I learned something new today...

So I am in college and I routinely have info crammed into my head faster than I can comprehend it usually by watching profs explain it. Tonight I learned a little something first hand.

Tuesdays are always my super long days. I have physics lecture, calc 2 discussion, physics lab, bio lecture, and bio lab all in one day spanned out from 8am to 9:30pm. Generally speaking its a long fucking day. Well, I always have to have homework done for calc discussion, prelabs written for phsyics lab, and a prelab quiz for physics lab done for Tuesdays. Well, this Tuesday is especially shitty because I had to do a presentation and write a paper on top of an abnormally long calc assignment. Well, being myself I slacked away the weekend so pretty much the only thing out of my homework load I had done was research done for the paper and most of the presentation done. Well, I got set back today in getting stuff done and I soon realized that due to being lazy all the fucking time, I wasnt going to be able to sleep tonight because I needed to get shit done for Tuesday.

So Monday night around 11pm I was getting drowsy and decided I needed a pick me up, something to stay awake. So into my desk drawer I go and come out with the remaining two caffeine pills. The dosage is 1 for an adult, but I figured I had a pretty big natural caffeine tolerance and I am a pretty big dude so rather than taking one I would take them both so I can stay up all night to get my shit done. Well, sure enough after like 15 minutes I got wide awake and mildly jittery. I had just finished my physics prelab quiz and I was taking a break before jumping into the rest of my shit (writing that paper, finishing the other 2/3's of my calc homework, and the prelab writeups).

I was just getting ready to go back into homework when Blackcrow comes onto my AIM list. I told him that I took those two caffeine pills and he freaks the shit out of me by asking me, "Do you have a death wish?" He procedes to tell me what happens when you OD on caffeine. As soon as he said that, my guts started churning, chest tightened up, and I started to feel faint. I went to the health advocate down the hall, she said not to worry but being me, I worried like all hell. So basically from ~11:30-1:30 I spent running around talking to people in the halls and I took a long walk outside to calm down. WebMD.com said that sideffects of caffeine OD is nervousness, pissing a lot (which I was), nausea, headache, and some other shit. I had pretty much all of it. I seriously thought I was fucked up and might have a serious problem. After talking to the health advocate, a nurse, and like 15 people, I was convinced I would be ok, but I was still worried like all hell. So I get back and it took me until roughly 3 am before I settled down. I was already sort of half sick but that 1/2 hour walk in the 30 degree and windy outside made me get full on sick. I got a bit of hot/cold flashes and my ears hurt now. Its now 4:42 and all I have to do is write that stupid fuckin 2 page paper for biology. Granted I wont sleep tonight (due to caffeine and still being a tad nervous) and I will probably have to skip physics lecture (8-9) to get it done, but I am somewhat relieved that the caffeine is pretty much out of my system and I am almost done with my fuck ton of homework.

So what did I learn here today? Dont procrastinate. Had I even added like two hours a day to the weekend days of studying, I never would have been in this mess and I never would have had to go through the 3-4 hours of shear terror that my next breath might be my last. I just have to turn out a halfways decent paper and make it through the day, I can take Wednesday off, I wont be missing much. Thursday and Friday are easier days and next week is short and easy because of Thanksgiving break. So yeah, thats been the last few hours of my life. Now I need to see if I can stack bull shit two pages single spaced high :p.

Edit: Oh yeah, I also learned that I dont have near the caffeine tolerance I used to (I used to have 4-8 cans of Mt Dew per day way back in the day) and that I should not take caffeine pills anymore...

me? I chose alcohol to write my entire honors research thesis. It was only when I was completely hammered could I possibly concentrate enough to care to write a long (we are talking over 150 pages of paper here!) and boring research essay on a simulation I wrote. It's suppose to be a year long project. It's due tonight at midnight.. I hadn't started it really till august. I haven't slept much the last 2 weeks, and I've been pretty wasted the entire time.

So I must say alcohol is much more effective :p

I like it at my college. We get 1 final paper and it has to be 3 pages lol I really haven't found what i need to get work done... yet

Man, that much caffeine is never good for you. If you thought the side effects from an OD were bad, wait til you have the withdrawal symptoms.

Just a side note, all those energy drinks contain massive amounts of caffeine and sugar. They may give you a temporary boost in energy, but they will make you drop when it wears off. Not just that, but those drinks have sent some friends of mine to the hospital, for caffeine OD.

Procastination brings you down, and leaves you kicking your own ass at the end of the day, because you know you could have done better and it's your own fault. Only recently have I stopped procastinating myself, with the onslaught of upper div courses. I cant beleive that, looking back, I only ever studied/crammed a day or two before an exam. Can't pull that off now...

