{"items": [{"author": "Ofer", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/629161203782?comment_id=629163873432", "anchor": "fb-629163873432", "service": "fb", "text": "I use iced tea and either funny music/radio programs, or music I like to sing along with. I get some caffeine from the iced tea, but I think funny stuff to listen to is the most effective awakeness-inducer for me.", "timestamp": "1379967809"}, {"author": "Paul", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/629161203782?comment_id=629168953252", "anchor": "fb-629168953252", "service": "fb", "text": "Caffeine does bad things to blood pressure, can be physically addictive (i.e. withdrawal headaches), and will keep you awake once you get home. Plus you may feel jittery. Naps are a far better alternative, and you'll feel better. Even 15-20 minutes can carry you a long way.", "timestamp": "1379970985"}, {"author": "Will", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/629161203782?comment_id=629170016122", "anchor": "fb-629170016122", "service": "fb", "text": "If you feel sleepy while you drive, yawn...long and deep...for at least 10-15 minutes. It actually wakes you up. That or lay down and sleep for 25-30 minutes.", "timestamp": "1379971621"}, {"author": "Vivian", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/629161203782?comment_id=629173124892", "anchor": "fb-629173124892", "service": "fb", "text": "I occasionally nibble on dark chocolate for alertness at driving. (Similar to you, I tend to avoid mind altering substances.) This is enough caffeine for me; more makes me jittery in a way that's unhelpful to safety. I've noticed that sometimes my night-time drowsiness is because I'm hungry and can be cured by food but *not* by caffeine. I suspect these effects vary between people and it helps to try things for yourself. (Tradeoffs: It's hard to run a controlled experiment with yourself, but the results are more directly applicable.)
This occasional caffeine use seems harmless for me. If I did use it regularly (especially if I had to increase the dose to get the same effect) then it would cease to be a good idea for me. I wish to keep my ability to stay alert or go to sleep by force of will.", "timestamp": "1379973368"}, {"author": "Jeff Kaufman", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/629161203782?comment_id=629182730642", "anchor": "fb-629182730642", "service": "fb", "text": "@Paul: \"bad things to blood pressure\"
How bad is occasional use? A few times a month?
\"physically addictive\"
All I'm able to find on addiction talks about 100mg+ daily. Is there an effect with less frequent use?
\"keep you awake once you get home\"
In the study I reference they didn't find that the coffee had an effect on subsequent sleep.", "timestamp": "1379979576"}, {"author": "Jeff Kaufman", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/629161203782?comment_id=629182955192", "anchor": "fb-629182955192", "service": "fb", "text": "@Isaac: \"I occasionally nibble on dark chocolate for alertness at driving\"
That's not very much caffeine. Maybe 10g of chocolate? That's 1/4 of the caffeine in their \"placebo/decaf\" test. I'm not sure that's enough to make a difference.", "timestamp": "1379979765"}, {"author": "Melissa", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/629161203782?comment_id=629183633832", "anchor": "fb-629183633832", "service": "fb", "text": "Paul- caffeine does bad things to blood pressure? Please explain... in the short term, longer term, or both? And if longer term, what is longer term?", "timestamp": "1379980212"}, {"author": "Andrew", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/629161203782?comment_id=629184497102", "anchor": "fb-629184497102", "service": "fb", "text": "I don't use caffeine regularly and so think I'm quite sensitive to it. As Isaac suggests, you might want to experiment with chocolate or tea and see how those work for you. I haven't done controlled studies on myself, but if I drink tea or eat chocolate in the evening, it keeps me up at night.
