subject: Useful Information Relating To Having Caffeine At Evening [print this page] Where would we be without coffee? No seriously, is there any other drink that could give us that great caffeine boost and taste so good? Starting the day without a cup or two is unthinkable.
I have to have drinks containing caffeine throughout the day to keep me motivated and able to concentrate. Those big jobs that I've stayed late to complete on time should have 'caffeine' mentioned in the credits, as I couldn't have done them without it!
If you are busy late at night, or eating out, do you find it as hard as hard as me to resist a coffee? It really takes some will power!
It is recommended that if you want to go to bed at a decent time and have a good night's sleep, you must avoid all kind of caffeine in the evening. Scientific facts seem to back up these claims.
Caffeine is supposed to hang around in our systems for anything up to ten hours. So on that premise; if you have your last coffee at 4 p.m it will still be there at 2 a.m. Although this open to debate depending on the individual and the fact that everyone's body acts differently without the caffeine boost.
Those that also sweeten their drinks are more than likely to have a 'crash' than others, due to lack of caffeine and sugar. It is those who crash that tend to get to sleep quicker.
Your best bet is to test yourself and how your body reacts. Take your last cup later each day and gauge the reaction and whether you can sleep or not.
Don't get impatient and only have the last drink a little later each day. If you skip a couple of stages you may well end up in being in a cycle of sleepless nights and gallons of coffee to keep you going while you're awake.
