re: Coffee doesn't do anything for me

I can’t stand the taste of coffee.

I know i know. I’m actually one of the few but i truly hate the way it tastes

Good thread.
Would read again.
Here's your attention, OP

Maybe interacting with a medication or weak coffee

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Coffee doesn't wake me up or keep me awake. I've actually had days where I've had 2-3 cups of coffee and gone back to bed. Anybody else have this happen to you?

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The body seeks equilibrium.

Take a month break from coffee - and then see how it affects you - if you like.

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I don’t drink for the caffeine…I enjoy the taste of good coffee & espresso. Have a great drip machine (that heats to gold cup standard) & burr grinder for whole beans.

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I really enjoy a well-brewed cup of coffee, and coffee is great for one’s health.

My personal go-to is Eight O’Clock whole bean in my burr grinder and brewed in my electric percolator.

It’s $14.99 for a 40oz bag which is the cheapest I’ve found anywhere. On the other hand, Starbucks is $24.99 for the same 40oz, and is of inferior quality IMO.

I brew it the evening before work and drink it iced as well.

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The impact of coffee subtypes on incident cardiovascular disease, arrhythmias, and mortality: long-term outcomes from the UK Biobank

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Methods and results

Coffee subtypes were defined as decaffeinated, ground, and instant, then divided into 0, <1, 1, 2–3, 4–5, and >5 cups/day, and compared with non-drinkers. Cardiovascular disease included coronary heart disease, cardiac failure, and ischaemic stroke.

Cox regression modelling with hazard ratios (HRs) assessed associations with incident arrhythmia, CVD, and mortality. Outcomes were determined through ICD codes and death records.

A total of 449 563 participants (median 58 years, 55.3% females) were followed over 12.5 ± 0.7 years.

Ground and instant coffee consumption was associated with a significant reduction in arrhythmia at 1–5 cups/day but not for decaffeinated coffee.

The lowest risk was 4–5 cups/day for ground coffee [HR 0.83, confidence interval (CI) 0.76–0.91, P < 0.0001] and 2–3 cups/day for instant coffee (HR 0.88, CI 0.85–0.92, P < 0.0001). All coffee subtypes were associated with a reduction in incident CVD (the lowest risk was 2–3 cups/day for decaffeinated, P = 0.0093; ground, P < 0.0001; and instant coffee, P < 0.0001) vs. non-drinkers.

All-cause mortality was significantly reduced for all coffee subtypes, with the greatest risk reduction seen with 2–3 cups/day for decaffeinated (HR 0.86, CI 0.81–0.91, P < 0.0001); ground (HR 0.73, CI 0.69–0.78, P < 0.0001); and instant coffee (HR 0.89, CI 0.86–0.93, P < 0.0001).

Conclusion

Decaffeinated, ground, and instant coffee, particularly at 2–3 cups/day, were associated with significant reductions in incident CVD and mortality. Ground and instant but not decaffeinated coffee was associated with reduced arrhythmia.

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It doesn't give me a jolt nor do I get headaches if I don't have it

But I've been a coffee drinker for most of my life, probably dating back to middle/high school

I just like it, my morning is incomplete without it. It's the same urge I have to crack a beer during a baseball game - it's not real dependency, it's just something that completes the morning.

Can you pass along some of that energy to the hamsters?

Same, I can drink some coffee or have an energy drink then go take a nap.

Coffee makes my mouth taste like a cat shite in it.
Adderall and Red Bull get me going each morning.

Duncan ice coffee gets me way going good