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Re:Caffeine dosing strategies to optimize alertness during s... by newfoundglory on Thursday June 07, 2018 @08:41AM (#17255224)
Yerba mate contains other stimulants as well, like red bull does. So yes caffeine = caffeine, but caffeineted drink!= caffeineted drink.
Re:Caffeine dosing strategies to optimize alertness during s... by Fnoord on Thursday June 07, 2018 @10:48AM (#17256201)
Yep, good point. Club Mate contains sugar as well.

The espresso I drink never contains sugar or milk.

The coca cola zero I drink doesn't contain sugar either.

I cannot stand the highs and lows of sugar. I notice it especially at birthday parties. I mean, its already boring... and them comes up of the sugar rush followed by a low where I start yawning and feeling sleepy. I so not wanna be there anymore at that point.

The general trick though, is dosages. You want to keep it stable when it matters, and at the end of the day wind down. Which means you do not want to drink caffeine drinks anymore in the evening.

For the rest, I can highly recommend mindfulness to help increase focus (but before I started it, I found it super annoying when someone suggested it and then I tried it myself and it didn't work out; so I am following a course on it, for people with autism). Meds can help out as well.

Re:Caffeine dosing strategies to optimize alertness during s... by driverdan on Thursday June 07, 2018 @12:36PM (#17257475)
Red Bull does not contain any other stimulants.
Re:Caffeine dosing strategies to optimize alertness during s... by zrobotics on Thursday June 07, 2018 @01:14PM (#17257901)
OK... citation?

Their site says it contains 27g sugar/8.4 fl oz. Pretty sure sugar is a stimulant.

http://energydrink-us.redbull.com/en/ingredients-red-bull

Re:Caffeine dosing strategies to optimize alertness during s... by driverdan on Thursday June 07, 2018 @09:39PM (#17261890)
Sugar is not a stimulant. It is a carbohydrate.
Re:Caffeine dosing strategies to optimize alertness during s... by newfoundglory on Friday June 08, 2018 @07:13AM (#17264250)
I was thinking of taurine, but apparently it's not actually a stimulant and the research is mixed as to whether the other ingredients in red bull have any additional effect to the caffeine.