What do we build up that makes us need a stronger dose of caffeine for it to take effect?
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Basically, caffeine is a central nervous system stimulant, it causes your body to dump more dopamine, and your brain grows more dopamine receptors in response. As you grow more dopamine receptors, it’s harder to feel satisfied by anything that provides that dopamine (coffee, drugs, activities, etc…). As you require more dopamine to feel good, caffeine will start to serve to “level you out” more so than give you any sort of kick or energy. Without the caffeine (or other stimulants), until you take a break from it and let your brain dial back on the receptors, you’ll feel more tired, irritable, and overall unsatisfied by things.
Do that whole process again, but for andesine, which helps slow your nervous system.
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