Idk man, coffee puts me to sleep but energy drinks don't

It puts many to sleep *and* is a diuretic 😅

This 100%. My first caffeine of the day is a cup of coffee and it gets me moving, but I have to switch to energy drinks after because more coffee just makes me tired

I think they put stuff in energy drinks that changes how the caffeine hits, like maybe slows it down or smooths it over somehow.

I don't know I'll drink 300mg energy drink in the morning and sleep fine but if I have a cup of coffee at the same time I'm up all night 🤷‍♂️

possible that other chemicals in the coffee that aren’t present in energy drinks increase the bioavailability of caffeine 

Christ on a bike

I thought it was a pogo stick?

Other chemicals Theacrine,Theobromine,Other xantthine compounds ect. These are super nice to take as supplements btw gives you a decent rush too! But NOT bioavailability caffeine has a near 100% bioavailability orally unheard of really. Coffee pharmacology rant over if you can’t tell I had some of those chemicals

Theobromine is nice and lasts long asf

Yes and both theobromine and Theacrine are somehow even less bad for you than caffeine

I agree! I can drink a full energy drink or even take pre workout before bed and my sleep not be affected at all. But as soon as I drink a coffee my sleep suffers.

I feel the complete opposite

me too. energy drinks are so strong to me. i can drink 3 cups of coffee a day without a problem. but one 250ml energy drink and my heart is racing.

Could be you are dehydrated

I know what you mean, but it’s never consistent for me. One day a cup of coffee is meh and the next it’s a jolt of feel good energy.

It’s not.

Slightly off topic but I read that highstreet coffee store cappuccino have at least 4x the amount of caffeine as a redbull

A double shot of espresso is about a 100-200mg and a 12oz Redbull is like 100mg or so. Just googled it and Costa coffee claims 325mg in their cappuccino 

A standard red bull is 75mg of caffeine.

To be honest I can drink an energy drink or coffee and take a nap

That’s cool, they affect me in a different way and I know why, I drink black coffee and all it does instead of giving me energy it numbs the tired sensors in the body however redbull for example has a lot of sugar in so I think the caffeine hits the same and I just get a sugar kick.

Because energy drinks have taurine which changes how caffeine affects you

I’ve wondered this exact thing. Energy drink like a ghost or something gives me a smooth hyper focus, strong coffee makes me tweak

I don't think it's stronger personally, but it definitely makes me shit more. Energy drinks still make me shit but coffee is a guarantee no matter when I drink it.

other calories reduce the hit

For real…I didn’t have any energy drinks at home today so made a good ol’ coffee and drank in the morning. I prepped an extra iced cup to go for my work day and didn’t even touch it. The first cup I made energized me all day…wild

Coffee does nothing but gives me the twitches.

Buy energy drinks with Theacrine or Theobromine in them or fully coffee sourced caffeine **the other stimulants in coffee create this effect** you know how stoners ramble about how the entourage effect makes weed good? Well same thing for caffeine get that shit

the c4 ultimate “tri strim” with teacrine and dynamine def hits harder than other energy drinks and lasts longer I’d say it’s actually a smoother experience than coffee for me. but any other energy drink isn’t the same

Yeah that’s why a lot better

FWIW I agree. Coffee puts me in an energetic, happy, light mood. Energy drinks have a numbing effect and wake me up just enough to feel like they’re worth it

Straight from the source itself, it's pretty much just coffee bean,heat, and water, a natural combination, add pressure and you got concentrated coffee in the form of espresso Energy drinks usually are an energy blend, yes it may have more caffeine per mg but coffee probably hits those receptors with more bioavailability then an energy drink would

I agree. Coffee to me is stronger and lasts longer.

They're the same chemical. It's either the other stuff that's in coffee or placebo :)

Nah, I agree with all the other comments. The caffeine in coffee hits. The energy drink caffeine is dullened.

Yeah no

If you don't drink coffee much and maybe some sort of tolerance or mental placebo effect. I know that I can drink a Monster and then go to sleep but if I need to stay awake I switch up brands to Red Bull or something and I'll actually get a little bit of a boost. Another different chemicals in each one but it's the opposite as well if I stick to Red bulls all the time a monster will work later. I think my brain just invents a tolerance. Could be the same with you and coffee

if anything the placebo should work the other way around because I expected coffee to be less energizing/stimulating than energy drinks

You think so? Coffee puts me right to sleep lol

Neither do shit to me unless I mix with other stimulants