How much coffee do you drink a day ?

Absolutely none! I am not a coffee drinker. I use to try and drink it when I was teaching because the schools were so cold and I drank it to stay warm. I had to put tons of sugar and cream in it just to get it down.

I used to drink three or four cups a day until I started having problems with my stomach last year and one of the things that was irritating it was coffee...even decaf. I still have maybe two cups per *week*.. ..but I pay the price for those. I love coffee hot and iced so it's a real bummer not being able to drink it too often.

I used to drink about the same amount as you, 5-8 cups a day. It was strong coffee to, very potent. About 10 years or so ago, my body started to say..'enough'. I began to have anxiety and panic attacks. I didn't know why at first , but after eliminating coffee, and anythin else with caffeine, the attacks went away. Caffeine is a neurotoxin. Some people can tolerate it better than others. I obviously could only tolerate it up to a point. If I have one cup now, I get anxiety attacks and heart palpitations. I really love the smell of it though, and occasionally do have decaf, but not too often, since it just isn't the same as tasting the real thing.

I do drink coffee. But not in too much excess. I drink maybe one to two cups a day. Later in the day if I want coffee I will make decaffeinated. I have to watch my anxiety with caffeine involved.

I don't go for the cup of joe unless I really have to. Let's say I am in a substitute teaching situation. You know that the principal watches his teachers very carefully, and the worst case scenario is that he walks into my classroom, and finds me asleep on the job with all the kids in the room. Of course, behind an ordeal of that nature, I won't have a job. I probably won't be able to teach anywhere again. All it takes in that field is one mistake of that nature. So if I know going in that I am not going to perform well--and stay awake--without that extra kick in the pants--off to the teacher's lounge I go for that extra cup of Joe!