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I gave up coffee a while ago, it was fantastic. I always thought that it never affected my sleep, but the difference in how I sleep then and now is incredible.

by lemming 16y ago

I gave up coffee a while ago, it was fantastic. I always thought that it never affected my sleep, but the difference in how I sleep then and now is incredible. And yeah, I no longer have the after lunch down. What I really couldn't kick was the habit of actually drinking the stuff. So I drink decaf now. Think it tastes different? I demand a double blind test. It tastes fine.

nickluft 16y ago
Similar reactions to me. I sleep better too, no longer fidget and turn over violently in bed. I drink water or weak black tea as my substitute.
- camiller 16y ago
  I drink coffee all day right up until bed time, 1.5 pots of coffee a day on average. Sleep like a rock and frequently wake in the morning in the exact same position I fell asleep in. My wife occasionally notes how little I move while asleep. Ethiopian Yirgacheffe in the coffee pot this morning, my favorite bean at the moment. Edit: I should add that I do understand that it effects everyone differently, my wife can't even drink half a can of pop without getting jittery.
xutopia 16y ago
I had a situation present itself that though it wasn't perfectly controlled could pass off for a double blind test. I was with friends and one went to get some coffee for both her and myself. The moment she put both coffees on the table she excused herself and took her phone out of the pocket to answer it. I didn't know which was which (as I drink decaf because of genetic marker rs762551 that says I'm not metabolizing caffeine properly). So I thought how great this would be to test the difference between the two. Both were Arabica and I was able to differentiate between the two with or without milk and sugar. The decaf version (I asked afterwards) was decaffeinated using the swiss process. I cannot guarantee that both beans were the same even if they were both Arabica so it might just be that the beans were different. My conclusion was that one of the two tasted sharper and more bitter. When she came back she told me which coffee was decaf and it was the one that didn't have the sharpness to it (or at least much less of it) When I went home I googled to learn the taste of caffeine itself and the first hit I got was a site describing it as a sharp bitter taste.
- nickluft 16y ago
  This had made me realise I have never tried decaf. I will go and buy some and see if I like it. Thanks.

by lemming 16y ago

nickluft 16y ago

Similar reactions to me. I sleep better too, no longer fidget and turn over violently in bed. I drink water or weak black tea as my substitute.

camiller 16y ago
I drink coffee all day right up until bed time, 1.5 pots of coffee a day on average. Sleep like a rock and frequently wake in the morning in the exact same position I fell asleep in. My wife occasionally notes how little I move while asleep. Ethiopian Yirgacheffe in the coffee pot this morning, my favorite bean at the moment. Edit: I should add that I do understand that it effects everyone differently, my wife can't even drink half a can of pop without getting jittery.

xutopia 16y ago

I had a situation present itself that though it wasn't perfectly controlled could pass off for a double blind test. I was with friends and one went to get some coffee for both her and myself. The moment she put both coffees on the table she excused herself and took her phone out of the pocket to answer it. I didn't know which was which (as I drink decaf because of genetic marker rs762551 that says I'm not metabolizing caffeine properly). So I thought how great this would be to test the difference between the two. Both were Arabica and I was able to differentiate between the two with or without milk and sugar. The decaf version (I asked afterwards) was decaffeinated using the swiss process. I cannot guarantee that both beans were the same even if they were both Arabica so it might just be that the beans were different. My conclusion was that one of the two tasted sharper and more bitter. When she came back she told me which coffee was decaf and it was the one that didn't have the sharpness to it (or at least much less of it) When I went home I googled to learn the taste of caffeine itself and the first hit I got was a site describing it as a sharp bitter taste.

nickluft 16y ago
This had made me realise I have never tried decaf. I will go and buy some and see if I like it. Thanks.