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I always thought I was one of those people on whom caffeine had little to no effect, since we I was drinking 5 cups a day on average and still felt tired all th
by datenhorst 6y ago
I always thought I was one of those people on whom caffeine had little to no effect, since we I was drinking 5 cups a day on average and still felt tired all the time.
During the lock-down I read somewhere that caffeine's half-life in your body is 6 hours. I'd always needed an hour at least to fall asleep at night but I never attributed it to caffeine. So I figured I'd quit coffee for a to see what the effects were.
I can't even begin to tell how big of an effect quitting caffeine had: I routinely fall asleep within 15 minutes of going to bed, I sleep better and longer, I have more energy and one espresso after lunch is enough to stay focused and alert until midnight.
- octodog 6y agoMy understanding (and personal experience) is that even for people who can fall asleep quickly after drinking coffee late in the day, the quality of the sleep is not as good, so you still feel tired the next day. Of course, the solution to this? More coffee!!
- slothtrop 6y agoSimilar impact for me, it seems I'm a slow caffeine metabolizer. Even if I only had copious amounts of coffee in the morning, it would impact me at night. There's now research to back that up. I've dwindled it down to a cup and sleep well generally.