Things You'll Need:
- Caffeine Pills
- Calcium Supplement
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Step 1
Use caffeine pills sparingly.
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Step 2
Drink eight glasses of water a day. Caffeine has a diuretic effect.
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Step 3
Take caffeine pills early in the day. Using them after 4 p.m. will make it hard for you to sleep.
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Step 4
Take extra calcium if you use caffeine pills more than once a week. Caffeine causes the body to underutilize available calcium.
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Step 5
Check your pulse while on caffeine pills. It should be less than 86 beats per minute. If your pulse is 90 or greater, don't use them again.
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Step 6
Taper caffeine pills slowly to avoid withdrawal effects, such as headaches and irritability.
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Step 7
Know that substituting caffeine pills for a good night's rest is a bad idea. There is no substitute for a good night's sleep. You may have a false sense of wakefulness, only to find yourself asleep at the wheel moments later.









Comments
growthmetal said
on 8/5/2009 Uh, are you sure it would be a good idea to take extra calcium? Both caffeine and calcium are supposed to cause magnesium loss, and magnesium is important for proper heart function.
http://www.ctds.info/magdiet.html
standield-jr said
on 4/13/2009 Good article, but I have to agree with Mrs Rower. The energy patches (Spot On Energy) are better for me. Caffeine pills tend to give me headaches and make me too jittery. The patches give me just the right amount of lift.
Aries0681 said
on 3/20/2009 Very good article.
mrsrower said
on 1/20/2009 I like energy patches better, because they give you just the same buzz but at a lower dose, because it's absorbed through your skin. Spot On Energy patches are the best I've found. www.spotonenergy.com