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Re:A Forgotten Drink That Caffeinated North America for Cent... by wunderlust on Friday March 30, 2018 @11:24AM (#16716837)
Yerba mate[0] has 2 stimulants aside from caffeine: theophylline and theobromine. Perhaps they interact in such a way as to stabilize the effect of the caffeine.

[0] http://nativayerbamate.com/health.html (Nativa sells yerba mate so possible bias)

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Re:A Forgotten Drink That Caffeinated North America for Cent... by clubMate on Saturday March 31, 2018 @01:40PM (#16724247)
I tried Mate once in the form of Club Mate, a popular alternative drink in Germany. It triggered migraine headache, so i wont drink it again. I just looked up Theobromine on Wikipedia which states that high dosis may cause headache. I think this is an explanation for why i got headaches from it.
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