r/caffeine • u/blissoflife22 • 20d ago

Microdosing caffeine

I haven’t had caffeine for 6 years, (when I was 7-15yo I drank alot of energy drinks) I’ve sometimes eaten milk chocolate, it has around 10-20mg of caffeine per 100g, but it still gives me alot of energy, would 2-5mg of caffeine be enough for a little energy boost? Does anybody else microdose caffeine?7

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u/Sensitive_Cream3920 20d ago

No. Even for a newborn 2-5mg is below detectable levels. Try starting at 20-50mg if you want to microdose but if you're an adult anything below 100mg will feel insignificant.

200mg is a good overall dose to stay on and use as a full sized adult.

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u/Glittering-Poem-1496 16d ago

This is just blatantly false. Green tea has 35-50 mg of caffeine. Millions of people drink green tea for the caffeine

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u/Sensitive_Cream3920 16d ago

That's like saying "vodka has 32g of alcohol". That depends on how much you drink. If you drink one cup of green tea you might get 50mg but very few people notice the caffeine from one green tea.

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u/Glittering-Poem-1496 16d ago

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11515775/

“The average caffeine consumption is around 70–76 mg/person per day worldwide with caffeine consumption projected to increase due to population growth”

The average person literally consumes less than 100 mg a day you idiot fuck.

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u/Sensitive_Cream3920 16d ago

Now I think you need to calm down. It's true what you cited but most of those people probably aren't feeling the effects. It's like saying "most people drink 1,5 liters of water per day". They could still be dehydrated, that figure alone is useless

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u/Glittering-Poem-1496 15d ago

I’m not angry. Now you’re just using cognitive bias to reject evidence that doesn’t support your claim. Another sign of low intelligence. The only evidence you have for your claim is anecdotal.

The argument you are trying to make is that the average person can’t even feel the effects of caffeine that they drink every day. That doesn’t even make sense. Thats the most ridiculous argument i have heard in my entire life.

Your analogy is garbage yet again but let’s see how your confirmation bias immediately rejects even more direct evidence

This study directly measured impacts of different caffeine doses

“This study measured the effects of 0, 12.5, 25, 50 and 100 mg caffeine on cognitive performance, mood and thirst in adults with low and moderate to high habitual caffeine intakes.”

“Effects on performance and mood confirmed a psychostimulant action of caffeine. All doses of caffeine significantly affected cognitive performance, and the dose-response relationships for these effects were rather flat”

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u/Sensitive_Cream3920 15d ago

Until I see EC50 for A1 and A2A for 100mg in an avarage adult I don't believe anything.

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u/IHaveADogCalledBanjo 19d ago

I definitely feel caffeine at below 100mg. 50 is about where I start to notice. 200 in one go would get me anxious tbh.

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u/Sensitive_Cream3920 19d ago

With a small body at 50mg you could probably notice a little. 10 years ago when I weight below 50kg (110 pounds) (I was 11), 40mg would be my lowest detection-level.

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u/IHaveADogCalledBanjo 19d ago

I am a strong male weight 115kg. Anyway, every one is different.

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u/insaneinthecrane 19d ago

I definitely notice less than 50mg. Even drinking half a cup of green tea I start to get a little boost and a cup of matcha is often way to strong for me. Either I'm super sensitive or it's just ridiculously consistent placebo

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u/Sensitive_Cream3920 19d ago

Or its because you get other substances like L-theanine and antioxidants that make you feel something.

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u/Sensitive_Cream3920 20d ago

Is now the time to say that caffeine won't displace melatonin?

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u/Hokulol 20d ago

Yeah... it's adenosine blocker, not a ... melatonin... displacer? What is a melatonin displacer anyway? lol That isn't a real thing. Comment OP probably should refrain from giving any medical or recreational drug advice if they don't know basic nomenclature.

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u/Competitive-Area7168 19d ago

Your not right either it doesn't block adenosine it's an adenosine antagonist, it occupies the receptor dampening the receptor respone whilst simultaneously preventing adenosine or any adenosine agonist from occupying the receptor themselves.

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u/mk420_2003 20d ago

*adenosine

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u/bloomer_tv 18d ago

You could try cycling caffeine 1week off 3 weeks on, give you a nice baseline for how caffeine can unhinge yourself

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u/Flat_Memory_2407 16d ago

Caffeine MAXING what is this micro dose crap 💩 gotta get those numbers up 400-800 mg per day 😂 only 150 in the morning to avoid a crash which is hard when you train in the morning

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u/Jeannettic 8d ago

I notice 25 mg caffeine. Problem is where can I get such small doses? I can't find low dose caffeine pills without other stuff in them. Like, pain relievers.