I highly recommend not driving in your sleep. I tried that once coming home from NH to Boston after a dance 25 years ago, and I was lucky to only spin out on I93 and not hurt anything or anyone.", "timestamp": "1379980736"}, {"author": "Allison", "source_link": "https://plus.google.com/103741579182942078941", "anchor": "gp-1379981209006", "service": "gp", "text": "When I've had this issue, I've found that simply nibbling on \nanything\n helps me stay alert. \u00a0Just getting some sugars in your system helps, but also the process of eating breaks the monotony of driving.", "timestamp": 1379981209}, {"author": "Cynthia", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/629161203782?comment_id=629185659772", "anchor": "fb-629185659772", "service": "fb", "text": "Good dark chocolate (about 1.5-2 oz of 62% or better) HAS BEEN LINKED TO BETTER DRIVING SKILLS, specifically improvin contrast sensitivity for abou5 hrs, peaking about 2.5 hrs after consumption. (I'm not making this up, I read the study). However, driving when sleepy is NEVER a good idea.", "timestamp": "1379981538"}, {"author": "Holly", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/629161203782?comment_id=629185974142", "anchor": "fb-629185974142", "service": "fb", "text": "Anecdotally I find that I am more awake when I drink caffeine in the evening, and if I'm tired enough that a bit of caffeine actually helps, then I'm tired enough to go to sleep when I get home. My only other caffeine consumption is tea sometimes, but not regular. I take my caffeine in the form of Dr. Pepper, because not only does the caffeine help me, but also tasting things that are spicy, bitter, or sour. I like wasabi peas as a snack when I'm driving for long distances because they also help me stay in the moment.", "timestamp": "1379981823"}, {"author": "Toad", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/629161203782?comment_id=629187196692", "anchor": "fb-629187196692", "service": "fb", "text": "The best caffeine delivery system for driving is dark chocolate covered espresso beans IMHO :-) They are tasty, can be kept in a container in a dance bag ( avoid excess heat for obvious reasons ) and do not require finding an open coffee shop at midnight. I am a regular coffee drinker, but coffee at night does help me stay awake longer while driving.", "timestamp": "1379982718"}, {"author": "Michael", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/629161203782?comment_id=629187785512", "anchor": "fb-629187785512", "service": "fb", "text": "Quick Internet Research: The numbers sound like they were using espresso in the experiment you cite.
Studies I've read in the past but can't cite: Caffeine sensitivity varies a lot. Also, addiction *increases* sensitivity in some circumstances.
Opinion: I don't think occasional use such as you describe will cause addiction.
Anecdotal: After a dance, mild dehydration can also be a factor, so drinking *water* can help stay awake on the drive home.", "timestamp": "1379983104"}, {"author": "Vivian", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/629161203782?comment_id=629190669732", "anchor": "fb-629190669732", "service": "fb", "text": "Jeff: I was surprised too. Analyzing the situation...
If I ate a whole little rectangle of this \"Hersheys Special Dark Mildly Sweet Chocolate\" then I sometimes got a headache similar to the one I get when I eat too much regular chocolate/chocolate-y foods. The nutrition facts omit caffeine. The package says it contains \"45% Cacao\". The rectangle's mass is 12 g. According to [1] this means the rectangle contains about 10 mg caffeine. I've never had decaf coffee, so I can't report on whether its quantity of caffeine affects me in the same way.
This chocolate's other ingredients are milk and sugar. Milk doesn't affect me this way. Sugar might; let's see, the nutrition facts claim 6g sugar per rectangle. I find foods with around 30+ g sugar per serving too sweet to eat. I may have been mistaken and it's actually/mostly taking sugar on an empty stomach that gave me headaches. Eating an apple wouldn't give me this headache, but I believe fruit have lower glycemic index than products made with \"sugar\" as an ingredient.
Next test: find caffeine I can consume in small, measurable quantities that doesn't contain significant sugar or other confounding ingredients. 5mg resolution would be ideal. I don't know how to do this; do any of you? Caffeine pills often contain 100+ mg of caffeine, which I am unwilling to consume unless I have consumed intermediate amounts (e.g. 25mg, 50mg, etc.) and found them tolerable. Bonus points if the scheme includes otherwise-identical placebos.
