How much coffee do y'all typically drink in a sitting?

I am worried that I drink too much at once. I don't drink coffee daily but typically when I do drink coffee I will have 4-6 shots of espresso. I am not asking if this is healthy per se, I'm more searching for confirmation that it isn't too uncommon lol.

If anyone does want to let me know how bad for me this is then it should be noted that I also take a medium dose of vyvanse daily 💀

zabadoh ,

1 x 16oz mug of french press made with about 20g grounds in the morning, and that's it.

I do sometimes need a cola at lunch to pick myself up though.

Tehdastehdas ,
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Comparison is irrelevant. It's entirely up to your response to those stimulants, short- and long-term. For starters, the half-life of caffeine can be 3-8 hours in healthy adults, which is completely unrelated to sensitivity, which really matters, for which there is no objective test.

I used to drink up to 3 shots of espresso per day. Then I got my first amalgam filling, and coffee started causing muscle tension that I had to medicate. Over the years, my tolerance deteriorated, irritability got worse, and now more than a year after removing that amalgam, I still can't handle any amount of coffee daily. One shot makes me feel worse. Quarter shot stimulates but makes me angry, and then ruins the next night's sleep.

I don't know what's broken, but having had chronic inflammation and likely malabsorption in the small intestine because of slow (IgG) food allergies even before the amalgam is probably related. The gut is fine now, been for a year, after two decades of IBS. I can have a cup of decaf per day for a week before the muscle tension gets bothersome.

There's a book "Amalgam Illness: diagnosis and treatment" which helped a bit. Mainstream healthcare was useless against the IBS.

JustEnoughDucks ,
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Highly depends!

Normal day working from home: 16g/256mL specialty beans with a V60

At the office? 150mL from the coffee machine 1 or 2 times. Beans are okay. Oxfam fair trade

Sitting at a coffee shop? I will have 2-3 cappuccinos or something.

4-6 shots of espresso and my heart would explode

jimbolauski ,

I have a 6 shot latte that I sip throughout the morning.

GissaMittJobb ,

One pourover in the morning, one pourover after lunch. Under exceptional circumstances, a double espresso in the afternoon. Very rarely if ever more than that.

B0NK3RS ,
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I have 2 cups in the morning and then an espresso later on.

stiephel ,

Same

bigmclargehuge ,
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One 1.5 cup french press in the morning. Very rarely, mainly if I'm really busy for an entire day straight, I'll grab an iced coffee from McDonalds or Starbucks sometime around lunch as a boost.

Lemminary ,

I have a huuuge coffee cup that I'm sure it's used at restaurants for sauces and soups. It's about 24 oz or maybe more. I'll have about three or four of those a day, sometimes less, but that's my usual.

Maybe I don't put too much coffee in it Nymore since it always tastes a bit diluted, but it's certainly more than anyone I know.

Weirdly enough, the times I've had symptoms of drinking too much coffee was when I was drinking out of regular cups. 🤷‍♂️

Sunny ,
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2 cuppas a day here 👍 One for breakfast one for lunch.

BugleFingers ,

Maybe once a month I'll make a cup or two on the weekend. I enjoy the flavor but the caffeine wrecks me.

Also a Vyvanse user as well

kindenough ,
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Only a 2 or 3 cups a week, my wife does all the heavy coffee drinking, we have an espresso machine and a cup one.

I mostly drink carbonated water and tea and sometimes a double espresso (fresh ground beans) with some cream. Sometimes when I really enjoy the cup of coffee I will take another cup.

beeng ,

15g in a French press for the morning.

Afternoon maybe a mate / green tea if I am feeling adventurous and wanting to get plenty done with headphones on.

rambos ,

3-5 espresso shots daily

tiefling ,

I usually drink 2-3 cups daily depending on how much my manager gives me to do. My partner is easily drinking 4 a day.

Imgonnatrythis ,

Dunno mate. There are worse things you could be doing. "searching for confirmation that this isn't too uncommon" sounds like a recipe for a boring life. If you're worried about your health (but your not, you said so) ask your doctor as situations vary.

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