[InOne]

I feel like this is a stupid question Probably is


But I swear I am I drink loads of it these days

[Jords]

I think it has a bit of caffine in it, so I guess.

[Josy]

Im not sure, but I drink it constantly.

[MTVN]

You can get addicted to caffeine, I think I probably am, so maybe but tea doesnt have that much in does it?

[Jordan.]

Yep, the caffeine.

[Zippy]

Coffee has lots more caffeine than tea. I think tea is more of a comforting habit than addiction.

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

no

[Claymores]

Youtube video

[Beastie]

Tea still has plenty of caffine in it. But not as much as coffee.

I like to drink normal tea in the morning and green tea in the evening! Green tea does not have caffine so it won't keep me awake!

[Princess]

Originally Posted by thebeast

Tea still has plenty of caffine in it. But not as much as coffee.

I like to drink normal tea in the morning and green tea in the evening! Green tea does not have caffine so it won't keep me awake!

Apprentley green tea does have caffefine,which I never knew.

[Claymores]

Originally Posted by Princess

Apprentley green tea does have caffefine,which I never knew.

"Although tea contains more caffeine than coffee (by dry weight), a typical serving contains much less, as tea is normally brewed much weaker. Besides strength of the brew, growing conditions, processing techniques- and other variables also affect caffeine content. Certain types of tea may contain somewhat more caffeine than other teas. Tea contains small amounts of theobromine and slightly higher levels of theophylline than coffee. Preparation and many other factors have a significant impact on tea, and color is a very poor indicator of caffeine content. Teas like the pale Japanese green tea gyokuro, for example, contain far more caffeine than much darker teas like lapsang souchong, which has very little."

[Shasown]

Originally Posted by Princess

Apprentley green tea does have caffefine,which I never knew.

All teas of the Camellia family have caffeine to some extent, its a naturally occurring chemical compound that is formed in plants. That includes red, white, black, yellow, green, post fermented, Kukicha and Oolong.

[Zippy]

Originally Posted by Shasown

All teas of the Camellia family have caffeine to some extent, its a naturally occurring chemical compound that is formed in plants. That includes red, white, black, yellow, green, post fermented, Kukicha and Oolong.

I was just about to say that!

[Shasown]

Originally Posted by Zippy

I was just about to say that!

sorry for stealing your post mate

[Beastie]

Originally Posted by Princess

Apprentley green tea does have caffefine,which I never knew.

Oh. It doesn't keep me awake though! I will try not to drink too much of it at night then. I usually have one in the afternoon and evening.

I could drink that de caffinated tea but it tastes sh!t!

[Patrick]

I'm abit addicted to Coffee, It makes me sick alot now that I drink it that much but It feels weird when I don't drink Coffee.

The weird thing is, I find Tea nicer now? But still go for Coffee.

[Shasown]

Yes you can become addicted to tea, it doesnt have as much caffeine as coffee per serving and its absorption into the body is slower, so it doesnt give you the same hit.

However addiction to tea is no less real than addiction to coffee both in physical and psychological addiction terms.

[Beastie]

Tea keeps you awake for longer. Coffee wakes up up the first 10 minutes but then you feel really tired afterwards.

[Kerry]

Think so.

I like tea but it gives me tum ache

[Patrick]

Originally Posted by thebeast

Tea keeps you awake for longer. Coffee wakes up up the first 10 minutes but then you feel really tired afterwards.

Bollocks.

Coffee has alot more caffeine in it, Tea barley has any.

Caffeine keeps you awake.
That's why in Horror movies and stuff like A Nightmare On Elm Street, It'd be a shock if you didn't see at least 3 cast members drinking tons of coffee to keep them awake.

I mean you honestly wouldn't see one of Freddy Krueger's victims with a box of PG Tips beside their bed.

[Stu]

Originally Posted by Patrick

Bollocks.

Coffee has alot more caffeine in it, Tea barley has any.

Caffeine keeps you awake.
That's why in Horror movies and stuff like A Nightmare On Elm Street, It'd be a shock if you didn't see at least 3 cast members drinking tons of coffee to keep them awake.

Caffeine keeps you awake, yeah, but a faster intake leads to a quick slump. Coffee necessitates the need to keep drinking coffee so no, it's not bollocks at all. Double that if you are having sugar in it - which is possibly the stupidest thing anyone could possibly do to keep oneself awake.

Are you really using A Nightmare On Elm Street as a citation point for the science behind caffeine?

[Patrick]

Originally Posted by Stu

Caffeine keeps you awake, yeah, but a faster intake leads to a quick slump. Coffee necessitates the need to keep drinking coffee so no, it's not bollocks at all. Double that if you are having sugar in it - which is possibly the stupidest thing anyone could possibly do to keep oneself awake.

Are you really using A Nightmare On Elm Street as a citation point for the science behind caffeine?

So what about really, really strong coffee?

If you drank alot of that, without sugar, would it fail to keep you awake aswell?
Yeah I was, But now I'm abit pissed I have and I'm actually starting to disbelieve everything I learnt from those films.

I'm going to question every scene the next time I watch it now.

[Stu]

Originally Posted by Patrick

So what about really, really strong coffee?

If you drank alot of that, without sugar, would it fail to keep you awake aswell?
Yeah I was, But now I'm abit pissed I have and I'm actually starting to disbelieve everything I learnt from those films.

I'm going to question every scene the next time I watch it now.

It's simple really ... the stronger it is the biggest initial hit you will get ... then the greater the eventual comedown. You will feel more alert short term, yes, but long term you will feel far more tired unless you top up.

It's the same as virtually every other recreational drug.

[Beastie]

Originally Posted by Patrick

So what about really, really strong coffee?

If you drank alot of that, without sugar, would it fail to keep you awake aswell?
Yeah I was, But now I'm abit pissed I have and I'm actually starting to disbelieve everything I learnt from those films.

I'm going to question every scene the next time I watch it now.

What if you drank strong tea? Both have plenty of bloody caffine in them!!

[Stu]

No. 'Yes' if you want to be pedantic but no. Not in real world terms. You wont 'crave' a hit of the aul tea in the addiction sense. You're not going to suck cock for a mug of tea. It's a comfort, as Zippy said. A comfort anyone would easily, easily get over if forced to.

I don't even think it qualifies as a 'mental' addiction.