Other ambiguous data: I can eat more non-chocolate ice cream than chocolate ice cream (same brands, unpleasant physiological side-effects of only the chocolate ones). http://nutritiondata.self.com/ doesn't say chocolate ice cream has more sugar than, e.g., vanilla ice cream. The highest-caffeine ice cream I found in that site [2] was 6mg/cup. When I eat ice cream I usually eat 1/2 cup to 2 cup. This corresponds with the thesis that 10mg caffeine is the order of magnitude I'm sensitive to, which wouldn't surprise me too much, because there are lots of things I'm uncommonly sensitive too.
[1] https://www.amanochocolate.com/.../caffeineinchocolate.html
[2] http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/sweets/6219/2", "timestamp": "1379984843"}, {"author": "Kiran", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/629161203782?comment_id=629194287482", "anchor": "fb-629194287482", "service": "fb", "text": "Very interesting discussion. I'll write more later but it's important to note that playing music and listening to music, never mind dancing, changes the way your brain works. (So does toxoplasma gondii, of course.) I would prefer you not avoid those things! :D", "timestamp": "1379985945"}, {"author": "Amy", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/629161203782?comment_id=629196637772", "anchor": "fb-629196637772", "service": "fb", "text": "Woah. I never thought I'd hear you say these words, Jeff! I have to say that I would miss watching your silly runs around parking lots late at night.", "timestamp": "1379987514"}, {"author": "Dan", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/629161203782?comment_id=629199591852", "anchor": "fb-629199591852", "service": "fb", "text": "I flunked naptime, and to this day don't have the hang of napping. On the other hand, coffee perks me up as long as I don't get dehydrated from drinking it (caffeine is a diuretic.) Coffee with a water chaser isn't a great recipe for long-distance driving, but it's better than sleeping through the drive.", "timestamp": "1379988981"}, {"author": "Lisa", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/629161203782?comment_id=629200350332", "anchor": "fb-629200350332", "service": "fb", "text": "I almost never drink coffee (maybe once a year....) so it very strongly effects me. There are two issues about it being addictive.... yes, for a physical effect you need to be using it more than a few times a month, but watch the slippery slope problem. I notice that when I drink coffee one day, the next day I am wiped out. And feel like I need the coffee again to keep going. So, I usually only drink it when I need to get somewhere and am tired. And I don't need to be coherent the next day. And I make sure I drink it 10 hours before I plan to go to sleep (I willl be wide awake and perky for 10 hours after a medium mocha. ) That said: a cup of coffee is MUCH safer than driving while sleepy.", "timestamp": "1379989582"}, {"author": "Josh", "source_link": "https://plus.google.com/118273920476267337216", "anchor": "gp-1379993045121", "service": "gp", "text": "I eat mints (the Myntz ones that Trader Joe's has) when I'm driving and tired, and it seems to help. Another friend used to eat those chewable vitamin C tablets.", "timestamp": 1379993045}, {"author": "Paul", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/629161203782?comment_id=629205350312", "anchor": "fb-629205350312", "service": "fb", "text": "Jeff and Melissa: Regarding caffeine and blood pressure, here's a helpful article from Mayo Clinic: [http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/blood-pressure/AN00792]. As it notes, there are several variables: amount consumed, frequency of consumption, personal sensitivity. In general, occasional caffeine consumers are likely to see a rise in blood pressure. The only way to know how it affects you is to measure your own blood pressure. I've had chronic high blood pressure all of my adult life (controlled with drugs now), so I avoid most caffeine (and also because it has other bad effects for me).", "timestamp": "1379993394"}, {"author": "Paul", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/629161203782?comment_id=629206313382", "anchor": "fb-629206313382", "service": "fb", "text": "Jeff: Regarding caffeine \"addiction\" and sleep disturbance, here's a helpful article: [http://www.webmd.com/balance/caffeine-myths-and-facts]. I probably shouldn't have used \"addictive\"; the article refers to \"physical dependence\". This can happen with regular consumption, which is not your case (so you say). However, as the article notes, the sleep disturbance after you get home is likely to happen, though as others have noted it's an individual thing. Note that I'm referring to the period immediately after you get home, not a day later. It's only logical that if you consume caffeine to keep you awake for the duration of your drive, the effect isn't going to suddenly turn off when you arrive home.
