getting thru residency with minimal caffine

[thedman888]

is it possible? anyone done it? 1 cup of coffee per wk..

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[sophiejane]

is it possible? anyone done it? 1 cup of coffee per wk..

Good Lord, that's practically blasphemy.

I have one cup a day, in the morning, but if I don't get it, I become evil. I may drink a diet coke later in the day if I'm wilting, but usually not. We shall see how I do with that plan in a few weeks.

I know a lot of people drink Red Bull or other "energy drinks" and I personally think those are much worse than good old coffee. All kinds of stuff you can't pronounce in the ingredient list. Yikes.

Some say exercise helps. It certainly can't hurt.

 

[deleted87716]

You're asking the wrong person.

I've cut down a lot in recent years. I usually drink less than four cups/day now. In residency, I pretty much drank coffee all...day...long.

 

[Winged Scapula]

Sure its possible. I don't care for coffee and although I tried it (with LOTS of cream and sugar) during medical school, got through and entire residency and fellowship without any.

Of course, I'm but I think that's more the work than lack of caffeine.

 

[Red Beard]

While I admit I am still in the "Wonder Years" (MS 1 & 2) (loved that show), I recently quit coffee and am amazed at how good I feel now. I sleep like a baby, and tend to have a much more even energy distribution throughout the day, as opposed to my coffee days when I would be about to pass out after lunch if I didn't have a cup.

Hope I can keep it up when I hit the clinical years.

 

[Red Beard]

But, unlike Kimberly, I LOOOOOOOOVE coffee!!!! There's nothing like a perfectly brewed, hot cup on the back porch when nothing else is going on. I do miss that....

The Irish have Guiness, the English have tea, and we Seattlites have the best coffee on the planet.

I miss the coffee shops the most, since I moved away.