Caffeine users.
 

In my time here and other places related to coding I've noticed many caffeine users. Most use it in the form of strong coffee or soda. I am hooked on the stuff myself and I've been known to put down 24 cans of pepsi in the span of 18 hours or so, with multiple cups of coffee and tea mixed in there.

I am thinking about getting off the stuff for good, or at least cutting it mostly out of my diet. I get bad muscle twitching after using the stuff and in the morning I just can't get going with a drink of caffeine and a smoke. I also suffer from Acid reflux so that is just one more reason to do without the stuff.

I am wondering if others here have givin the stuff up after prolonged use, and just how much some of you guys are drinking the the span of a normal day.

That post made me think of Tweek from South Park :p

I'm not that bad. I'll have a cup of tea or coffee in the morning w/ breakfast and maybe a soda or tea or coffee throughout the day and evening but nothing like you dude!

Reeve, where have you been? We've missed you on the new site. ;)

I have coffee in my vains. I would cease to exist without a cup in my hand. I also have Acid Reflux, Brad, but can live with it for the caffeine. ;)

I'll generally drink about 8-12 cups of coffee a day while coding, smoke way too much.

I'm the same ,a glass of milk does wonders if you havent got any antacid :)

Milk is out of the question on this end. I've never drank milk in my life (well a few times my mother gave it to me as a baby, before she found out it didn't mix well with me). I'm lactose intolerant, trust me milk ain't good for me or anyone else in the house ;).

I don't take anything for my acid reflux, although I plan on having my doctor look at it next visit. It runs in the family so sometimes my dad will give me some of his medication but I'm not trying to take away from him. The stuff he has takes about 3 days before it kicks in to.

You can get Prilosec over the counter now. When I was taking it, it was by prescription only. It is the best acid reflux medicine available. It really works good.

I've been meaning to try them, how much does a box of them go for?

I commend you for your efforts on wanting/trying to get off of sodas. I know when I tried a no-soda diet (eat everything/all I want but no sodas), I lost 20lbs. For the most part, I'm off sodas. I might have 2-3 a week now. My weight has gone down and my energy level has increased. :) Great job and keep up the good work! I hope the other issues get better too.

I couldn't tell you, my friend. I just know that I had to sign over my first-born for them when they were prescription (which remonds me I should go and pick him back up sometime. It's been a few years since I went off of them.). I think you could probably do your car for them now. They went down in price quite a bit after they hit on so well.

All seriousness aside, they really do work better than anything else on the market, prescription or not. My Acid Reflux was so bad it caused my Sleep Apnea to flare up even worse than I originally had it. Now I don't take them because it isn't as bad as it used to be for me for some reason. I think stress added to it at the time. Plus I don't like depending on medication to get through my days anymore. I have vodka for that now. ;)