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Not terribly comforting to know this. But I can attest that quitting coffee was one of the more painful things I've attempted. And failed at : http://eksith.wo

• gruseom 13y ago
  I've quit on two or three occasions for a year at a time. What worked was to gradually lower the dose until you're close enough to zero that zero isn't hard. I did that over a couple weeks, and it was so much easier than cold turkey that I don't know why more people don't try it.
  • peteretep 13y ago
    +1 I'll also add: this works best for me when I switch to decaf and take caffeine pills. Then I can start to decrease the caffeine dose independent of the tasty hot drink.
• aswanson 13y ago
  I've tried a few times, lasted a few months, and relapsed. Ive noticed the psychological triggers are far more powerful than the chemical, at least in my case. E.g., cold weather and the smell of it in my local store is harder to resist when Im in my normal workday routine than a weekend stop in same said store.
• lostlogin 13y ago
  Ah, those headaches. I vomited, struggled to see and couldn't talk or move properly. If someone had told me they were about to kill me I'd have vomited a thank you to them. I get migraines occasionally, but coffee removal seems a trigger.
• vpeters25 13y ago
  I've done it several times. It takes me about 8 days to shake caffeine dependency. The first time was pretty hard, the next ones have been easier. I plan it a few weeks in advance usually starting a thursday so I get through the worst of it over a weekend. If I'm not taking vacation the following week I reduce it down to just work, food and lots of sleep.