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How much coffee and alcohol do you consume daily?

Postby z7z » Sun Nov 19, 2017 5:19 pm

6 cups coffee
3 beers
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Re: How much coffee and alcohol do you consume daily?

Postby Ennui » Sun Nov 19, 2017 6:17 pm

I try to be 'good' when it comes to both, and have almost completely cut them out. I drink decaf and avoid caffeinated drinks, and very rarely drink alcohol (a couple of cocktails or mixed drinks maybe once a month). I found that caffeine only hyped me up more and made my anxiety spike, and while alcohol felt relaxing at the time, it sometimes left me feeling low the day after, and it can also interact with my meds.
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Re: How much coffee and alcohol do you consume daily?

Postby HislilPrincess » Sun Nov 19, 2017 7:01 pm

one cup every other day, alcohol a few times a year.
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Re: How much coffee and alcohol do you consume daily?

Postby Holodeck » Sun Nov 19, 2017 7:33 pm

2 cups of black chai tea a day. Caffeine can trigger mania with me, so I try to not drink too much of it. I rarely if ever drink...like once ever 6 months.
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Re: How much coffee and alcohol do you consume daily?

Postby Jellybeanery » Sun Nov 19, 2017 9:15 pm

I drink iced coffee every day. I make half of a pot, which gives me 2 tall glasses.

I only drink beer every Friday, and it's 1-4 beers, depending on my mood.

Caffeine and alcohol have no effect on my mood, but when I'm depressed, I do not drink alcohol because that would just worsen my depression. Plus, I see beer drinking as a hobby; I only drink craft beer, and when I go out, I drink a different beer each time, to try all of them. I do not drink to get drunk.
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Re: How much coffee and alcohol do you consume daily?

Postby JulieB » Wed Nov 29, 2017 2:56 am

WAY too much coffee, Diet Coke. Rarely drink. I'm an out of control binge drinker. I have to stop at one when I'm on meds, but is is SO much easier just not to start.

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WAY too much coffee, Diet Coke. Rarely drink. I'm an out of control binge drinker. I have to stop at one when I'm on meds, but is is SO much easier just not to start.
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Re: How much coffee and alcohol do you consume daily?

Postby Tyler » Wed Nov 29, 2017 3:26 pm

No coffee since going to third shift. Literally not a single cup. Alcohol is here and there. Really don't drink it. I go on kicks for it, but never get seriously drunk (or drunk at all, really). I haven't had a serious alcoholic beverage in months, though.
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Re: How much coffee and alcohol do you consume daily?

Postby psidium » Thu Nov 30, 2017 10:48 pm

No coffee, I hate it.
Alcohol, occasionally.
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Re: How much coffee and alcohol do you consume daily?

Postby pixstix » Sat Dec 02, 2017 1:18 am

Coffee, typically I will have 3 - 4 cups of black coffee made w/ around 3/4 espresso shots.
Alcohol... depends on whether I'm heading towards a mania I've discovered. I try to avoid it because I know it does bad things to me, but when I get to that point of just not giving a $#%^ and feeling above everything and everyone, I drink a LOT.
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Re: How much coffee and alcohol do you consume daily?

Postby gehalt » Mon Dec 04, 2017 1:16 am

most days: morning latte on the way to uni. glass or two of beer or wine with lunch / dinner (and people). a final glass of something I almost never finish, at home in bed.
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