Coffee Is My Medicine

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Is coffee your medicine? How many cups of coffee do you drink per day?

They say that coffee drinkers, compared to nondrinkers, are:

  • less likely to have type 2 diabetes, Parkinson's disease, and dementia
  • have fewer cases of certain cancers, heart rhythm problems, and strokes
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Specializes in LTC, assisted living, med-surg, psych.

I've always thought they should make coffee in IV form.....

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Specializes in ICU.

Ive given caffeine drips back when I worked neuro. I wouldn't mind one when it gets to be, oh, about 0300 in my shift!

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Specializes in LTC Rehab Med/Surg.

Cups? That's for amateurs.

I drink buckets:)

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Real caffeine addicts go for dark chocolate covering expresso beans. Wash it down with a cup of java and the world turns.

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Oncology, Epic CT.

Coffee un-zombifies me after a long night of studying. Cannot function without it!

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Oncology, Epic CT.
aknottedyarn said:
Real caffeine addicts go for dark chocolate covering expresso beans. Wash it down with a cup of java and the world turns.

Ooo. I think you just hit my java tooth with that combination. :D I'm going to try that out tomorrow.

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I just put my pen in my mouth and tried to write with my coffee cup. Is this a sign that I've been studying too hard or that it's time for another cup of coffee?

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Oncology, Epic CT.
writed said:
I just put my pen in my mouth and tried to write with my coffee cup. Is this a sign that I've been studying too hard or that it's time for another cup of coffee?

I think it is time for another cup...the next thing you know, you'll using the pen as a spoon. :cheeky:

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Love it! I call coffee my 'soothing elixir' :)

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Hmmm I work am shift and this is my coffee schedule- wake up and get ready half a pot of mud at home, on way to work venti Starbucks, about 9/10 a.m. cup from nurses station room, 11:30 a.m, steal coffee from cafeteria before patients eat lunch (weak as heck), 12:00 p.m. second Starbucks run but its a venti ice coffee, 1:30-3:00 p.m. caffeine is cut off and chug water :p

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I'll take that IV push plz!!!...lol

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