Does tea keep you awake like coffee does?

Answer 1

If you watch the soaps, tea is the cure for everything, God only knows what we did before tea!!! xxx

Answer 2

Tea does have caffeine, however I've been known to drink an entire pot of green tea just before bed and go straight to sleep. Coffee definitely has more caffeine than some tea.

If you're looking for something that will keep you awake without being so harmfully diuretic, black tea is a good choice.

Answer 3

It's not the tea or coffee it is the caffeine. Tea has less caffeine in it so you would have to drink lots more to get the same effects. Here is some interesting information on coffee that you may want to read.

Answer 4

Tea has less caffeine (the drug that helps keep you awake) in it then coffee, but it does have some.

Answer 5

tea has caffeine in it like coffee does, if thats what you want to know, caffeine is a drug known to stimulate the brain and increase metabolism for short amounts of time so yes...tea can help you feel more awake similar to the way cofee does.

Answer 6

Tea does contain caffeine but considerably less than coffee.

Answer 7

See for yourself:
8-ounce Beverage
Coffee, Drip 115-175 mg
Coffee, Brewed 80-135 mg
Coffee, Espresso (2 ounces) 100 mg
Coffee, Instant 65-100 mg
Tea, iced 47 mg
Tea, brewed, imported brands (avg.) 60 mg
Tea, brewed, U.S. brands (avg.) 40 mg
Tea, instant 30 mg
Tea, green 15 mg
Hot cocoa 14 mg
Coffee, Decaf, brewed 3-4 mg
Coffee, Decaf, instant 2-3 mg

Also, check this:
http://www.stashtea.com/caffeine.htm

Answer 8

YES!
Green tea especially, does me in. When I drink it past 10 am, I cannot sleep until midnight.
Good luck

Answer 9

Me personally? No. Don't think it should cos it contains less caffeine than coffee.

Answer 10

I use decaf, tea and coffee so no problems with either.