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The Conservative Party. (For voting out Dom)

I will not never vote for them in any election no matter what. So that adds them to Labour and Lib Dems.

Go Nige !
 
We employ a woman at work who's life is a drama all of the time. It isn't when you actually get her to calm down and repeat whatever issue she is ranting about but in her world it is. Today she has come in and not drawn breath for 50 minutes. She does her work but crikey she is hard to listen to at times, a voice like a foghorn means we ALL get to hear her no matter where we are sat.
 
HomerJSimpson said:
Trying my hardest to get early nights and sleep well and wake up even more tired than before. Feeling like I'm running on absolute empty at the moment and even the coffee isn't making a difference
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Not being funny homer (I'm a shift worker, and could write the book on sleep, so I feel your pain), but why not try a week of no caffeine? It's really not good for the zeds.
 
pendodave said:
Not being funny homer (I'm a shift worker, and could write the book on sleep, so I feel your pain), but why not try a week of no caffeine? It's really not good for the zeds.
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I tried going without caffeine for a while recently. I was quite literally nodding off at my desk. Couldn't do it.
 
Orikoru said:
I tried going without caffeine for a while recently. I was quite literally nodding off at my desk. Couldn't do it.
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You need to get through the initial 3 days for the caffeine rejection to take place nd drink more water to keep hydrated. Once you do this better sleep at night and less need for coffee.

I like a coffee for taste and flavour but will never drink it for energy, keep a better diet and hydrated then there's the energy you need and good sleep
 
Orikoru said:
I tried going without caffeine for a while recently. I was quite literally nodding off at my desk. Couldn't do it.
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In a round about kind of way, I think you are suggesting the same thing for homie!
I love good coffee and tea, but won't drink either from the early afternoon onwards.
I've been up at 5 every day this week, and is amazing how quickly you get to sleep after a few days of that...
 
Wolf said:
You need to get through the initial 3 days for the caffeine rejection to take place nd drink more water to keep hydrated. Once you do this better sleep at night and less need for coffee.

I like a coffee for taste and flavour but will never drink it for energy, keep a better diet and hydrated then there's the energy you need and good sleep
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Managed it for a week and a half, still nodding off every morning. Tried Berocca as a substitute, but that only works for about half an hour. I don't think caffeine drunk in the morning should affect your sleep 12 hours later should it? Caffeine only lasts up to 6 hours in your system (cheers Google). I don't have any in the afternoons.
 
Orikoru said:
Managed it for a week and a half, still nodding off every morning. Tried Berocca as a substitute, but that only works for about half an hour. I don't think caffeine drunk in the morning should affect your sleep 12 hours later should it? Caffeine only lasts up to 6 hours in your system (cheers Google). I don't have any in the afternoons.
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Sounds more like low energy levels and sleep patterns. Could be diet related using to many high GI fast releasing carb sources rather than low GI slower release so you experience drops in energy and want to sleep, but maybe have sweets quick sugary fixes to pick you up. But if course I'm just making guesses based on not knowing your info

Or could be testosterone levels need a kick up the arse.
 
Orikoru said:
Managed it for a week and a half, still nodding off every morning. Tried Berocca as a substitute, but that only works for about half an hour. I don't think caffeine drunk in the morning should affect your sleep 12 hours later should it? Caffeine only lasts up to 6 hours in your system (cheers Google). I don't have any in the afternoons.
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My Google says that the half life of caffeine is 6 hours.... It's really not the same thing.
As for feeling drowsy, I've no problem with using caffeine as a one off fix, but it might be worth checking underlying issues if it's a regular thing.
 
Wolf said:
Sounds more like low energy levels and sleep patterns. Could be diet related using to many high GI fast releasing carb sources rather than low GI slower release so you experience drops in energy and want to sleep, but maybe have sweets quick sugary fixes to pick you up. But if course I'm just making guesses based on not knowing your info

Or could be testosterone levels need a kick up the arse.
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I guess I don't sleep very well, 6 hours maybe, sometimes 5.5. Wife snores as well. :LOL: Anyway, I get by alright with my one sugar free energy drink in the morning, I don't think it's a problem really. When I was trying to kick caffeine it was for a different reason, but I don't have a problem admitting defeat with it. :p I don't have that much sugar really, that's one thing I am still trying to keep down.
 
