My eyelids are extremely heavy as I sit here trying to write this Odyssey article, and I am having extreme difficulty even keeping my eyes open. It is only 10:30 at night, and yes, I have already had two cups of coffee in the last hour, and I still feel like I could pass out at any minute.
I unfortunately am one of those lucky few who isn't affected by caffeine. That's possible? Yes, yes it is. Honestly, it really is one of the worst traits to have. I chug coffee and I feel absolutely no change in my body. I didn't think this was possible until one day I googled, "why is caffeine not working on me?" If you too have this problem, maybe you can relate to this article and the frustrations I face being a college student who isn't effected by the "beautiful" thing known as caffeine.
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I decided to do my own research on my issue, and note, I am no scientist, but this is what I found out. Apparently there is something called the "caffeine gene" which controls our reaction to caffeine. In simple terms, some people have genes that are more easily affected by caffeine than others. People who are more strongly affected by caffeine are more likely to have gene variations in their DNA. Overall, genetics plays a significant in how caffeine affects you.
Not having this "caffeine gene", becomes frustrating when you need to stay up a little later at night to study for a test or finish a paper. Especially when others around you are on their second cup of coffee and bouncing off the walls, and your sitting staring through half-closed eyes, wishing that something could wake you up. It becomes even more frustrating when people are like "just go drink coffee, that'll wake you up." and you somehow have to explain to them that coffee does absolutely nothing for you.
However, there are benefits to this trait as well. If you enjoy coffee like I do, and drink it anyway, just because it tastes good. Well lucky for us, you can order an after dinner cappuccino and you'll still sleep like a baby at night.
