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I don't understand. What is the point of quitting caffeine? Isn't it a great nootropic? Everything I've read is that coffee is good for you and has a ton of be

I don't understand. What is the point of quitting caffeine? Isn't it a great nootropic? Everything I've read is that coffee is good for you and has a ton of benefits.

0xffff2 6y ago
At one point, I couldn't skip coffee for a day without getting a full on migraine by mid-afternoon. That alone was worth massively cutting back. I wasn't even drinking that much coffee at the time. Usually a double shot cappuccino in the morning and possibly a cup or two of regular coffee in the early afternoon. These days I drink a single ~300ml cup of coffee each workday morning, brewed with a 3:1 blend of decaf and regular coffee. I went an entire week over the Christmas holiday without any caffeine and all and had no ill effects.
Rury 6y ago
Caffeine is a drug where you must consume it habitually, or never at all, or else face regular headaches. Like others mention here, I had aura migraines nearly each week, which bad enough to cause vomiting which were seem to be getting worse with age. It took me a while, but I eventually linked it to caffeine withdrawal. Mind you, not even complete withdrawal would still cause me headaches (eg. If I had 2 cups of coffee one day but normally 1 cup otherwise, I'd still get a headache). Quit 10 months ago, and have had only 1 headache since, and feel slightly less anxious. That said, there's also been studies suggesting that it affects motivation in subtle ways (e.g. productive people become more like slackers). But who knows how valid such studies are, given their makeup, and how often studies seem to oppose each other. But then again, I'd imagine almost all drugs affect us in subtle ways we almost never realize, especially after having seen multiple people become abusive - some after having alcohol, others amphetamines - only to deny that they seem like a completely different person when compared to them being sober.

I don't understand. What is the point of quitting caffeine? Isn't it a great nootropic? Everything I've read is that coffee is good for you and has a ton of benefits.

0xffff2 6y ago

At one point, I couldn't skip coffee for a day without getting a full on migraine by mid-afternoon. That alone was worth massively cutting back. I wasn't even drinking that much coffee at the time. Usually a double shot cappuccino in the morning and possibly a cup or two of regular coffee in the early afternoon. These days I drink a single ~300ml cup of coffee each workday morning, brewed with a 3:1 blend of decaf and regular coffee. I went an entire week over the Christmas holiday without any caffeine and all and had no ill effects.

Rury 6y ago

Caffeine is a drug where you must consume it habitually, or never at all, or else face regular headaches. Like others mention here, I had aura migraines nearly each week, which bad enough to cause vomiting which were seem to be getting worse with age. It took me a while, but I eventually linked it to caffeine withdrawal. Mind you, not even complete withdrawal would still cause me headaches (eg. If I had 2 cups of coffee one day but normally 1 cup otherwise, I'd still get a headache). Quit 10 months ago, and have had only 1 headache since, and feel slightly less anxious. That said, there's also been studies suggesting that it affects motivation in subtle ways (e.g. productive people become more like slackers). But who knows how valid such studies are, given their makeup, and how often studies seem to oppose each other. But then again, I'd imagine almost all drugs affect us in subtle ways we almost never realize, especially after having seen multiple people become abusive - some after having alcohol, others amphetamines - only to deny that they seem like a completely different person when compared to them being sober.