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Posted 3/26/2013 10:16 PM (GMT 0)
i'm gonna do a quick little road trip this weekend - about 23-24 hrs straight through - anyone have any problems from taking caffeine pills ?

i usually suck down pepsi for such an occasion, but i thought i'd try less sugar and maybe cut down on the pit stops  :-)

Posted 3/27/2013 2:23 PM (GMT 0)
I've never tried them. Guess you'll be our guinea pig. Me, I love coffee so I'd drink tons of that (I drink it black so no sugar worries. But then I would still have the pit stop worries. Hmm.)
Posted 3/27/2013 2:29 PM (GMT 0)
try Eboost- that's better for you, I would think than jolting your body with pure caffine. It has green tea and vitamin and minerals, only 8oz water needed
Posted 3/27/2013 2:36 PM (GMT 0)
thanks sn - more like a guinea dope - i'm too old for this stuff !


thanks there - that looks like a winner - now i just have to find it somewhere -
Posted 3/27/2013 3:47 PM (GMT 0)
Might be hard to find e boost. Try your local healthfood store or wholefoods there are lots of organic healthy energy shots out there. I ran/run a website where I review energy products. Close to 500 reviews over the years. Natural and healthy products have really came around in the last few years. If you find something locally feel free to ask me and Ill tell you what I think.
Posted 3/27/2013 6:31 PM (GMT 0)
I took caffeine pills age 14/15ish when it came up to revising and exam time, they had a laxative effect, and then got constipated in between them, I put them down as one of the various bad things I did to my bowels that helped get them to break down altogether by early twenties.
If you can drink coffee without it being a laxative, guess then caffeine pills would be OK for your system. A whole lot better to break the journey with a sleep though?
Posted 3/27/2013 6:50 PM (GMT 0)
oh I love road trips

though I was addicted for years, I'm finally free - though it did take work

caffeine increases the amount of acid that your stomach makes. Although your stomach lining can normally withstand stomach acid, overproduction of acid can cause damage and inflammation, particularly if there is already underlying damage to the tissue.

try other natural alternatives - like goji berries, maca, mushroom capsules, ashwagandha - none of these will irritate the gut. Also I've found taking a 10min nap here and there to be really helpful

enjoy the trip!
Posted 3/27/2013 7:01 PM (GMT 0)
ya, the plan is to drive, sleep a bit, and drive some more -

my target is to be home sunday morning, so that plan/schedule should get me there barring any weather/other issues -

yup, definitely don't need any additional gut/butt issues so that's why i was wondering about caffeine - it does kind of speed things up for me, so i may try something less potent -

hopefully the weather behaves - it's a part of the country i've never driven through, so the scenery is pretty much why i'm doing it - don't have time to stop and visit, so looking is all i've got - fog is forecast for part of the way - that sucks big time !!!

thanks for the tips guys -

Posted 3/27/2013 8:01 PM (GMT 0)
Now the Tyrosine would be perfect for that.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7794222
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