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    code frog 0
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    I'm curious to know what else is out there that is not coffee? I've been drinking Advocare Spark for years and loved it. I've had stomach problems for years and never knew why. Money problems kept me from getting any and the month off my stomach was great. Having sleep apnea I pretty much need caffeine. No choice. So I switched to Rockstar. I simply love those energy drinks (you either love them or hate them). I'm concerned about all the non FDA approved stuff in them. I like loads of caffeine but the other stuff is a concern. Coffee rips my stomach up. Just too much acid. Do you have a caffeine drink you really like that isn't sugar free and not loaded with weird stuff? (Cannot be coffee, Cannot be sugar free. Sugar free hurts my stomach something good.)

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      I'm curious to know what else is out there that is not coffee? I've been drinking Advocare Spark for years and loved it. I've had stomach problems for years and never knew why. Money problems kept me from getting any and the month off my stomach was great. Having sleep apnea I pretty much need caffeine. No choice. So I switched to Rockstar. I simply love those energy drinks (you either love them or hate them). I'm concerned about all the non FDA approved stuff in them. I like loads of caffeine but the other stuff is a concern. Coffee rips my stomach up. Just too much acid. Do you have a caffeine drink you really like that isn't sugar free and not loaded with weird stuff? (Cannot be coffee, Cannot be sugar free. Sugar free hurts my stomach something good.)

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      TheGreatAndPowerfulOz
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      have you tried caffeinated water[^]?

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        I'm curious to know what else is out there that is not coffee? I've been drinking Advocare Spark for years and loved it. I've had stomach problems for years and never knew why. Money problems kept me from getting any and the month off my stomach was great. Having sleep apnea I pretty much need caffeine. No choice. So I switched to Rockstar. I simply love those energy drinks (you either love them or hate them). I'm concerned about all the non FDA approved stuff in them. I like loads of caffeine but the other stuff is a concern. Coffee rips my stomach up. Just too much acid. Do you have a caffeine drink you really like that isn't sugar free and not loaded with weird stuff? (Cannot be coffee, Cannot be sugar free. Sugar free hurts my stomach something good.)

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        scpierre
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        Tea. Not the weak bagged stuff sold for iced tea in US markets, but real tea. I highly recommend Upton Tea Imports. Great products and great service. ($4 flat rate shipping...they sent my last package priority mail and it went from MA to CA in under 48 hours...for $4!) Look at the breakfast blends in the miscellaneous section. Or any of the Assams. Make them strong and add a bit of milk (British style) and sugar if you like. Plenty of caffeine and much better for your stomach than coffee.

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          I'm curious to know what else is out there that is not coffee? I've been drinking Advocare Spark for years and loved it. I've had stomach problems for years and never knew why. Money problems kept me from getting any and the month off my stomach was great. Having sleep apnea I pretty much need caffeine. No choice. So I switched to Rockstar. I simply love those energy drinks (you either love them or hate them). I'm concerned about all the non FDA approved stuff in them. I like loads of caffeine but the other stuff is a concern. Coffee rips my stomach up. Just too much acid. Do you have a caffeine drink you really like that isn't sugar free and not loaded with weird stuff? (Cannot be coffee, Cannot be sugar free. Sugar free hurts my stomach something good.)

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          Ennis Ray Lynch Jr
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          Diet Pepsi is a lot easier on the teeth than coca cola.

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            I'm curious to know what else is out there that is not coffee? I've been drinking Advocare Spark for years and loved it. I've had stomach problems for years and never knew why. Money problems kept me from getting any and the month off my stomach was great. Having sleep apnea I pretty much need caffeine. No choice. So I switched to Rockstar. I simply love those energy drinks (you either love them or hate them). I'm concerned about all the non FDA approved stuff in them. I like loads of caffeine but the other stuff is a concern. Coffee rips my stomach up. Just too much acid. Do you have a caffeine drink you really like that isn't sugar free and not loaded with weird stuff? (Cannot be coffee, Cannot be sugar free. Sugar free hurts my stomach something good.)

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            Steve Mayfield
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            Jolt [^] "it does a programmers body good" ! :omg: The JOLT Product Excellence Awards [^] were named as a tribute to JOLT, the fabled soft drink quaffed by software developers for sustenance during project development marathons in the catagory: "Websites and Developer Networks / Productivity Winners" (2008) is "The Code Project"

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              I'm curious to know what else is out there that is not coffee? I've been drinking Advocare Spark for years and loved it. I've had stomach problems for years and never knew why. Money problems kept me from getting any and the month off my stomach was great. Having sleep apnea I pretty much need caffeine. No choice. So I switched to Rockstar. I simply love those energy drinks (you either love them or hate them). I'm concerned about all the non FDA approved stuff in them. I like loads of caffeine but the other stuff is a concern. Coffee rips my stomach up. Just too much acid. Do you have a caffeine drink you really like that isn't sugar free and not loaded with weird stuff? (Cannot be coffee, Cannot be sugar free. Sugar free hurts my stomach something good.)

