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Why?

• thomasfl 3y ago
  As I am getting older, coffee makes me wake up at night to visit the toilet.
  • overboil 3y ago
    Just stop drinking the stuff then... You'll have a wicked headache the first week, but after that you'll be okay.
    • denton-scratch 3y ago
      > You'll have a wicked headache Really? I used to drink a litre a day when I worked from home, brewed strong. Later I got an office job, and my consumption slowly tailed off, to te point I was drinking just one mug in the morning. No effort, no plan or intention, and certainly no headaches. It's no problem if I miss my morning joe. I have an addictive personality, and I drink and smoke a lot; I don't think any addictive substance is easier to quit than coffee.
      • dougmwne 3y ago
        Yes, really! What you did is called tapering. You reduced your dose slowly enough to avoid withdrawal symptoms. I assure you that the withdrawal is very real, though nothing ibuprofen can’t take care of. To experience it, just quit drinking all caffeine cold turkey.
        • klondike_klive 3y ago
          I got ill and couldn't keep anything down. The caffeine withdrawal was brutal. I resolved not to start drinking caffeinated coffee again. Decaff worked for a few months. Now I'm back on the full strength, but not as much.
      • Fricken 3y ago
        I drink ~8 cups per day most days, but I only need one to avoid getting a headache.
        • DiggyJohnson 3y ago
          That's an incredible amount of coffee/caffeine. I had to realize I had a problem when I was up to 5, but that's just me of course.
      • jollyllama 3y ago
        Could be that the nicotine helped make up for your caffeine deficit.
    • tgv 3y ago
      I've never experienced anything worse than a mild one, and then only one day. Just reduce intake gradually. If coffee is a drug, kicking the habit is really the easiest thing.
  • aerio 3y ago
    Same, but only because I keep drinking it until 2am.
  • williamdclt 3y ago
    That's a bit of a weak supporting argument for "it is legal by chance alone"
  • mejutoco 3y ago
    Coffee is diuretic. Pineapple or asparagus might have the same effect. But maybe unnoticeable because they don't keep you awake :) I switched to decaf and can enjoy this pleasure without a bad sleep.
  • saiya-jin 3y ago
    You generally should not drink coffee cca 6 hours before going to sleep, there is no way diuretic effect still persist during your sleep if you adhere to this simple principle. If you already got addicted, or just self-curing some other problems with high doses of coffee, maybe attack those problems head-first. Coffee is really not source of your issues in this case. If we view it from perspective of addiction, then sugar should be banned in all forms first and foremost, then lets start talking about relatively mild stuff like caffeine. And all this is long after alcohol and all nicotine products are long banned. We know already how well that works, right.
    • Jarmsy 3y ago
      There's also a big genetic variation in caffeine metabolisation speed between individuals. For some 4 hours before bed might be fine, while for others even 12+ hours before messes up their sleep.
      • kzrdude 3y ago
        I get by on one cup of coffee before noon now, it seems to work. I'm one of those that feels effects on sleep from just more than one cup or coffee much later than lunch.
  • alfiedotwtf 3y ago
    It could be due to an enlarged prostate rather than the coffee.
    • fifticon 3y ago
      As an older male, I can confirm that all these causes add up. By controlling or limiting some of them, I can keep the consequences in check.
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