On 2003-10-26, B. Kildow wrote:
fLameDogg wrote:
pgluth1 wrote in
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I drink more than my share of caffeinated beverages in the course of a
day - strong African coffees, rich Asian teas, tempered with the
occasional rooibos or green tea. Frankly, I do not notice any
caffeine-like effects, probably because my tolerance is so high.
Pleasant, leafy flavor, but with the cooler water brewing, it is also
quite smooth in texture. I can say it falls into that "acquired taste"
category and I will report back after I have had some more experience.

Yep, all of that is consonant with what I've found. Though I've read that
some people pooh-pooh the difference between "mateine" and caffiene, I
really loaded up on it last night, and noticed only a clear, light buzz at
most--no jitters whatsoever.

I have to admit curiosity as to Mate. I've tried Celestial Seasonings
"Rolling Thunder" which contains Yerba Mate, but can't handle it at
all. It makes me intensely sick to my stomach. On the other hand, I
can drink coffee on top of No-Doze (don't ask...it was a *very* bad
day at work once!) without any stomach upset at all.

Yow! That's a pretty strong stomach, it seems to me. I would be very
cautious myself. Like my friend who can't tolerate ginseng at all, I
have a couple of food allergies. One of them is fairly mild, but the
other could possibly be lethal--I've only brushed up against that
substance once, and it's fortunately not common. The one that only
causes discomfort is peanuts, and it's hard not to encounter them from
time to time. I'm lucky the situation isn't reversed--I only found out
a couple of years ago that some people are indeed allergic enough to
peanuts that it could kill them.

Not saying what you have is an allergy, but it's the thing to watch out
for, I think.

I tried the CS version twice, the first time on an empty stomach and
then tried it (after I got my nerve back up) again after having eaten
with the same effect. So, a sensitivity to Mate, to something else in
their blend (I can't recall off the top of my head what else was in
there) or....???

I'm guessing you're referring to CS "Morning Thunder". According to
their Web site, it only contains "Roasted maté and black tea." I'd say
beware. Of course, the acid test would be to obtain a small amount of
mate and try just a tiny bit by itself, but based on the above, I'm not
sure it would be worth it to you.

I guess you could have also gotten a bad batch of tea.
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fD