Misc Caffeine powder, .1g scale. and some other things

[The Network]

Is it safe to slowly add a very small amount of powder until the scale goes from .1 to .2g? Then I can assume it's likely 150mg-250mg which is safe, right? Or are 0.1g scales off sometimes by an amount that would make using them for caffeine dangerous?

I'm talking about pure caffeine, yes, not pills.

also... for someone with a moderate(well shit.. pretty high, I can drink 2 monster energy shots and not have the effects) tolerance what's the max dose I should use for 2-3x a week use that won't fuck up my heart. No want die young

sorry if this was already asked but I UTFSE and not one thread came up that could answer my first question.

 

[dokomo]

The recommended dosing for caffeine is not more than 300mg per day (its where you start getting some nasty side effects.)

That said, I've been taking 600mg+ per day for years. if you are not overweight and don't have high blood pressure, then it would be generally safe to increase it (so long as you do it gradually and don't get nasty side effects.) This is one of those things where its good to listen to your body, your heartrate, etc and see how it affects you individually.

As far as the scale goes, I personally would be very wary of those as accuracy can vary considerably. They sell caffeine pills very cheaply at any pharmacy (generic No-Doz or Vivarin brands) that are already pre-measured so I would strongly suggest those.

 

[The Network]

Binders don't taste good and you can get powder WAYYYYYYYYY cheaper. Also if I NEED to I can just take like a quarter of a quarter (that's 1/16) teaspoon. That's what people say is on the package as the recommended dose(IDK how many mg that is though)

 

[Deadhead420]

How the hell did you get pure caffeine powder? And why? I bought 100 pills (200mg) for $10 at walgreens. That's 10 cents a piece and you don't have to guess at how much you're taking.

 

[HdoubleODeezy]

i got a 1/2kg of pure caffeine powder from a reputable supplier for 15bucks.. thats equal to 2500 no doz tabs..
-just backing up the OP-

And OP.. you could be off on your measurements by 100mg if you are horrible at using a scale and you would still be fine (maybe a lil jittery but fine)

 

[NeighborhoodThreat]

That's a pretty high tolerance to caffeine, and dokomo, that's crazy that you can handle that much daily!

Anyway, even with that high of a tolerance, I recommend getting a more accurate scale. 0.1gram scales are infamous for being extra inaccurate when used to measure drugs.

 

[The Network]

Alright. And you can buy the powder on a certain site that is named after a river in South America and basically anywhere online and even at like sports shops I think. It's called 'anhydrous caffeine powder' by most people. And yes the anhydrous means exactly what you think it does.


K so, I found a sexy looking reputable supplier and I can either get natural(extracted from coffee) or synthetic caffeine, natural is 2x the price but if you think synthetic might be worse for you or more likely to have contaminants or something then I'll get 250g of natural instead of 500g synthetic.