Recently kicked the energy drinks myself, only had 1 in the last 6 weeks. I found the energy drinks weren't really helping me feel anymore awake and the crash a couple of hours after drinking one wasn't worth it, and now it's been a few weeks I have so much more energy than when I was drinking one every morning. For me, having just been diagnosed with Crohns, I've been doing quite a bit of research and read that energy drinks can cause build up of candida which can in-turn create inflammation in the body, so it didn't make sense for me to keep drinking them, and I feel a lot better now I've kicked them.

Also, alongside the potential inflammatory effects of energy drinks the artificial sweeteners they use in the sugar free ones (most notably Aspartame) are now being linked to obesity due to the un-natural changes and imbalances they cause to the gut microbiome.

 
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Dan2501 said:
Recently kicked the energy drinks myself, only had 1 in the last 6 weeks. I found the energy drinks weren't really helping me feel anymore awake and the crash a couple of hours after drinking one wasn't worth it, and now it's been a few weeks I have so much more energy than when I was drinking one every morning. For me, having just been diagnosed with Crohns, I've been doing quite a bit of research and read that energy drinks can cause build up of candida which can in-turn create inflammation in the body, so it didn't make sense for me to keep drinking them, and I feel a lot better now I've kicked them.

Also, alongside the potential inflammatory effects of energy drinks the artificial sweeteners they use in the sugar free ones (most notably Aspartame) are now being linked to obesity due to the un-natural changes and imbalances they cause to the gut microbiome.

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It's great that you made a change and noticed a positive benefit. Personally though when I cut caffeine and by extension energy drinks, I didn't notice any positives, only that I was falling asleep in the office.

And I never drink Diet Coke purely because it tastes absolutely foul. Coke Zero all the way. :D
 
Orikoru said:
It's great that you made a change and noticed a positive benefit. Personally though when I cut caffeine and by extension energy drinks, I didn't notice any positives, only that I was falling asleep in the office.

And I never drink Diet Coke purely because it tastes absolutely foul. Coke Zero all the way. :D
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Could try a caffeine supplement like Performance Caffeine from Protein Works, which I've used as part of my morning supplementation for a while now and use that in-place of the energy drinks? Get the benefits of the caffeine from an energy perspective without all gut microbiome affecting aspartame, the teeth rotting, and whatever else is in the energy drinks that is terrible for you. Might also be worth adding a b12 supplement in as well, as you'll be dropping your b12 levels by stopping the energy drinks.
 
Wolf said:
You need to get through the initial 3 days for the caffeine rejection to take place nd drink more water to keep hydrated. Once you do this better sleep at night and less need for coffee.

I like a coffee for taste and flavour but will never drink it for energy, keep a better diet and hydrated then there's the energy you need and good sleep
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The first few days are a little tough, withdrawal headaches etc. I have been caffeine free drinks for about a year now, drink decaff tea and coffee. I will have the odd cup of normal every now and again, or a really naughty proper coke as a treat! But i use caffeine in certain ways around my training with great effect.

As others have said, keep hydrated, i probably drink 3-4 liters of water a day. Have also knocked booze on the head now, 4 weeks in and my sleep is better, black bags under my eyes have gone and my average resting heart rate has dropped by 12BPM.
 
My sleep improved significantly since I stopped having caffeine of any kind after 4pm. Can't remember where I read it but 6 hours before bed is the time to avoid caffeine. So my evening cuppa is caffeine-free and it's ok.
 
MegaSteve said:
I think being in an office, all day sat at a desk, would be enough [for me] to be a sleepy head...
Ticking boxes is hardly tiring... Is it?
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Tad harsh although I concede providing staff training audit data hasn't been the most riveting exercise I've ever done especially when the core data needs entering first per bit of equipment
 
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