Coffee Is My Medicine

[Joe V]

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

[proud nurse, BSN, RN]

Coffee rips my stomach apart. I love the taste of it, but I get such a stomach ache.

[nursel56]

I need my coffee! When I have bloodwork that requires fasting, I pretty much have my coffee at the ready. Blood goes out, coffee goes in . . .and there is such a large variety of gizmos to make it in now!

[redhead_NURSE98!, ADN, BSN]

With so many replies I came here expecting a debate. I'm not disappointed though, you all are hilarious!

I love coffee, but it makes me even more overheated than I already am so I don't get to drink much of it. Love it!

[ProgressiveActivist, BSN, RN]

Coffee is not my medicine, it's my oxygen.

[FDW630]

I don't know how people drink it all the time! I could use the energy I get from a cup or five before school/clinical, but between the urgent stomach issues and the hot flashes/sweats it gives me, I think I'd be worse off. Bummer! I do get to use it on my days off (what's that?) to speed-clean my neglected house and stay awake to read and study. Just gotta stay home so I don't look cracked out in public.

[GitanoRN, BSN, MSN, RN]

Needless to say, I gotta have my Cafe'.

...Aloha~

[Patryk]

I like all of them, thanks.

[SummitRN, BSN, RN]

I have some blood in my caffeine stream.

[GLORIAmunchkin72]

And I was just ready to cut down...:)

[CathRN]

LOL SummitAP, the same goes for me. "I have some blood in my caffeine stream." So true.

[Joe V]

I drink about 40 oz per day.