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Caffeine and Hyperactivity

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There are various benefits of consuming stimulants that make sense for busy schedules, short due dates, extra work, and tiredness.

People often drink caffeine in coffees, sodas, or tees. Recently, caffeine is offered over the counter in packages ranging from 10 mg, 40 mg, 50 mg, 100 mg and 200 mg. A small, 8 oz coffee has about 80 mg of caffeine on average and a decaf has about 40 mg. This means that on average, coffee has approximately 10 mg of caffeine per once of liquid and decaf has about 5 mg.

The variance is due to preparation methods. Blonde coffee is the strongest for effects of caffeine, this is because it is brewed for a shorter period of time and possibly with less temperature. Bold coffee has a stronger coffee taste, most people consider this a bitter taste and actually has less caffeine effects. This is because the longer brewing time and assumed higher temperatures cause some of the caffeine to burn off. This can be modified with additives like espresso. To reduce ambiguity, the coffee taste is referred to as bold or smooth and the effect of coffee is referred to as strong or soft.

Besides coffee, the most common beverages with caffeine are sodas, teas, and energy drinks which have had the majority of their stimulants replaced with caffeine, to add consistency to diets, nutrients, and voluntary additives. Both sodas and energy drinks have caffeine volume on the packaging and beverage label. Dark sodas are most likely to have caffeine, and teas usually don't have a way to measure caffeine content yet.

This is an important development because caffeine can have some effects that are evident with over consumption. Some of these include insomnia, irregular sleep patterns, loss of appetite that can lead to malnutrition, and issues with the digestive system.

Overall, caffeine has some guidelines that showed be followed:

no more than 800 mg per day without doctors approval.

400 mg per day or less is the recommended amount.
performance athletes can take 800 to 1500 mg per day but must be aware of heart rate and perspiration while inactive.

Caffeine is preferred to be taken no more than 3 times per week for up to 2-3 weeks and with a rest period of up to 5-6 weeks in between caffeine consumption periods.
There should self observation and care when combining caffeine with readily available additives that have a similar affect, address the same issue, or have a reaction.

It is recommended to track caffeine intake for up to 90 days in a journal that can be discarded or archived after the data has been gathered.

Some of the benefits of caffeine include:

Focus
Alertness
Appetite Suppression
Loss of Drowsiness
Temporary Circadian changes to switch sleep schedules
Enhanced athletic performance due to focus on technique

With consumption for focus, alertness, and loss of drowsiness; the side affect of insomnia should be self monitored. The difference between loss of drowsiness and insomnia is that loss of drowsiness adds a few to several hours of time before a person can no longer prevent sleeping. Insomnia prevents a person from going to sleep even if they are tired, exhausted, and depleted of energy.

In addition, its important to be aware of how hyperactivity can be affected or onset by caffeine intake. Hyperactivity is an inability complete a task due to the desire to make constant improvements. Focus is being able to visualize a task and complete minute detail that establishes quality.

With many services going to self assessment and learn the basics before contacting a professional. Its important to understand how caffeine works and the goals for its future development.