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              Ravi Bhavnani
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              I've temporarily upped my daily caffeine intake to 9 cups of espresso, which allows for a wonderfully efficient 14-hr workday, although I'm beginning to question the wisdom of this (the 9 cups of espresso i.e., not the 14-hr workday). /ravi

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                I'm curious to know what else is out there that is not coffee? I've been drinking Advocare Spark for years and loved it. I've had stomach problems for years and never knew why. Money problems kept me from getting any and the month off my stomach was great. Having sleep apnea I pretty much need caffeine. No choice. So I switched to Rockstar. I simply love those energy drinks (you either love them or hate them). I'm concerned about all the non FDA approved stuff in them. I like loads of caffeine but the other stuff is a concern. Coffee rips my stomach up. Just too much acid. Do you have a caffeine drink you really like that isn't sugar free and not loaded with weird stuff? (Cannot be coffee, Cannot be sugar free. Sugar free hurts my stomach something good.)

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                baloneyman
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                I was told by a doc that the caffeine was what caused the acid. I usually just take generic Zantac over the counter acid reducers, get then for about a nickel apiece. Roy

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                  Diet Pepsi is a lot easier on the teeth than coca cola.

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                  Ennis Ray Lynch, Jr. wrote:

                  Diet Pepsi

                  Nasty X|

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                    I'm curious to know what else is out there that is not coffee? I've been drinking Advocare Spark for years and loved it. I've had stomach problems for years and never knew why. Money problems kept me from getting any and the month off my stomach was great. Having sleep apnea I pretty much need caffeine. No choice. So I switched to Rockstar. I simply love those energy drinks (you either love them or hate them). I'm concerned about all the non FDA approved stuff in them. I like loads of caffeine but the other stuff is a concern. Coffee rips my stomach up. Just too much acid. Do you have a caffeine drink you really like that isn't sugar free and not loaded with weird stuff? (Cannot be coffee, Cannot be sugar free. Sugar free hurts my stomach something good.)

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                    Why don't you try caffeine pills, with gensing and the other various substances they put in those energy drinks? I'm not much into stimulants, but some of that stuff works surprisingly well. Add psudoephedrine for an extra kick in the brain, the psudoephedrine by itself works quite well. I used to take 60mg of it every Sunday before work because it gave me energy and stamina, more than caffeine could give me. There is also Ritilan and Adderall.

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                      I'm curious to know what else is out there that is not coffee? I've been drinking Advocare Spark for years and loved it. I've had stomach problems for years and never knew why. Money problems kept me from getting any and the month off my stomach was great. Having sleep apnea I pretty much need caffeine. No choice. So I switched to Rockstar. I simply love those energy drinks (you either love them or hate them). I'm concerned about all the non FDA approved stuff in them. I like loads of caffeine but the other stuff is a concern. Coffee rips my stomach up. Just too much acid. Do you have a caffeine drink you really like that isn't sugar free and not loaded with weird stuff? (Cannot be coffee, Cannot be sugar free. Sugar free hurts my stomach something good.)

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                      Next there will be beer alternatives. Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

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                        Ennis Ray Lynch, Jr. wrote:

                        Diet Pepsi

                        Nasty X|

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                        code frog 0
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                        Whoa! You got a 5 and in the Lounge. Dang... a pig just flew by my window.:-D

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                          Why don't you try caffeine pills, with gensing and the other various substances they put in those energy drinks? I'm not much into stimulants, but some of that stuff works surprisingly well. Add psudoephedrine for an extra kick in the brain, the psudoephedrine by itself works quite well. I used to take 60mg of it every Sunday before work because it gave me energy and stamina, more than caffeine could give me. There is also Ritilan and Adderall.

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                          I took ephe for years in allergy medicine. It does nothing for me at all. Might as well be sugar.

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                            I took ephe for years in allergy medicine. It does nothing for me at all. Might as well be sugar.

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                            You must have built a tolerance.

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                              I'm curious to know what else is out there that is not coffee? I've been drinking Advocare Spark for years and loved it. I've had stomach problems for years and never knew why. Money problems kept me from getting any and the month off my stomach was great. Having sleep apnea I pretty much need caffeine. No choice. So I switched to Rockstar. I simply love those energy drinks (you either love them or hate them). I'm concerned about all the non FDA approved stuff in them. I like loads of caffeine but the other stuff is a concern. Coffee rips my stomach up. Just too much acid. Do you have a caffeine drink you really like that isn't sugar free and not loaded with weird stuff? (Cannot be coffee, Cannot be sugar free. Sugar free hurts my stomach something good.)

