Caffeine: A vitamin-like nutrient, or adaptogen

Re:Caffeine: A vitamin-like nutrient, or adaptogen by elliekelly on Sunday May 24, 2020 @09:04PM (#23296619)

This is what convinces me caffeine is a drug and not a vitamin or nutrient. If I miss my daily vitamin I don’t even notice but if I miss my daily dose of caffeine it’s difficult for my brain to function on account of the inevitable withdrawal headache.

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Re:Caffeine: A vitamin-like nutrient, or adaptogen by adrianN on Monday May 25, 2020 @12:50AM (#23297916)

You would certainly notice if you missed some essential vitamins. The modern diet is just good enough to get you enough of all of them without too much effort.

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Re:Caffeine: A vitamin-like nutrient, or adaptogen by _bxg1 on Monday May 25, 2020 @12:17AM (#23297746)

The same could be said of each if you don't take them normally and then suddenly do. Vitamins just don't have a short-term effect one way or another.

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Re:Caffeine: A vitamin-like nutrient, or adaptogen by majewsky on Monday May 25, 2020 @06:51AM (#23299842)

Alternative hypothesis: Vitamins have a longer half-life in your body, therefore missing a dose does not cause the concentration in your body to drop as quickly.

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Re:Caffeine: A vitamin-like nutrient, or adaptogen by nwienert on Monday May 25, 2020 @03:54PM (#23304316)

I’m a poor metabolizer of caffeine and actually it’s far worse when it’s a long half life. I literally can’t sleep until 4am if I drink tea in the morning.

It’s a super potent drug, no doubt.

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