Extended release caffeine

[suinr]

These would be great starting about 12:00 pm, that's when my motor starts running down. Do they keep you at a fairly level state, can you feel the effect through the 6 or so hours? Seems like an awfully good idea...

I've been taken them for keeping me active for long boring periods of time, mostly at classes or when the work is monotonous. It works great and in my case the effects lasts more than 6 hours, the range is not exactly 6 hours, I'm inclined to think that is always a bit longer than 6 hours, so take care about the timing, not a pleasant feeling having caffeine in blood when going to sleep  . I've taking the 300 mg pills, the 200 mg pills have not tried yet.  

Early in the morning I prefer to use 200 mg caffeine not time release  to wake me up, it also works fine but sometimes I start to feel down about 3 or 4 hours after.

Does it keep you awake at night?

If you want to it helps, is nothing more than a dosage of caffeine every hour, but if you want to remain all the night awake without feeling drowsy is not enough in my opinion. I would try increasing the dose or better something stronger.

[Batgirl]

This thread is so helpful! I am a caffeine addict because I have to survive on little sleep. I hate the taste of coffee, black tea makes me sick to my stomach, so I rely on diet sodas and energy drinks, which are terrible for you. I will have to look into these extended release caffeine pills.

[suinr]

This thread is so helpful! I am a caffeine addict because I have to survive on little sleep. I hate the taste of coffee, black tea makes me sick to my stomach, so I rely on diet sodas and energy drinks, which are terrible for you. I will have to look into these extended release caffeine pills.

More or less it happens to me, the coffee taste don't quite like it. The pills are cheaper and don't cause bad smell. Nonetheless I think coffee caffeine has better quality, for me it works faster and the feeling is different but it's just and assumption.

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Tried looking for the Sundown pills but they are not shipped to my country, in amazon they are only available to the US, also it happens with others. It seems to me that in my country there is some kind of monopoly of the caffeine extended released pills that are sold in pharmacies, they are the only ones sold in local stores.

But finally I have found one seller in amazon who ships one brand, the name is Puritan's Pride and it has 200 mg for 8 hour release. Tried them and they works great, the 8 release it a bit optimistic though. I recommend them.

[swissmiss]

I agree with all the negatives, however I still rely on caffeine in some way, shape or form to plow through a heavy schedule. I have tried the Red Line energy drink from Wally World. Be sure that you read the directions. I'm usually NOT the best at reading the dosage directions, but I'm glad I followed these. Extended energy....it checked the box on that for me. Nothing worse than feeling defeated by a workload when you are already feeling exhausted and overwhelmed.

[folken]

While this information on caffeine slow release pills is certainly welcome ( I had no idea these existed );

all these energy drinks and caffeine pills or just straight coffee/tea, need to be taken keeping in mind the  recommended max dose per day is in the neighborhood of 400mg.

Those with heart/circulatory conditions need to be extra cautious........................
Those with anxiety/ insomnia also need to keep the maximum in mind-- look up the OD symptoms for caffeine and if you feel any of these symptoms
cut back,

There is an old 'wife's' tale of coffee to help you drive, after you have imbibed in alcohol - at best you are an awake drunk....

...........................stay informed....stay safe.................JMHO.....................Folken