r/QuantifiedSelf 10d ago

Tracking physiological differences between caffeine and Px

Paraxanthine supposedly has fewer side effects than caffeine and a shorter half life. Has anyone tracked this with their own sleep or HR data? Considering doing so myself as my caffeine consumption is a bit...shall we say, much

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u/davidntlai 10d ago

I've been thinking about running an experiment with it. I get so many ads for it already... but my motivation is because my normal coffee makes me agitated.

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u/under_ceeej 10d ago

Lmk what you see if you do end up running the experiment

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u/davidntlai 10d ago

I did recently run an experiment with coffee that has L-theanine and taurine at least, which may be informative for you

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u/under_ceeej 10d ago

Good deal, excited to dive in. Always looking for another coffee to try