Yeah, I definately learned a thing or two about life last night. Not like I almost died or anything, but being scared like that (symptom of OD on caffeine is confusion and anxiety) kinda makes you think. You wish you had said things to people you should have, done things you always wanted to, and not done things you shouldnt have. I think I will be thinking a little more closely about things I do with my life and particularly what I put it in. I think that solitaire and relaxation (though important) are going to have to give up a bit of time so I dont get into situations such as this one again. Live and learn I guess. I am just glad I dont have to write 150+ page papers! Fuck! I would have a really hard time BSing a 6+ page paper, I cant imagine writing a fuckin book.

Yeah, I definately learned a thing or two about life last night. Not like I almost died or anything, but being scared like that (symptom of OD on caffeine is confusion and anxiety) kinda makes you think. You wish you had said things to people you should have, done things you always wanted to, and not done things you shouldnt have. I think I will be thinking a little more closely about things I do with my life and particularly what I put it in. I think that solitaire and relaxation (though important) are going to have to give up a bit of time so I dont get into situations such as this one again. Live and learn I guess. I am just glad I dont have to write 150+ page papers! Fuck! I would have a really hard time BSing a 6+ page paper, I cant imagine writing a fuckin book.

yeah life is very fragile and can be taken from us with very little effort if someone wanted to... I had a very serious injury a/b 3 yr ago and the drs didn't think I was gonna make it through the night, 5 days(and $50k) later, I walked out of the ICU and went home... but that made me realize so much...

^Yeah, I hate writing papers, I would just get a failing grade, rather than stay up, and especially rather fail than jeopordize my health.

Bwahahahahaha!! :rofl:

Man that was hilarious. You were freaking out so bad over that. I wish everybody could read the conversation we had. It was absolutly priceless!

See, I told you the possibility of your own death was the ultimate high. lol :p

But in all seriousness, caffiene overdosing is nothing to joke about. I have known people to have their hearts stop from it.

Yes, we did have quite the convo, I did say sine pretty stupid/funny things. I was scared shitless though.

that's one of the effects of Caffiene OD... you panic... kinda like a bad trip...

You were probably jittery and clumsy as well, something like Kramer (Seinfield)

You nailed it. I couldnt draw a straight line to save my life and nothing could settle me down. I was jabbering like a talkative drunk. I felt ok after that walk, which I tripped a lot on curbs, seams in the sidewalk and just on my own feet) but as soon as I sat back down I was back to worrying like crazy. Another thing is you piss like crazy. Everyone told me to drink water so I did and I drank quite a bit, but I literally pissed 5 times within an hour of taking them and I bet I pissed 13-16 times between now and 11 last night when I took them. I quit keeping track after 8 I think. Never again I tell you. Jag bombs are pretty good, but besides the occasional cup of coffee I dont want anything more to do with caffeine.

I came very close to falling asleep in my last class so I know I can when I am ready. My paper is just about done, I sorta have writers block. I need to think about how I need to word it. I better get a fuckin good grade on that shit.

You nailed it. I couldnt draw a straight line to save my life and nothing could settle me down. I was jabbering like a talkative drunk. I felt ok after that walk, which I tripped a lot on curbs, seams in the sidewalk and just on my own feet) but as soon as I sat back down I was back to worrying like crazy. Another thing is you piss like crazy. Everyone told me to drink water so I did and I drank quite a bit, but I literally pissed 5 times within an hour of taking them and I bet I pissed 13-16 times between now and 11 last night when I took them. I quit keeping track after 8 I think. Never again I tell you. Jag bombs are pretty good, but besides the occasional cup of coffee I dont want anything more to do with caffeine.

I came very close to falling asleep in my last class so I know I can when I am ready. My paper is just about done, I sorta have writers block. I need to think about how I need to word it. I better get a fuckin good grade on that shit.

lol... when I was younger I didn't realize how much of a grip caffeine held on me. Then I started having problems at school and stuff... We then realized it was withdrawal symptoms of caffeine. I quit all caffeine cold-turkey for the rest of the school year and the summer. Things almost instantly(after withdrawals) got better. Then I slowly fell back into caffeine's twisted little plot. I think it's one of the most widely abused substances in the world. Sugar probably runs a close second.

Glad everything turned out ok though.

Ya know, I think that's how they should kill people on deathrow(or get info out of detainees). Lock them in a rubber room, dope them up on caffeine, or even spray it into the air, until they go psychotic. They will be bouncing off the rubber walls and eventually just drop dead. Hah, what a death

Procastination brings you down, and leaves you kicking your own ass at the end of the day, because you know you could have done better and it's your own fault. Only recently have I stopped procastinating myself, with the onslaught of upper div courses. I cant beleive that, looking back, I only ever studied/crammed a day or two before an exam. Can't pull that off now...

same here

Well, 40 hours and some change after I last woke up I am going to bed. That walk outside is getting me sick though. I know a few peoplet that have had mono around here. I looked up mono symptoms on WebMD. First few days are sore throat (past couple days), headaches (now), chills followed by fever (last night), and severe fatigue (not yet). I dont think I have it, I think all the symptoms were from not sleeping and the caffeine, but I am going to go check my mouth for spots. If I have spots, I am going to be officially pissed off.

lol Your funny. :)