Caffeine

Take caffeine pills instead of coffee:

http://www.rush.edu/webapps/MEDREL/servlet/NewsRelease?ID=549

The researchers gave dosages of 0.3mg per kg of subject body weight each hour. For me, that comes out to about 25mg of caffeine per hour:

"They took the pills upon waking and then once every hour. The goal of the steady dosing was to progressively build up caffeine levels in a way that would coincide with—and ultimately, counteract—the progressive push of the homeostatic system, which grows stronger the longer a subject stays awake."

Caffeine affects the homeostatic rather than circadian system; thus, the researchers suggest, "shift workers, medical residents, truck drivers, and others who need to stay alert consider taking frequent low doses of caffeine."

Unless you like the taste of coffee...I've never gotten used to it. : o \

Also: using caffeine pill to sleep better

Frustrating...the only way to get 25mg seems to either split a 50mg pill (which I've only found through Pro-Plus in the UK) or do it via powder...which seems way too much effort.. : o \

Low Dosage Caffeine

• Jolt gum?
• ~95mg caffeine per cup of coffee
• 8-10 Cool Caffeine mints = 1 cup of coffee...so about 9.5-12 mg caffeine per mint (two mints per hour? : o \ )
• Power Bar Gel = 25mg caffeine...but...not going to eat one of these per hour
• No-Doz comes in 100mg ... split into quarters? But, seems expensive.
• Jet Alert comes in 100mg...split into quarters? Only $5 for 120