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> The easiest test I can think of given GPs description is to take your blood pressure, abstain from coffee for a week (?) and then take a new blood pressure.
by caskstrength 3y ago
> The easiest test I can think of given GPs description is to take your blood pressure, abstain from coffee for a week (?) and then take a new blood pressure.
That entirely depends on how strong the caffeine dependency of OP is. For someone like me it would be anything but "easy" for first 2-3 days at least due to withdrawal symptoms (headache, poor concentration, tiredness).
- DennisP 3y agoSeveral months ago I saw a study claiming that decaf coffee prevents withdrawal symptoms, even if you know it's decaf. I was getting headaches pre-coffee in the morning, and tried it, and it worked so well I quit caffeinated coffee without any trouble. Just felt a little slow and sleepy the first week. https://www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2023/02/14/decaf-kills-coffee-withdrawal-symptoms.html https://www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2023/02/14/decaf...
- caskstrength 3y agoThe article you linked says it _reduced_, not _prevented_ the symptoms in people who knew it was a decaf.
- DennisP 3y agoSorry, I misspoke, and that's my experience. I still had slight symptoms, but they were reduced by at least 90%. I'd found it pretty difficult to quit coffee before, but switching to decaf was effortless.