April 07, 2006

OD

I'm not sure but I think I tried to poison myself yesterday. Oh, it wasn't intentional, but none the less.....

Let me see if I can explain.

I'm on a budget, so instead of buying my normal coffee beans I'm buying the big ass cans-o-coffee already ground.

When you are making a 12 cup pot, you use 1 scoop of beans for every cup of coffee. Not so when you are using the ground schtuff.

I don't know what I was thinking, but put 12 heaping scoops of ground coffee in to make 12 cups of coffee. Oh, and it's the strong stuff. Yeah, no foolin' around for THIS girl.

I thought it tasted bad, but put that off to the fact that I am a bit of a coffee snob. Told myself to just buck up - it's all only temporary.

I drank the entire pot.

About an hour later my stomach is just rollin'. And rollin'. I felt like crap. All afternoon.

Tryin' to figure out what I did I reviewed my day. That's when it hit me. Basically - I drank 12 large cups of expresso. On an empty stomach.

Kinda explains the very weird CSIish dreams I had last night. And the reason I feel like someone beat the snot out of me this morning.

Can you OD from caffine????

I've *GOT* to start paying more attention.

Posted by Tammi at April 7, 2006 06:47 AM
Comments

... yes, you can OD.. it'll stop your heart...

Posted by: Eric at April 7, 2006 07:00 AM

i use a scoop (but not heaping) of the ground stuff (he likes Folgers Columbian Roast) for each cup of Frank's coffee. it's motor oil. it's exactly how he wants it.

Posted by: sarahk at April 7, 2006 07:14 AM

And yet caffeine is supposed to help you pay attention. Do you need less caffeine or MORE? Hmmmm.

Once my eye starts to twitch, I figure I've had enough.

Posted by: Jerry at April 7, 2006 07:50 AM

First: I thought this post was about me and you spelled it wrong. I got all excited, and then figured out it was nothing.

Second: You can OD on water. Too much of anything is not good for you. Except sex, and I've never tried to get "too much", being that nobody will stick around that long.

I had to switch to decaf because of my bloodpressure. And frankly, it's good to have the monkey off your back. Took months to get over the headache in the morning, but ah, well. Glad you're OK.

Posted by: og at April 7, 2006 09:56 AM

Oh Good Lord, I read this and I do believe the blood vessels in my heart constricted!

Posted by: Bou at April 7, 2006 03:53 PM

TWELVE??? You used TWELVE heaping spoonfuls of the ground coffee??????
Wow...blech...

Posted by: ktreva at April 7, 2006 05:31 PM

And they think I drink too much caffeine at work.

Posted by: Contagion at April 7, 2006 06:50 PM

If you ever find that your coffee is too strong or too bitter, try cutting it with a little tap water.

Basic chemistry - the water brings the pH of the coffee closer to neutral, making it less acidic.

Posted by: Harvey at April 8, 2006 04:59 AM