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Caffeine Half-Life Calculator

Enter when you drank it and how much — see your current mg level, a 12-hour decay curve, and when you'll drop below the sleep-safe threshold.

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Healthy BMI18.5 – 24.9
Daily Calories2,000 – 2,500
Sleep Cycle90 min

Caffeine Dose

Quick Presets

Timing & Metabolism

Population range: 3–7 hrs. Slower in pregnancy, on some medications.

Right Now

74.5mg

78.4% of dose

Sleep-Safe In

3h 18m

<50mg threshold

At 10% Left

16h 54m

from now

Decay Over Next 12 Hours

Hours from Nowmg Remaining% of Dose
Now74.50.8%
+2h58.40.6%
+4hsleep ok45.80.5%
+6hsleep ok35.90.4%
+8hsleep ok28.20.3%
+10hsleep ok22.10.2%
+12hsleep ok17.30.2%

25% remaining

9h 24m

10% remaining

16h 54m

5% remaining

22h 36m

Caffeine half-life varies significantly (3–7 hrs) based on genetics, liver enzymes, medications, and pregnancy. These estimates use the population average of 5.7 hours. Not medical advice.

1

Half-Life Decay Formula

C(t) = C₀ × 0.5^(t / halfLife)

= 74.5 mg remaining

95 mg × 0.5^(2 / 5.7) = 74.5 mg after 2h

2

Current Concentration

% remaining = (C_now / C₀) × 100

= 78.4% of original dose

(74.5 / 95) × 100 = 78.4%

3

Time to Sleep-Safe Level (<50 mg)

t = halfLife × log₂(C_now / 50)

= 3h 18m from now

5.7 × log₂(74.5 / 50) = 3.3 hours

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