I'm not exposing coffee as a drug because I think Big Bro should regulate it. I'm totally opposed to the whole War on Drugs fervor. All I'm proposing is that we come to grips with what coffee is really about and what its popularity says about the world we live in. Coffee is a stimulant because it increases your heart rate and speeds up your whole metabolic process in general. The high you gain peaks between 30 and 60 minutes after a dose and gradually wanes for the next 5-7 hours, the time it takes for your body to expel all that caffeine.
Many people go for their second cup of coffee within an hour or so of the first.
And then a third soon thereafter. Caffeine overdose can occur after 3 to 6 cups of coffee. Symptoms are restlessness, nausea, headache, tense muscles, sleep disturbances, and even irregular heartbeats. Consume more and you1re lookin' at delirium and light flashes. The effects of coffee on your digestive system aren't any prettier.