This isn't a black-or-white issue; there are many variables. I'm just urging caution, and urging a more natural approach if brief napping can work for you. It doesn't work for everyone. For myself, when napping is not an option and I need to stay awake while driving, I've found that munching on food works best for me, sometimes healthy food, sometimes naughty food. Gotta be careful with that too: a big sugar high can disturb sleep immediately after also!
Let us know what you try and what you find works for you.", "timestamp": "1379994396"}, {"author": "Daniel", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/629161203782?comment_id=629207530942", "anchor": "fb-629207530942", "service": "fb", "text": "Haha, I thought I was the only one who would go out for a run in the middle of the night just to wake myself up. I have been known to pull over mid-drive late at night, go run for half a mile, and come back. I am not necessarily totally against caffeine, but I almost never drink it, and tend not to have it on hand when needed. I have found naps to be helpful, and food is often as much the problem as sleep, particularly after a long day/weekend of dancing. But, short of napping for hours, these all seem to be temporary solutions.", "timestamp": "1379995566"}, {"author": "Will", "source_link": "https://plus.google.com/115623320734956550423", "anchor": "gp-1379997529306", "service": "gp", "text": "Try protein instead. A protein bar will also promote wakefulness, just not to the same intensity as caffeine. Beware bars with high sugar content as the subsequent crash can outweigh the perk from the protein.", "timestamp": 1379997529}, {"author": "Lee", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/629161203782?comment_id=629210699592", "anchor": "fb-629210699592", "service": "fb", "text": "Driving without caffeine, and sleepy: usually all I need is a SHORT nap, about 25 minutes, and then I'm good for another 2-3 hours... Do NOT sleep longer than the researched minimum, or grogginess ensues...", "timestamp": "1379997650"}, {"author": "Daniel", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/629161203782?comment_id=629210959072", "anchor": "fb-629210959072", "service": "fb", "text": "Lee, I don't think it's about longer or shorter naps, so much as place in the sleep cycle, which, yes, is around 25 minutes. So, you might be more tired at 35 minutes than 25, but you should be able to sleep 50 minutes, or 75, without having that issue.", "timestamp": "1379997760"}, {"author": "Lee", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/629161203782?comment_id=629213429122", "anchor": "fb-629213429122", "service": "fb", "text": "... then there is the issue of how long your car-mates are willing to sit quietly while you \"re-boot\"; or perhaps there are too few hours in the night before your next fine commitment: maybe sipping coffee along the way home is a better idea...", "timestamp": "1379999520"}, {"author": "Brad", "source_link": "https://plus.google.com/116032343632043704302", "anchor": "gp-1380014826210", "service": "gp", "text": "I actually find that washing my face is the best way to get me back to alertness when I'm drowsy. Washing isn't always possible on a long drive at night, so I keep moist towelettes in the car and when I'm getting sleepy I pull over and wipe my face with them. Maybe it's just me, but this works much better for me than coffee and keeps me alert for at least 30-45 minutes (sometimes longer), at which time I have to wash my face again. I agree that playing music, even if I'm just playing music in my own head, helps as well.", "timestamp": 1380014826}, {"author": "Mac", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/629161203782?comment_id=629241936992", "anchor": "fb-629241936992", "service": "fb", "text": "I normally drink tea but not coffee. When I need a shot going home, I get a large HOT tea and a granola bar. The act of munching keeps me awake, as does the heat in the tea. If I'm really serious, chocolate and coffee do pretty well. I usually never have trouble falling asleep afterwards. I also know where most of the 24/7 Cumbies are. Music helps some. But be careful of anything repetitive and low or constant dynamic. This includes singing. Shoulder rolls, leg-arm-gut tension exercises help. Biggest effect might be a nap that afternoon.", "timestamp": "1380038315"}, {"author": "Liane", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/629161203782?comment_id=629242431002", "anchor": "fb-629242431002", "service": "fb", "text": "@Lee: my experience w/highway side power napping is that the other occupants of the car don't want to die, generally, so they're VERY patient. :-)", "timestamp": "1380038510"}, {"author": "Danner", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/629161203782?comment_id=629248947942", "anchor": "fb-629248947942", "service": "fb", "text": "As a very infrequent user of coffee, I notice that withdrawal symptoms take about a week to fully recover from. That is to say, the first week after using caffeine, I feel tired and not on point in the morning, instead of the ready to get up and go that I feel after a week, and normally. Yes, more coffee cures the sleepiness, and creates a stronger attachment to coffee for me. I used to chew on green tea leaves(bitter!) in the car, or have caffeinated gum, because the gum chewing also helps me stay awake.
