yes it does have antidepressant qualities it stimulates dopamine.

Lots. Like 2 pots. But I also drink a ton of water. Like 60+ ounces. I drink all day long. It doesn't matter to me. I don't have mania issues with it.

I've mostly cut caffeine out of my diet, as in 90% of the year I'm caffeine free. I've found that I actually have *more* energy than when I was drinking 3-5 cups of coffee a day. The other 10% of the time, though, is for when I'm so depressed I can barely get out of bed or--surprisingly enough--after panic attacks. When I have a panic attack, my body tends to want to shut down, and a little iced tea seems to help me return to a semi-functional level.

Also, I've noticed that if I'm manic, caffeine isn't going to make it any better or worse.

never drank coffee til i went to AA meetings when i was 50yrs old. i learned i cant drink it black (gag) or with creamer (double gag). then i discovered sugar (just right). its like chocolate milk to me. i drink it like water. never met a drug i didnt become addicted too. surprise. 10-20 cups a day. plus pepsi. not alot of pepsi though. no alcohol though. life is a trade-off

i doubt i could drink 111 cups. so it probably wont kill me.

or 314 cans of pepsi. probably safe there too

My metabolism is back ass backwards - got to love being ADHD Ilive on coffee and dew (love the taste of both) but neither hype me up at all

speaking of meds? time to take some id say. been up since 4 or 5am? kinda tough to remember today. like my brain aint messed up enough. they gots to mess with my time http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjPlhb4f9P8

Caffeine appears to have absolutely no effect on me at all. Yesterday I drank 9 cups of coffee (yes, NINE) and then took a nap. I drink diet coke all day long too, right up till bedtime. No problems. When I STOP drinking caffeine I don't get the joneses or anything. I just happen to like coffee and diet coke.

However ,sugar makes me manic. So figure that one out.

before anyone has to remind me of the rules i now realize that i should place a warning on frank zappa tunes. ill try to remember

caffeine doesn't mix well with my meds so I drink de-caf now, about a pot a day

I drink two cups of coffee in the morning at work then ice water the rest of the day til I get home them ice tea right up til bedtime.

There are just some things I'm not willing to compromise on in life and my caffine and especially my unsweetened ice tea is one of those.

Grew up most of my life in Florida and ice tea is just a necessity, moved to Seattle and found coffee and that also became a necessary part of my daily routine.

I don't find that either make me manic or agitate my anxiety.

I would probably be diagnosed with coffee addiction if I told my pdoc how much I drank. I get in about two pots a day. I have anxiety but if I don't drink coffee for a while, it doesn't seem to be any different. Plus, I can drink a cup and go right to bed when I am stable. Guess everyone is different.

in my experience it just depends on whether or not I'm having an episode. I drink about a cup a day. And when I am stable it just aids in making me alert and wake up the mind etc. Normal stuff.

However, if it is I am feeling hypomanic and drink coffee, I get even more hypo.
But if I'm feeling depressed it seems to excalate that.