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As a similar "addict" who quit caffeine almost cold-turkey last year, I have to say, the withdrawl symptoms are very real. But they also fade as days pass. Att

As a similar "addict" who quit caffeine almost cold-turkey last year, I have to say, the withdrawl symptoms are very real. But they also fade as days pass. Attempt quitting when you can afford to not be at 100% for a few days at a time. Cut it out cold turkey. No waning off. Nothing. Just no more caffeine. Day 1 goes alright. Day 2 is a little worse. You'll wish you were dead on day 3-5. But day 6 feels better. Day 7 even better. And slowly, by day 30, you're off. This worked for me. YMMV. and I believe it's because I consumed zero cups of coffee in this entire time. Source: ~1 year caffeine free.

peteretep 6y ago
> Cut it out cold turkey Each time I successfully quit (eg: got over the withdrawal symptoms) it was by switching to decaf + caffeine pills and then slowly over a week or so cutting out the caffeine pills. Cold Turkey sounds unnecessarily dramatic.
- arvindamirtaa 6y ago
  Some people quit for lifestyle reasons. Some of us have health pushing us to quit. Unfortunately for me, the latter was the case. And what I described is just something that worked for me.
unemphysbro 6y ago
The first week was rough for me too. I was a 3-4 (8 oz) cup per day drinker. I quit cold turkey in 2013. Not for health reasons, I was trying to save money. I had about a 2-3 week period of migraines and sluggishness. Now, I usually drink a cup of tea to stay regular and decaf throughout the day.
tayo42 6y ago
> Attempt quitting when you can afford to not be at 100% for a few days at a time. This is what I did, I had a bad cold so I was staying home from work and couldn't drink coffee anyway. It was on my mind for a while and a doctor suggested cutting out the caffeine to help with digestive issues. I just used the being sick time to get through the withdrawal and brain fog anyway. It was crazy to get through though. It took me about 9 days to feel normalish again. headaches, dreams about coffee, insomnia.
ChrisRR 6y ago
I agree with this this. The headaches are bad from quitting cold turkey, but it's not worth dragging it out for a year just to avoid a few days of headaches
- dhruvkar 6y ago
  OP here. The longer process wasn't to avoid withdrawals. I already went through the withdrawals while I had the flu. I've quit cold turkey before, going through the withdrawals for ~1 week. Problem is, the habit didn't have enough time to change. I was back on coffee within a month. This particular process allowed me to cement this change permanently. I guess I could've made it clearer in the article.

peteretep 6y ago

> Cut it out cold turkey Each time I successfully quit (eg: got over the withdrawal symptoms) it was by switching to decaf + caffeine pills and then slowly over a week or so cutting out the caffeine pills. Cold Turkey sounds unnecessarily dramatic.

arvindamirtaa 6y ago
Some people quit for lifestyle reasons. Some of us have health pushing us to quit. Unfortunately for me, the latter was the case. And what I described is just something that worked for me.

unemphysbro 6y ago

The first week was rough for me too. I was a 3-4 (8 oz) cup per day drinker. I quit cold turkey in 2013. Not for health reasons, I was trying to save money. I had about a 2-3 week period of migraines and sluggishness. Now, I usually drink a cup of tea to stay regular and decaf throughout the day.

tayo42 6y ago

> Attempt quitting when you can afford to not be at 100% for a few days at a time. This is what I did, I had a bad cold so I was staying home from work and couldn't drink coffee anyway. It was on my mind for a while and a doctor suggested cutting out the caffeine to help with digestive issues. I just used the being sick time to get through the withdrawal and brain fog anyway. It was crazy to get through though. It took me about 9 days to feel normalish again. headaches, dreams about coffee, insomnia.

ChrisRR 6y ago

I agree with this this. The headaches are bad from quitting cold turkey, but it's not worth dragging it out for a year just to avoid a few days of headaches

dhruvkar 6y ago
OP here. The longer process wasn't to avoid withdrawals. I already went through the withdrawals while I had the flu. I've quit cold turkey before, going through the withdrawals for ~1 week. Problem is, the habit didn't have enough time to change. I was back on coffee within a month. This particular process allowed me to cement this change permanently. I guess I could've made it clearer in the article.