I use caffeine like the other drugs I use - as needed to affect my body/brain in the way I decide I'd like. Sometimes the caffeine is worth going through the withdrawal, late night driving, all-company meetings, and such.
Understand the drawbacks, and decide when they are justified for the value added.", "timestamp": "1380042353"}, {"author": "Perry", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/629161203782?comment_id=629400179872", "anchor": "fb-629400179872", "service": "fb", "text": "I've been trying to figure out the ideal distance after a gig for when I think I can make it home safely and when to ask for housing. For a time it had been 3 hours but I think that may be too long - if the gig ends at 11 and it's like 11:30 or midnight when I'm finally done socializing and such, then it's 3 am when I get home and I can get really tired. 2 hours is usually doable for me. I do find that open windows and music turned up loudly kind of helps, but not necessarily slow waltzes. As for coffee and coffee-flavored items, I HATE the taste of coffee and most alternatives to coffee that have the same amount of caffeine aren't necessarily recommended. Dark chocolate is an interesting idea. At any rate, I'm starting to re-evaluate when to ask for housing and when I think I can get home.", "timestamp": "1380165535"}, {"author": "Jeff Kaufman", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/629161203782?comment_id=629415713742", "anchor": "fb-629415713742", "service": "fb", "text": "@Perry: \"most alternatives to coffee that have the same amount of caffeine aren't necessarily recommended\"
What do you mean?", "timestamp": "1380193739"}, {"author": "Jeff Kaufman", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/629161203782?comment_id=629415903362", "anchor": "fb-629415903362", "service": "fb", "text": "@Amy: \"I would miss watching your silly runs around parking lots late at night\"
I'm still going to do that. This is additional.", "timestamp": "1380193943"}, {"author": "Jeff Kaufman", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/629161203782?comment_id=629416023122", "anchor": "fb-629416023122", "service": "fb", "text": "@Cynthia: \"Good dark chocolate (about 1.5-2 oz of 62% or better) has been linked to better driving skills\"
I did some looking for the study you reference and can't find it. Could you give me a link?", "timestamp": "1380194142"}, {"author": "Jeff Kaufman", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/629161203782?comment_id=629416207752", "anchor": "fb-629416207752", "service": "fb", "text": "@Paul, Daniel, Lee, Liane: Caffeine probably works a bit better than napping. In the study I look at they found that drivers had fewer accidental lane crossings during late night driving after drinking coffee than after having a 30min nap.", "timestamp": "1380194379"}, {"author": "Jeff Kaufman", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/629161203782?comment_id=629416352462", "anchor": "fb-629416352462", "service": "fb", "text": "@Michael: \"The numbers sound like they were using espresso in the experiment you cite\"
They used Nestle instant coffee, two packets in a half-cup of water:
\"We prepared coffee and placebo from 2 single packs of instant coffee (normal or decaffeinated) provided by Nestle. Coffee contained 4.25% of caffeine, and placebo (decaffeinated coffee) contained less than 0.3% of caffeine. Placebo and coffee were not distinguishable by taste or aspect.
