How late in the day do you have caffeine?

[jamalynn]

I remember watching Dr. Oz one time and he said not to have caffeine after 3pm.  Now, I do love my morning coffee and don't go many days without it.  But my days are busy and I sometimes wonder if an afternoon (between 3 and 4pm) coffee (or coke zero) would affect getting to sleep at night.  Just curious if any of you do afternoon caffeine. 

[emilyinchile]

I do notice the effect if I have caffeine after about 4 pm. I can still fall asleep, but I don't feel as tired at night and lie in bed feeling pretty awake for a few minutes. I don't often let that stop me if I want to have a coffee (or am really struggling late afternoon) though.

[runaways]

I'll drink Diet Coke with dinner without issue, but then my caffeine consumption in general is kind of ridiculous. No coffee past early afternoon though.

[kams]

Anything after 3 or 4 keeps me awake later than I like.

[CallingAllAngels]

We have a Starbucks on campus and I will sometimes go for an afternoon pick-me-up around 3pm. I don't usually go later than that. I haven't noticed it affecting my sleep.

[wambam]

1:00

If I'm really desperate, I'll do a half cup of coffee before 2:30. But after that it's no bueno.

[labbie]

I don't have any ill effects from an occasional coffee or soda in the evening. I only occassionally have any in the afternoons, and rarely in the evenings, but when I do I haven't noticed any difference.

[osulori]

I'll do pop in the evenings sometimes, but no coffee after lunchtime.

[gummybear]

I can't past 2 PM. My dad can drink 20 oz of fresh ground dark roast at 11 PM and be asleep 15 minutes later.

[cinco]

Apr 2, 2014 15:51:40 GMT -5 osulori said:

I'll do pop in the evenings sometimes, but no coffee after lunchtime.

This, except I don't call it pop, hah.

[mrs.jacinthe]

I can drink coffee anytime. I will occasionally drink a hot coffee on my way home from masters at 9:30 pm. Get home, take a shower, read a book, fall asleep.

Very little (except my pest cat) can keep me awake at night.

ETA: I'm BREEZY.

[osulori]

Apr 2, 2014 16:02:43 GMT -5 cinco said:

Apr 2, 2014 15:51:40 GMT -5 osulori said:

I'll do pop in the evenings sometimes, but no coffee after lunchtime.

This, except I don't call it pop, hah.

Don't tell me you call it...ugh...soda.  That's the devil's word.

[ckinla]

Caffeine has no effect on me - I can drink it immediately before bed and fall asleep normally, and if I drink it when I'm exhausted it actually makes me more tired, if it's a hot drink. I don't drink it often though - maybe 2-3 times a week?

[Susie]

I get coffee around 3p most weekdays. I find that exercising at night has more impact on my sleep than caffeine in the afternoon.

[bostonmichelle]

It depends honestly. Soda usually doesn't affect me, but if I have a coffee after 4 or 5pm I usually can't fall asleep or don't sleep as worse. But there are some days, especially during tax season, that I could chug coffee and still fall asleep at my desk.

[Wines Not Whines]

My cutoff is around 5 pm. I thought that was early, but after reading this post, apparent it's not.

[labbie]

Apr 2, 2014 15:54:18 GMT -5 gummybear said:

I can't past 2 PM. My dad can drink 20 oz of fresh ground dark roast at 11 PM and be asleep 15 minutes later.

This is how I am- and it drives my DH crazy. He has the worst time sleeping. I'm excellent at it, so he's very jealous 

[libbygrl109]

I don't typically have a problem drinking it at any time. I just had coffee an hour ago, and I'm ready to crash.

On typical days, though, I usually don't have coffee past my morning mug, and only the occasional soda.

[skwcm80]

Caffeine doesn't keep me up no matter when I drink it.

[gt7301b]

Apr 2, 2014 16:10:09 GMT -5 osulori said:

Apr 2, 2014 16:02:43 GMT -5 cinco said:

This, except I don't call it pop, hah.

Don't tell me you call it...ugh...soda.  That's the devil's word.

Coke, always coke

[sadlebred]

I typically don't drink much caffeine in general. I'm ok having 1-2 glasses of unsweet tea with dinner til 8:30 pm with no effect. I can't do Diet Coke after 5:00.

[boston340]

The only caffeine I regularly have is morning coffee. I very occasionally have an unsweetened iced tea if I'm out for lunch. Absolutely no caffeine after 2 p.m. though or it affects my sleep and I already have massive sleep issues as it is.

[ebeth]

I don't typically drink any caffiene after 9AM, but occaisionally I'll have a tea or a diet coke or something in the afternoon.

the only time I've noticed caffiene effecting my sleep is after drinking redbull vodkas. redbull gives me crazy, vivid dreams. but I haven't had a redbull vodka since college.

[Deleted]

I'm trying to stick to no coffee after lunch and no caffeinated teas after dinner.

[mainewifey]

I can drink coffee or tea pretty much at any time. I did take one of those 5 hour energy things before a work out at 5pm a couple of weeks ago, and that seemed to keep me up. Even though it's supposed to only have as much caffeine as a cup of premium coffee. It could have just been a placebo affect. I think that was only my 3rd one I've ever drank before, so I'm not sure how they usually work.

[bluedaisyus]

I'll drink it into the evening. I drink way too much of it regularly to know when it does or doesn't affect me anymore. But I also sleep like crap most of the time, and I'm guessing my caffeine consumption is a large part of the reason.

[breezy8407]

I can't have coffee after about 2pm.

I can have a diet coke around dinner time and be fine, but nothing later than that.

[Deleted]

Here's a weird fact: I've never had a cup of tea or coffee in my life. Not one. Ever. Not even herbal tea.
I do occasionally have a sugar free red bull, and that seems to perk me up. Never had any trouble sleeping though.

[emuni04]

Around 3 pm. I find that my PM coffee gives me the jitters. I have no idea why that is.

[sitnspin]

It really doesn't affect me.  I can have a coffee after dinner and go to sleep just fine.