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by josephdviviano 2351 days ago
How many coffees per day do you drink? And what is the time of your last coffee? The half life of caffeine is 8 hours, and can inhibit deep sleep even if you achieve unconsciousness.
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Actually, it varies. Two genetic tests an experience confirmed I have much slower caffeine metabolism. So no coffee after 11 for me, and ideally not a lot.
I just fact checked myself and found that the half-life is actually 3-5 hours. Sorry about that. But in any case, it's common for people to go to bed at night with some active caffeine in their system.
Does this mean that after 8 hours the caffeine is still in my system, acting half as strongly as it was at the time of ingestion?
Well, there's half as much, I don't know enough to say there is a linear relationship between caffeine concentration and it's psychological effects.