Caffeine gives me an instant lift. Choose anything - coffee, chocolate, ice cream, energy drinks, pudding or cocoa. These caffeinated foods and beverages give me a sought after pick-me-up. Caffeine also brings me down, sometimes hard. On particularly challenging days, I've reached for caffeine within an hour of rising from bed. It’s an up and down journey of feeling energized only feel tired a short while later - in need of another caffeine boost. Plus, the more caffeine I consumed, the more caffeine I needed.