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On Thu, 10 Jul 2008 11:37:47 -0500, "Pete C." >
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>Julia Altshuler wrote:
>>
>> I know that Earl Grey tea has some amount of caffien in it. I'm
>> wondering if anyone has ever been kept awake by a cup of tea. Does
>> anyone here avoid tea at night because of its sleep preventing
>> properties? Or is the amount so small that my inability to sleep last
>> night must be due to something else?
>>
>> --Lia

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>Caffeine in tea is around half the level of caffeine in coffee overall I
>believe. I can't give you any info as to it's affect on sleep, since I
>can drink a triple espresso and then go right to sleep.


When I was young I was like that. Now caffeine makes me wired if I
have more than two cups. Forget about sleeping.

Lou