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                              I suggest green tea.

                              "Green tea also contains alkaloids including caffeine, theobromine, and theophylline. These alkaloids provide green tea's stimulant effects."

                              http://www.umm.edu/altmed/articles/green-tea-000255.htm Works great for me ;)

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                                I'm curious to know what else is out there that is not coffee? I've been drinking Advocare Spark for years and loved it. I've had stomach problems for years and never knew why. Money problems kept me from getting any and the month off my stomach was great. Having sleep apnea I pretty much need caffeine. No choice. So I switched to Rockstar. I simply love those energy drinks (you either love them or hate them). I'm concerned about all the non FDA approved stuff in them. I like loads of caffeine but the other stuff is a concern. Coffee rips my stomach up. Just too much acid. Do you have a caffeine drink you really like that isn't sugar free and not loaded with weird stuff? (Cannot be coffee, Cannot be sugar free. Sugar free hurts my stomach something good.)

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                                Abu Mami
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                                ...interesting drink from South America. Traditionally served in a special gourd, I'm sure it's also OK to drink from a mug. (just don't tell anyone)

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                                  I'm curious to know what else is out there that is not coffee? I've been drinking Advocare Spark for years and loved it. I've had stomach problems for years and never knew why. Money problems kept me from getting any and the month off my stomach was great. Having sleep apnea I pretty much need caffeine. No choice. So I switched to Rockstar. I simply love those energy drinks (you either love them or hate them). I'm concerned about all the non FDA approved stuff in them. I like loads of caffeine but the other stuff is a concern. Coffee rips my stomach up. Just too much acid. Do you have a caffeine drink you really like that isn't sugar free and not loaded with weird stuff? (Cannot be coffee, Cannot be sugar free. Sugar free hurts my stomach something good.)

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                                  Hendrik Belitz
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                                  Personally I'm a big fan of energizing teas or brews of different sorts. For myself, fresh peppermint (not that cheap tea bag crap) or ginger brew work best. I went steadily down to at most 3 cups of coffee (usually even less) per day by that.

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                                  • E Ennis Ray Lynch Jr

                                    Diet Pepsi is a lot easier on the teeth than coca cola.

                                    Need a C# Consultant? I'm available.
                                    Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know. -- Ernest Hemingway

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                                    Artiom Chilaru
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                                    I definitely agree on that one!

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                                      Jolt [^] "it does a programmers body good" ! :omg: The JOLT Product Excellence Awards [^] were named as a tribute to JOLT, the fabled soft drink quaffed by software developers for sustenance during project development marathons in the catagory: "Websites and Developer Networks / Productivity Winners" (2008) is "The Code Project"

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                                      Member 96
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                                      Not so fabled, actually very real, I've drank a can or two back in the day when the label used to say "All the sugar - TWICE the caffeine".


                                      "It's so simple to be wise. Just think of something stupid to say and then don't say it." -Sam Levenson

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                                        I'm curious to know what else is out there that is not coffee? I've been drinking Advocare Spark for years and loved it. I've had stomach problems for years and never knew why. Money problems kept me from getting any and the month off my stomach was great. Having sleep apnea I pretty much need caffeine. No choice. So I switched to Rockstar. I simply love those energy drinks (you either love them or hate them). I'm concerned about all the non FDA approved stuff in them. I like loads of caffeine but the other stuff is a concern. Coffee rips my stomach up. Just too much acid. Do you have a caffeine drink you really like that isn't sugar free and not loaded with weird stuff? (Cannot be coffee, Cannot be sugar free. Sugar free hurts my stomach something good.)

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                                        Member 96
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                                        :rolleyes: Well no doubt about it, your a U.S.-ian through and through, so is the guy who takes Zantac so he can continue to drink coffee. You guys are off the hook crazy. ;)


                                        "It's so simple to be wise. Just think of something stupid to say and then don't say it." -Sam Levenson

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                                          I suggest green tea.

                                          "Green tea also contains alkaloids including caffeine, theobromine, and theophylline. These alkaloids provide green tea's stimulant effects."

                                          http://www.umm.edu/altmed/articles/green-tea-000255.htm Works great for me ;)

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                                          The Death-by-Caffeine website reckoned you'd need to drink a bladder-crippling 600 cups of green tea to receive a fatal dose, so I don't think green tea will hit the spot for code-frog. I would suggest green tea too, but only cos I like it. :D

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