No more caffiene for me before bedtime...

@cynddvs (2948)
United States
May 18, 2007 9:56pm CST
It's 11pm here where I live and I am still wide awake. I didn't realize what time it was when I finished off my last soda. I'm guessing it was around 10pm. I know 11 may not be that late to some people but I'm a wimp now. My daughter has been waking up very early here lately so if I'm not in bed by midnight I'm exhausted when she wakes up in the mornings. I've just been thrown off my schedule tonight because my fiance has some friends over and I've been here playing on mylot and have lost track of time. So from now on no more caffiene for me past 7pm. Does anyone else have this problem?
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Manoj_s
@Manoj_s (939)
• India
19 May 07
caffiene is not good for health it prevents sleep also and those people who continuously wake up till 11 pm tend to have lot of diseases,better avoid coffee and try to go to bed at 10.pm..
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cynddvs
@cynddvs (2948)
• United States
19 May 07
Going to bed at 10 is easier said then done for me. But I do make a good effort at it most nights.
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Manoj_s
@Manoj_s (939)
• India
19 May 07
One secret for the past three days i post till 11.30 .so you must go to bed at 10.00pm daily .okkk..its a command hi.hi
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sweetlady10
@sweetlady10 (3611)
• United States
19 May 07
For me it is always 11:30 or 12 when I go to bed at night. But if I take caffiene, I could not sleep until 2 or 2:30 may be more late than that. Usually I try to take less caffiene thing as it is not very healthy. But I can't help myself with tea. Tea also I don't take after 9o'clock at night.
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brimia
@brimia (6581)
• United States
19 May 07
I don't consume caffeine much at any time of day. It makes me jittery. I might have some green tea or chocolate but I don't drink any soda and when I do have a rare cup of coffee, it's almost always decaf.
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whiteheather39
@whiteheather39 (24403)
• United States
19 May 07
I must be strange because I drink coffee all day and always a last cup before I go to bed and still sleep like a log.
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hezoid
@hezoid (2144)
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19 May 07
I don't think caffeine before bedtime really affects me much, infact i like to have a nice cup of tea before bed to relax me and help me sleep! Perhaps my body is odd, or maybe it only work with the caffeine from coffee?
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Rickrocks8
@Rickrocks8 (1751)
• United States
19 May 07
Yeah it always wakes me up around 3am and I feel like its time to get up. Drives me nuts when I do that! Hope you can get some rest soon!
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polachicago
@polachicago (18716)
• United States
19 May 07
I don't drink soda at all and I don't have coffee after 4 pm.....I wouldn't fall asleep...whole night.... Usually I am in my bed at 1AM and I am full awake at 8AM...basically it is enough for me to have 7 hours of sleep...but I am fully unconscious what is going on...when I sleep….
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aidonia
@aidonia (4209)
• Greece
20 May 07
a lot of caffeine not good for health anyway but......I can drink my coffee little before I go to bed ,and when I say coffee I mean my 2-3 cup plus some cup of tea.I don't know way caffeine gave me some stomachache but I never haven't problem to sleep.When I put mt head on the pillow in 1-2 minutes I'm sleeping.
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carlaabt
@carlaabt (3504)
• United States
19 May 07
I used to not have any issues at all with sleep even after I had a bunch of caffeine. Then I cut way back when I was pregnant with my son. After he was born, I kept it cut back to a maximum of 2 or 3 sodas a week. Now when I drink one, I can't sleep for at least 4 or 5 hours. Sometimes I will mess up and drink one when we are out somewhere, and then really regret it when my son wakes up 2 hours after I went to bed!
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Hazel Funcion
@Zelmarq (12585)
• Cebu City, Philippines
20 May 07
We share the same problem. The other day I slept so late because of caffaine and its what I dont like when drink coke int the evening. I had no choice that evening its what is only available. I dont even drink coffee in any time of the day coz it causes me heart to palpitate and I dont like the feeling.
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onecutehoneybear
@onecutehoneybear (938)
• United States
19 May 07
I don't have a problem with caffiene. I can drink it and go right to bed and fall right asleep. Thankfully! :) I know several people that have this problem and can't rink pop for hours before they head to bed.
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KarenO52
@KarenO52 (2950)
• United States
19 May 07
Caffiene doesn't bother me at night, I don't know why, but I can drink it and then fall right asleep. Sometimes I'll drink a cup of coffee in the morning at 5:30, when my husband is getting ready for work. I try to stay up and get some things done, but I start to feel tired,and go right back to sleep.
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tshirtscene
@tshirtscene (491)
• New Zealand
19 May 07
I do too. I get so lost in what Im doing on the internet and forget time, it doesn't seem to exist. I've looked at the clock and though "oh wow" it's been past 3 am some mornings. I to do not drink coffee past 7 pm that does help me.
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zhuker
@zhuker (35)
• China
20 May 07
It is a normal phenomenon.When I was in senior school I have a similar symptom like yours.At that time,I must study hard in order to pass the entrance exam to university.So I study very hard all day.But I feel very bad in psychology.When I success to go to university,I find I never have this symptom.So I think if you take your time ,all things will be right.I hope you will be ok,cynddvs.
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