Coffee and Caffeine FAQ

A way to really reduce the amount of caffeine in your body: smoking cigarettes. The half life of caffeine will be lowered by 50% (so caffeïne leaves your body twice as fast). Of course this isn't a reason to pick up smoking! Drinking a few glasses of water and taking a high dose of vitamin C (> 1000 mg) may also speed up the breakdown a bit. Another way to counteract the effects of caffeïne: valerian and melatonin are natural and side effect-free ways to induce sleep. There is a big array of herbs you can take for this reason, and stronger sedatives will also work which can be dangerous so know what you are doing! Always check if there are side effects and look if it is worth any of the possible side effects. Alcohol may also help but use your common sense if it's worth the hangover and don't mix with other sleep-inducing substances. Don't use alcohol with a big caffeïne overdose: alcohol is a diuretic too so you may end up going to the toilet every 10 minutes and be at risk of dehydration. You can smoke some pot too but don't get into legal trouble, that's may cost you more nights of sleep than your caffeïne overdose. The best way to get a decent sleep is of course just not taking too much caffeïne a few hours before your intention to sleep!