# 600 mg of caffiene in 2 hours.

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 22, 2004, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/600-mg-of-caffiene-in-2-hours/241411 "2004-04-22T12:36:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![john31584](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/46a35a/32.png) [@john31584](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/john31584)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2004, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/600-mg-of-caffiene-in-2-hours/241411/1 "2004-04-22T12:36:04Z")

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Are there any potential health hazards to consuming this much caffiene, in the form of no-doze?

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**Author:** ![ryanbobo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b4bc9f/32.png) [@ryanbobo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ryanbobo)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2004, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/600-mg-of-caffiene-in-2-hours/241411/2 "2004-04-22T12:52:55Z")

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It’s not good for you, but it won’t kill you. IIRC, the lethal dose is 10g. You might yak, though.

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**Author:** ![john31584](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/46a35a/32.png) [@john31584](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/john31584)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2004, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/600-mg-of-caffiene-in-2-hours/241411/3 "2004-04-22T12:56:08Z")

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this was several hours ago, and I don’t feel any nausea, just fatigue/jitters/a mild headache.

In the same 24 hour period I also took wellbutrin (an anti-depressant, prescribed) and dayquil (2 gelcaps), followed by nyquil (1 gelcap) to counter the caffeine and dayquil.

This is not a normal thing, I had to stay up until around 3 AM writing a paper, and then try to get some sleep.

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**Author:** ![KidCharlemagne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed8c4c/32.png) [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2004, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/600-mg-of-caffiene-in-2-hours/241411/4 "2004-04-22T13:35:46Z")

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I nearly coughed up a lung laughing at this (obviously prank) phone call to folger’s help line from a guy who said he ate a can of coffee. Wait till you hear what the lady says, it’s hilarious: [http://www.nofrills.ashst.com/HallowayPage.htm](http://www.nofrills.ashst.com/HallowayPage.htm)

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**Author:** ![john31584](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/46a35a/32.png) [@john31584](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/john31584)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2004, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/600-mg-of-caffiene-in-2-hours/241411/5 "2004-04-22T13:45:01Z")

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oh, man. that’s funny

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**Author:** ![KidCharlemagne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed8c4c/32.png) [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2004, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/600-mg-of-caffiene-in-2-hours/241411/6 "2004-04-22T20:24:47Z")

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> [@john31584](#):
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> oh, man. that’s funny

Can you imagine telling someone they just ate the equivalent of 60 cups of coffee and not telling them to talk to a poison control hotline? “You might feel a little fidgety?” Good lord.