Pulled an all-nighter at a 24-hour diner and learned my limit on espresso shots

Last Tuesday I was at Denny's in Portland trying to finish a work project and ordered 5 espresso shots over 4 hours. By shot 4 the waitress gave me this look and said 'you okay over there?' I was not okay - my hands shook so bad I spilled coffee on my laptop and lost the whole file. Now I stick to a max of 2 shots in a sitting. Has anyone else hit that wall where more caffeine just makes you useless?

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hall.ruby7d ago

Hit that wall hard last month at a coffee shop downtown - after my fourth cold brew my heart was racing so bad I had to sit on the floor of the bathroom for twenty minutes. It's weird how quickly it switches from helpful to completely wrecking your focus and making everything worse. Did you end up getting your file back or was it totally gone?

amy8587d ago

Saw a study once that said past a certain point caffeine just spikes your anxiety without helping focus. @hall.ruby, that bathroom floor move sounds rough but totally relatable when your body goes into panic mode. 2 shot limit is smart, I learned that lesson the hard way too.