Only option for me at my workplace is either coffee (undrinkably bitter) or expired tea (tastes like rot). Did not have enough time yesterday to make myself tea for the next day and the shop where I buy energy drinks is closed. I extremely drownsy and my head hurts.
EDIT: Coffee is undrinkable to me, quality or not. The bitterness will just overpower everything.
Wean yourself off the caffeine addiction.
Easier than you think, just a week or two of minor side effects, headache being the worse. Tylenol helps.
Your energy starts rebounding after only a few days, within a month or two, you feel a sustained, normal amount of energy through your day that doesn’t suddenly spike and drop.
And then after a few months you forget why you stopped, and start drinking that amazing coffee again <-- I am here
Not a fan of coffee, but I’m very careful about the amount of caffeine I take. This gives me fewer negative effects, lower tolerance, and a better kick if I’m feeling drowsy and turn to caffeine to solve that problem.
A proper amount of sleep is the better way, but I have a really hard time falling asleep before 9 and need to wake up at 5.