Stay Awake and Alert with Caffeine Supplements
Get eight hours of sleep, they say. But whoever “they” are probably doesn’t have a full-time job, workout routine, or kids. There’s no time to pour coffee. Pop a caffeine tablet (or a half tablet if you’re gauging tolerance) on your way to work.
If you feel jittery, try reducing your dose, and also try taking theanine with your caffeine. They go well together, like peanut butter and jelly, like six hours of sleep and caffeine.
Pure Caffeine Tablets vs Coffee
You can’t beat the taste of coffee, so why argue that caffeine tablets are better? It’s about format. Caffeine tablets are splittable. If you don’t need the full 200 mg, splitting gives you the option to taper off if you’re trying to quit caffeine for good, or if you’re cycling to lower doses to reset your caffeine tolerance.
Convenience is a factor. If you’re in a meeting, take a tablet from your pocket. In deep work mode and don’t want to move from your desk? Have tablets at your desk instead of stale, acidic coffee.
Watch your caffeine dosage. Stay under 400 mg daily. Each tablet is 200 mg (an 8-oz Starbucks coffee is 180 mg), so start with a half tablet.
If you miss that coffee taste, chew coffee-flavored gum (yes, it’s a thing).
What’s the Best Caffeine Supplement?
Caffeine is caffeine. Natural, synthetic, it’s the same molecule-wise. So it comes down to cost and format. We already discussed coffee and tablets, but what about powder, soda, and energy drinks?
Powder is a close second to caffeine tablets for convenience. But it’s tough to find vendors selling caffeine powder because of liability reasons.
Energy drinks and sodas are acidic, which can cause digestive issues long term if you drink them daily. They’re also more expensive than pills per milligram of caffeine, especially energy drinks.
Nothing beats the cost, convenience, and portability of caffeine tablets in slim packets.
Synonyms: Caffeine anhydrous, Reason for living
Branded products with the same active ingredient: NoDoz, Jet Alert, Vivarin, Equate Stay Awake