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Caffeine wears off quickly, and seems to be good for you. I go off cold turkey once in a while, and the worst I've ever gotten is a week of mild headaches.

saagarjha 6y ago
Whether caffeine is good for you or not seems to be largely inconclusive, similarly to the question of whether caffeine is bad for you.
- tayo42 6y ago
  caffeine can be bad for you. There's direct issues it causes like heartburn which will wear down your esophagus.
nine_k 6y ago
Caffeine forms an addiction in a few weeks, and requires increasing doses just to keep you normal. What's good for you are other parts of the coffee bean. I avoid taking caffeine with any regularity, let alone daily. This is why I can get a full kick from a cup when I need it.
- sdenton4 6y ago
  Hmm, I've kept a pretty steady dose of coffee across years without needing such an increase over time. A day with zero coffee is, indeed, not fun. But we live in the future and coffee is really available everywhere always. And even if the supply chains crash, it'll be a bad week and then I'll be fine...
  - dwighttk 6y ago
    Huh. I like a cup of coffee in the morning but I’ve never experienced the “I need a cup of coffee or it’s gonna be a long day” feeling people talk about. (Well now that I think of it I may have thought that a few times (in ~20years) but it was usually after a short night of sleep or something like that.)
- lallysingh 6y ago
  I don't have to increase dosing unless I let it mess up my sleep. Taking my last drink at the office and stopping for the rest of the day works.
- coldcode 6y ago
  I drink one cup in the morning, occasionally a second after lunch. Increasing doses only works up to a point, your brain has only so much capacity to support caffeine; anything beyond that just affects the rest of your body but does nothing to the brain.
- phobosanomaly 6y ago
  Much like nicotine, the addiction seems to be highly dependent on the person. I can drink coffee for weeks and weeks, and the stop abruptly and suffer no ill effects. Same thing with oral nicotine pouches. I can use them for weeks and weeks, and then stop cold turkey and have zero craving or desire. I know people who do the same and the withdrawal absolutely wrecks them.

saagarjha 6y ago

Whether caffeine is good for you or not seems to be largely inconclusive, similarly to the question of whether caffeine is bad for you.

tayo42 6y ago
caffeine can be bad for you. There's direct issues it causes like heartburn which will wear down your esophagus.

nine_k 6y ago

Caffeine forms an addiction in a few weeks, and requires increasing doses just to keep you normal. What's good for you are other parts of the coffee bean. I avoid taking caffeine with any regularity, let alone daily. This is why I can get a full kick from a cup when I need it.

sdenton4 6y ago
Hmm, I've kept a pretty steady dose of coffee across years without needing such an increase over time. A day with zero coffee is, indeed, not fun. But we live in the future and coffee is really available everywhere always. And even if the supply chains crash, it'll be a bad week and then I'll be fine...
- dwighttk 6y ago
  Huh. I like a cup of coffee in the morning but I’ve never experienced the “I need a cup of coffee or it’s gonna be a long day” feeling people talk about. (Well now that I think of it I may have thought that a few times (in ~20years) but it was usually after a short night of sleep or something like that.)
lallysingh 6y ago
I don't have to increase dosing unless I let it mess up my sleep. Taking my last drink at the office and stopping for the rest of the day works.
coldcode 6y ago
I drink one cup in the morning, occasionally a second after lunch. Increasing doses only works up to a point, your brain has only so much capacity to support caffeine; anything beyond that just affects the rest of your body but does nothing to the brain.
phobosanomaly 6y ago
Much like nicotine, the addiction seems to be highly dependent on the person. I can drink coffee for weeks and weeks, and the stop abruptly and suffer no ill effects. Same thing with oral nicotine pouches. I can use them for weeks and weeks, and then stop cold turkey and have zero craving or desire. I know people who do the same and the withdrawal absolutely wrecks them.