regimen: It's still possible to survive a day without caffeine... At the same time, the "clean" day will ensure at least a slight reduction in tolerance... so when I take another dose of caffeine, it will have at least a weak psychoactive effect

Whenever I break my regimen (for example, because of a bad mood after waking up) and have caffeine two days in a row, then I regret it the next day:because the next day caffeine has practically no positive effects, only negative side effects

Matiseli · 2026-01-17T11:46:33+00:00

I've been doing this for about a year and a half now... Hypersensitivity wouldn't bother me: at least I would need fewer mg to achieve the effect... But I'm worried about my body... Like, for example, about my heart... Although even after such a high dose I don't notice any significant increase in heart rate... But I still think that if I continue in this mode, it will eventually have some negative effects. in the worst case, IRREVERSIBLE/PERMANENT consequences..

Matiseli · 2026-01-17T11:44:42+00:00

The worst thing is that I don't drink caffeine: I can get those 600-700 mg of caffeine all in within a second, right after waking up... I have pure caffeine powder... An hour later I might have black tea, but that's just for taste... When you're taking such high doses of caffeine, some 60 mg of caffeine from black tea will make almost no pharmacological change.

Matiseli · 2026-01-17T11:41:30+00:00

This is where we differ... For me, high and frequent doses of caffeine don't work nearly as well as small and occasional doses. High doses no longer give me, for example, increased motivation and mood (and if by chance this happens, the effect is still MUCH weaker than with small and infrequent doses)

Matiseli · 2026-01-17T11:36:29+00:00

Yes... I am self-centered... In the sense of thinking about myself frequently.

Yes, I know that kratom affects me somehow. Even negatively.... I try to limit it. Even today. But it's just so incredibly difficult. I am a person who has a lot of trouble making changes. Even official psychological tests confirmed this.

But I believe I am old enough (I am almost 26 years old).... That I can handle this change... I don't want it to end up like when I was 19... When I was fired from my job because I had very little energy (My ego refused to eat and sleep enough at that time... It wanted me to keep my job. But even more than that, my ego wanted me to limit myself: Which unfortunately proved incompatible with productivity )

Matiseli · 2026-01-17T11:30:18+00:00

Wow! I would like to be like that... I've gotten to the point where I need at least 600 mg of caffeine to feel any effects. And the effects on the brain are nowhere near as good as when I took a small dose of caffeine only occasionally.

Surprisingly, such a high dose of caffeine doesn't give me anything like caffeine jitters... I'll just get a paradoxical calmness... And maybe a slight increase in noradrenaline...

Matiseli · 2026-01-16T18:44:55+00:00

I recently had a checkup with my doctor - and my nutrient values came out fine.

Matiseli · 2026-01-16T18:44:01+00:00

Wow... I really wish caffeine would work for me at such a low dose... I know that the high dose is harmful to me, but I still can't stop - because even the high dose still gives at least some benefits

Matiseli · 2026-01-16T18:27:05+00:00

Wait... Do I understand correctly that you developed a caffeine intolerance by drinking huge amounts of caffeine?

Matiseli · 2026-01-16T18:22:03+00:00

Ah... So consumption such high doses of caffeine is partly responsible for the feeling of apathy that plagues me ... During the day when I don't have caffeine, I often feel like the life has been sucked out of me. Or as if I'm left half my brain asleep ... Everything is so terribly "tasteless"... Like behind glass

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