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Caffeine withdrawal sucks. From my experience, weaning off with decaf coffee can help. You can also do combinations of decaf / caff on the way to decaf. From de

Caffeine withdrawal sucks. From my experience, weaning off with decaf coffee can help. You can also do combinations of decaf / caff on the way to decaf. From decaf (which usually contains about 10% caff, not 0), going to 0% isn't so difficult.

ravenstine 4y ago
Yeah, the big mistake was going cold turkey. I tricked myself because there have been days where I missed a dose and it wasn't that bad, and that was how my first day of abstinence went. But the days afterward were pretty brutal. I've never experienced any other kind of drug withdrawal so I can't say how it compares, but I definitely wasn't feeling anywhere close to my best. Using decaf sounds like a good idea for the future.
- hajile 4y ago
  Cold turkey is better in my opinion. People often lack the self control to keep with something for many weeks You feel 60% as bad anyway Relationships suffer because you move from "just a bad week" to "they've been irritable for a couple months now"
- pengaru 4y ago
  If you're intending to repeatedly go back on and take breaks from caffeine, give Lions Mane supplements a try. I can get them from the local VONS like any other vitamin, often 2 for 1. It's been a game-changer WRT mitigating caffeine withdrawal effects, and also takes the edge off the high esp. with high doses. No other negative effects observed, actually it seemed like a pointless placebo until playing with caffeine use simultaneously.
nightowl_games 4y ago
I drink maybe 3 cups a day. If I have zero coffee, I have a constant headache in the afternoon which continues for over a week. In the evenings I actually kinda feel good, as I just go to sleep. During the day it feels like my brain is trying its hardest to maintain alertness but it is running on fumes. In the evening I just kinda slip into unconsciousness. It's been a multi year goal for me to lower this dependency. Step one was buying worse quality coffee which has less caffiene (inflation and getting laid off during the pandemic helped here). I think step 2 should be 1 cup of coffee and then tea in the mornings, then a cup of decaf and tea, then just tea, then we are clear? Mostly I just want to do this just to see how it affects my life because my dependency is pretty massive.

ravenstine 4y ago

Yeah, the big mistake was going cold turkey. I tricked myself because there have been days where I missed a dose and it wasn't that bad, and that was how my first day of abstinence went. But the days afterward were pretty brutal. I've never experienced any other kind of drug withdrawal so I can't say how it compares, but I definitely wasn't feeling anywhere close to my best. Using decaf sounds like a good idea for the future.

hajile 4y ago
Cold turkey is better in my opinion. People often lack the self control to keep with something for many weeks You feel 60% as bad anyway Relationships suffer because you move from "just a bad week" to "they've been irritable for a couple months now"
pengaru 4y ago
If you're intending to repeatedly go back on and take breaks from caffeine, give Lions Mane supplements a try. I can get them from the local VONS like any other vitamin, often 2 for 1. It's been a game-changer WRT mitigating caffeine withdrawal effects, and also takes the edge off the high esp. with high doses. No other negative effects observed, actually it seemed like a pointless placebo until playing with caffeine use simultaneously.

nightowl_games 4y ago

I drink maybe 3 cups a day. If I have zero coffee, I have a constant headache in the afternoon which continues for over a week. In the evenings I actually kinda feel good, as I just go to sleep. During the day it feels like my brain is trying its hardest to maintain alertness but it is running on fumes. In the evening I just kinda slip into unconsciousness. It's been a multi year goal for me to lower this dependency. Step one was buying worse quality coffee which has less caffiene (inflation and getting laid off during the pandemic helped here). I think step 2 should be 1 cup of coffee and then tea in the mornings, then a cup of decaf and tea, then just tea, then we are clear? Mostly I just want to do this just to see how it affects my life because my dependency is pretty massive.