Wow. Thanks for all the good answers confirming what I was merely
guessing at.


I never grew to like coffee as a teenager and have never drunk it. I
prefer gingerale and sprite to caffienated sodas like coke. About the
only caffien I get regularly is from chocolate. Not liking coffee, I
long ago learned that when I'm in a social situation where everyone is
sitting around chatting and drinking coffee that I can join in by asking
for tea.


Which is what I did last night. A friend had me over for a friendly
evening of sewing. When offered, I accepted a mug of tea. I like it
weak, drank less than half the mug, was home by 9:00p and in bed by
11:00p. I didn't feel jittery awake; I just couldn't sleep. So I read,
watched t.v., tried to sleep again, and finally was able to sleep by
2:00a. The funny thing was that nothing felt different except that I
couldn't sleep. I wasn't in a bad mood or worried about anything. I
felt fine.


It wasn't until today that I wondered if the tea could be the culprit,
and y'all have confirmed that it could be. Since I get no caffien
otherwise, I wasn't watching out for its effects. Thanks.


--Lia