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Isn't caffeine a vasoconstrictor as well? Wouldn't that make coffee a silent killer?
I don't get how so many people like coffee. I've tried it maybe a handful of times in my life, getting the type that my friends said is great, and I've always found it to be reminiscent of dirty water, that is, water that has been contaminated with dirt. Why do so many people like it? My friends say they like the taste, but I don't believe them. I think it has to do with them being coerced into liking coffee at a you…
I was always fascinated by cigarettes and stole one when I was 10 and that was where my journey of addition to nicotine began. I now vape everyday and chew 2mg of gum if I’m on a plane or some other situation. I’ve tried to quit multiple times but I’m weak. I can go a few months but always get pulled back. IMO there are no benefits. If you never had nicotine and this link made you curious don’t. You will most likely…
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Nicotine not addictive? That’s a bold claim.
ΔFosB expression is lower from nicotine than it is caffeine.
but it's worth noting that caffeine dependence is pretty common.
After being on IRC for the best part of two decades (and the fringe groups who frequent the medium) I have seen the word “nootropics” banded about. The first time, I thought it was a fun idea but nothing I wanted, see; my brain is all I have so I dont much fancy experimenting with it- this is also why I avoided alcohol and coffee despite social pressures. The community that formed went away as quickly as it had been…
It has a half-life of 2 hours [0]. If it lasted longer I think its withdrawal effect would be less steep and more gradual.
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Like… people do get addicted to caffeine right? I know people who drink a very large amount of coffee, who “can’t function” without it, and who generally seem to be in a pretty bad shape. The behavior of a certain segment of the population with regard to coffee looks a hell of a lot like the stereotypical addictions to drugs, including just ending up in bad shape. Totally anecdotal of course but “caffeine in large am…
Caffeine physiological addiction is very light. Withdrawal symptoms last about 2 days and are mild. > including just ending up in bad shape Not sure what you mean by that, I'm not aware of people ending up on the streets because of caffeine.
I was always fascinated by cigarettes and stole one when I was 10 and that was where my journey of addition to nicotine began. I now vape everyday and chew 2mg of gum if I’m on a plane or some other situation. I’ve tried to quit multiple times but I’m weak. I can go a few months but always get pulled back. IMO there are no benefits. If you never had nicotine and this link made you curious don’t. You will most likely…
Why do you get pulled back if there are no benefits?
Edit: the only benefit I get now is not thinking about nicotine until my cravings kick in again. While loop from hell.
After being on IRC for the best part of two decades (and the fringe groups who frequent the medium) I have seen the word “nootropics” banded about. The first time, I thought it was a fun idea but nothing I wanted, see; my brain is all I have so I dont much fancy experimenting with it- this is also why I avoided alcohol and coffee despite social pressures. The community that formed went away as quickly as it had been…
Problems that could be solved by exercise, sunlight, sleep, and a positive mental attitude, but then they try nootropics instead.
It always ends the same way - psychosis, incoherence, paranoia.
The brain is a finely tuned network, use it’s built-in hapiness generators rather than throwing sledgehammers at it.