gore Wrote:But but but..... My friends used to come up to me all the time because they wanted No-Doz cause they knew I always had them on me!

That and I started drinking Coffee when I was like 4. By the time I was 12, my Aunts' used to be like WTF because I'd come down from my bedroom and drink a whole pot of Coffee every morning or whenever I got up and they'd have to make more because they didn't think a 12 year old could drink that much...And I wasn't allowed to make it because I'd use like 12 scoops of Coffee and they couldn't drink it saying it was too strong... Which is kind of silly because if you don't use enough Coffee grounds, you don't get a good extraction and start getting that bitter tasting stuff.

It's odd, my Mom would make Coffee with ONE scoop of Coffee and wonder why She needed cream for it, and it's like "Mom, You know, when Coffee is hit with water to extract, if there isn't enough, it floods the grounds grabbing more than just what we want IN the Coffee, and it ends up getting some of the other things that make up Coffee Beans, that are bitter" and She didn't really Believe me until She saw it on "Good Eats" with Alton Brown.

My Wife and I are both Computer Geeks so our Caffeine Consumption is "Colorful" to say the least.

I've personally gone through a case of Red Bull and a full Can of Coffee in like not even a weekend.

I miss Jolt Cola in normal sized Cans and Two Liter bottles.... They still have the original Jolt Cola in the original cans, in Germany, but here now, all we have is the Battery shaped cans, and the regular Red flavor is still there, but only in that format.

We found this one kind, it's Yellow Jolt and tastes like Passion Fruit, and it's weird because they don't have it on their Website at all. Like, we can't even find it online, but the Pharmacy not far from our House, sells it there.

gore Wrote:Other than some of what was pointed out already? Diuretics have a lot of uses.

In medicine, diuretics are used to treat heart failure, liver cirrhosis, hypertension and certain kidney diseases. Some diuretics, such as acetazolamide, help to make the urine more alkaline and are helpful in increasing excretion of substances such as aspirin in cases of overdose or poisoning. Diuretics are often abused by sufferers of eating disorders, especially bulimics, in attempts at weight loss.

That's why most OTC weight loss drugs have Caffeine in them too. It also boost your mood and, the obvious of helping you stay awake....

Caffeine and other methylxanthine derivatives are also used on newborns to treat apnea and correct irregular heartbeats. Caffeine stimulates the central nervous system first at the higher levels, resulting in increased alertness and wakefulness, faster and clearer flow of thought, increased focus, and better general body coordination, and later at the spinal cord level at higher doses.

Caffeine citrate has proven to be of short- and long-term benefit in treating the breathing disorders of apnea of prematurity and bronchopulmonary dysplasia in premature infants.

The only short-term risk associated with caffeine citrate treatment is a temporary reduction in weight gain during the therapy, and longer term studies (18 to 21 months) have shown lasting benefits of treatment of premature infants with caffeine.

Another study showed that human subjects — after receiving 100 milligrams of caffeine — had increased activity in brain regions located in the frontal lobe, where a part of the working memory network is located, and the anterior cingulate cortex, a part of the brain that controls attention. The caffeinated subjects also performed better on the memory tasks.

Most of that is copy and paste but it's good info.

Also remember that to OD on Caffeine, you need almost 200 MGs per Kilogram of your weight... In most people, that equals out to about 80 cups of Coffee, which, would be almost impossible to do because you have to DRINK the Coffee, and by the time you slammed down the first 15 cups you'd be pissing so much it would start giving time for the shit to half life and save your life anyway.

Trioxin149 Wrote:Overdose yet, but you don't have to overdose on something for it to kill you or cause serious health effects. It can happen over time. Alot of people DON'T overdose on alcohol, but over time it damages their liver and whatnot.


So just because it takes such a large amount to OD, doesn't make it anymore safe to drink 5 cups of coffee a day.

gore Wrote:Alcohol actually damages every major organ in the human body. It's actually more dangerous than Heroin in every way you could take that. Alcohol beyond the one or two glasses, will actually do more damage to you than Heroin. Which doesn't affect your organs. And Heroin helps control body temp, breathing, and more. It has more benefits yet people think it's the worst thing you can do.

I haven't ever done that, but I also read a lot of White Papers, medical texts and so on.

And because I know someone is going to google this, the reason it says Heroin does horrible things to you, is very much because it's always cut with something else.

Back when the company who makes Bayer Aspirin released Heroin as an Over the Counter pain killer, it was pure, and safe, other than the huge risk of addiction.

Their next product, Aspirin, on the other hand, Damages your liver, and can give children a Disease. I'm also allergic to it. But since it won't get you hooked, or feel good, it's legal.

Trioxin149 Wrote:Your right about the alcohol, but like I said, it isn't an overnight thing unless you OD, it takes time. Your liver doesn't shut down after one night of heavy drinking. Just as heroin, unless you overdose, kills you overtime. And from what I've seen the main reason heroin kills people is either 1.) Dirty needles or 2.) It's too pure. And as stated in other areas, with each good thing, comes 5 bad things. And I've never actually heard of heroin being given over the counter, interesting. Will have to check that out. If I'm not mistaken heroin comes from the opium poppy plant which I think is in South America.


Just like marijuana, I never hear of people driving and killing people while high, and as far as I know there are no serious side effects of marijuana other than it makes most people a moron and kills brain cells. I'm not against legalizing marijuana as I think it would actually help our economy and eliminate a ton of criminals if it could be bought at Walmart versus on the streets.


But yeah, Bojangles is a fat cow :peace:

Trioxin149 Wrote:Your right about the alcohol, but like I said, it isn't an overnight thing unless you OD, it takes time. Your liver doesn't shut down after one night of heavy drinking. Just as heroin, unless you overdose, kills you overtime. And from what I've seen the main reason heroin kills people is either 1.) Dirty needles or 2.) It's too pure. And as stated in other areas, with each good thing, comes 5 bad things. And I've never actually heard of heroin being given over the counter, interesting. Will have to check that out. If I'm not mistaken heroin comes from the opium poppy plant which I think is in South America.


Just like marijuana, I never hear of people driving and killing people while high, and as far as I know there are no serious side effects of marijuana other than it makes most people a moron and kills brain cells. I'm not against legalizing marijuana as I think it would actually help our economy and eliminate a ton of criminals if it could be bought at Walmart versus on the streets.


But yeah, Bojangles is a fat cow :peace: