Caffeine Pills?

Pre-College Issues High School Life
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<p>I've come to realize that quite a lot of people at my school take caffeine pills...</p>

<p>(Here's some information on them:
How</a> to Use Caffeine Pills Safely | eHow.com)</p>

<p>You don't need a prescription or anything, and one pill is usually the equivalent of a cup of coffee. (In that case, why not just make a cup of coffee?)</p>

<p>I'm just wondering, does anyone here take it? Know anything about it?</p>

<p>What's a safe amount to take a day - if any? The website says not to take it past 4 pm. What if you're trying to stay up late - can you take it at 12 am in hopes of staying up a few extra hours?</p>

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<p>I have... I took 2 and was up comfortably all night. I wasn't tired until after 5:00pm the next day.</p>

<p>I took one the other day because I pulled an all-nighter (non-academic... so no caffine)</p>

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<p>Well, if you really need to stay up, two red bulls and two double shot expressos are apparently VERY good (my whole school uses them)</p>

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<p>I have read that all-nighters are really bad for you and mess up your sleeping pattern for up to 2 weeks. But I've never pulled one so I wouldn't personally know.</p>

<p>I've also heard bad things about caffeine pills... something about weird side affects... but once again, never tried them.</p>

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<p>omg, this guy at my school got addicted to them....it was horrible, caffeine pills are really dangerous. his friends finally had to confront him about it. he doesn't take them anymore :)</p>

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<p>I used to take caffeine pills, but only on nights when I wouldn't get home until like 11 and then had lots of homework to do. They do work decently, but I did develop a tolerance to the pills and you can get really shaky. One night I was so desperate, I took six at once (not the best idea) and couldn't sleep for way too long! Yeah, I haven't taken them since!</p>

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<p>
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Well, if you really need to stay up, two red bulls and two double shot expressos are apparently VERY good

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I had an amp and a double shot expresso... and then went straight to bed.</p>

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<p>The problem with caffeine pills is that it's easy to go too far because they're just pills rather than a whole cup of coffee or can of energy drink. It doesn't seem like a huge deal to take a pill, so you can easily build up tolerance as well as dependency.</p>

<p>Also, you should not need supplements in high school or you won't be able to handle college. At all.</p>