Each participant drank 125 mL of instant coffee (about half a cup of coffee containing 200 mg of caffeine) or 125 mL of placebo (containing 15 mg of caffeine) 30 minutes before the nighttime driving session.\"
I'm not sure I entirely believe that no one could tell the decaf from the full coffee. It doesn't sound like they actually measured that. But partial unblinding (even full unblinding) shouldn't have been enough to generate this much of a difference in lane crossing frequency.", "timestamp": "1380194625"}, {"author": "Perry", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/629161203782?comment_id=629417365432", "anchor": "fb-629417365432", "service": "fb", "text": "Jeff - I was thinking of things like 5 hour energy and other energy drinks.", "timestamp": "1380196222"}, {"author": "Jeff Kaufman", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/629161203782?comment_id=629417540082", "anchor": "fb-629417540082", "service": "fb", "text": "@Perry: what about caffeine pills? (That's what I ended up buying.)", "timestamp": "1380196466"}, {"author": "Perry", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/629161203782?comment_id=629417575012", "anchor": "fb-629417575012", "service": "fb", "text": "I've never bought those. How did they work for you?", "timestamp": "1380196543"}, {"author": "Jeff Kaufman", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/629161203782?comment_id=629417754652", "anchor": "fb-629417754652", "service": "fb", "text": "@Perry: I'll let you know. I haven't used them yet.", "timestamp": "1380196809"}, {"author": "Cynthia", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/629161203782?comment_id=629419012132", "anchor": "fb-629419012132", "service": "fb", "text": "I'll try and find it when I get home. It was 3 or so yrs ago I stumbled on it-- I want to say the original study was university of Edinburgh", "timestamp": "1380198396"}, {"author": "Bruce", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/629161203782?comment_id=629422190762", "anchor": "fb-629422190762", "service": "fb", "text": "I don't drink coffee or tea or soda, so I get little caffeine. If I am tired but feel I need to drive, I take a half of a caffeine pill (= 1 cup of cofee). Works well since my body not used to it. One needs to be careful not to take too much at one time if not used to it. Could cause heart issues.", "timestamp": "1380201531"}, {"author": "Liane", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/629161203782?comment_id=629426277572", "anchor": "fb-629426277572", "service": "fb", "text": "Two packets in 1/2 cup = 2 cups of coffee worth of caffeine in 1/2 cup of coffee. Not quite espresso, but very strong coffee. I can see how it would energize someone for a while.", "timestamp": "1380204455"}, {"author": "Todd", "source_link": "https://plus.google.com/112947709146257842066", "anchor": "gp-1380513898332", "service": "gp", "text": "My recent experience has been somewhat similar to Brad's. Instead of washing my face, though, I've just pulled over at a rest stop and gotten out and walked around for a few minutes. That's been enough to get me from dangerously low alertness levels to full alertness for the remaining hour+ of my drive.", "timestamp": 1380513898}, {"author": "Holly", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/629161203782?comment_id=630809196192", "anchor": "fb-630809196192", "service": "fb", "text": "Interesting observation: I pulled an all-nighter last night, and drank some caffeine (a pepsi) around midnight. I was also wearing my training heart rate monitor at the time. My heart rate on caffeine was statistically identical to my heartrate when staying up late without caffeine until about 3am, the point at which I usually give up and go to sleep. I did feel more jittery, but it wasn't showing up in the HR data. Of course, based on only one days' worth of data on the caffeine side so take it as you will.", "timestamp": "1381254053"}, {"author": "Alex", "source_link": "https://plus.google.com/100826625461836656123", "anchor": "gp-1391661102729", "service": "gp", "text": "Anecdata: my sole at-fault car accident (in 6 years driving experience) occurred on a morning when I forgot to take my (usual) pre-commute caffeine tablet.\n
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\nAs an alternative, eating sunflower seeds (cracking the husks, etc.) is extremely effective for alertness, and nearly instantaneous compared to caffeine. I suspect anything involving comparable use of fine motor skills will work just as well.", "timestamp": 1391661102}]}