Man ive been caffeine free for long stretches of time. Would get all the benefits and love it. But I live with my parents and brother who are pretty regular coffee/tea drinkers. My whole fam would be coming together to drink some tea, everyone jolly and happy. It would make me hop into it too in order to become a part of that "joy".

I dont have this issue when im outside with friends or at work. But its always with my family. Anyone faced something similar but found a way to overcome it?

I would be caffeine free for a month or more and then go back to it for like a week and then again withdraw. I really want to quit caffeine for long stretch of time to see what more benefits I can reap from it. Or just to make it my lifestyle. Because the benefits are insane.

I someone know that the only solution is to stick with it using my will power. But im asking just in case I find some new way that ive never tried before.

Edit: It also does not help that the high you get from caffeine is more intense and kind of desirable than the happiness and satisfaction you get from good lifestyle and health choices.

And I’m never going back. The differences have been mind-blowing. I could go on for pages about the advantages but you all know what they are.

Day 1-7 was hard. I felt better in that I was more relaxed, more focused, more productive. No blood sugar crashes which meant healthier eating habits. Colors are brighter. Memory is better. My indigestion completely disappeared and digestion normalized. The list goes on. I am wow’d.

You all did have me nervous about the withdrawals but it was only seven days. I took magnesium and NAC and Agmatine. I had headaches, pain in my back and legs, and horrible shooting pains. But once these lifted on day 7, I was good to go.

I think it’s worth mentioning that I’m a cancer patient and all of the side effects I have had from treatment disappeared as well - joint pain in my knees and neuropathy in my feet. My skin looks better and my hair is coming in fuller. My lymph nodes at my cancer site throbbed all 7 days of detox. The ache I had in my liver/gallbladder area ceased. My tissues feel 10x healthier and I feel like I am recovering from treatment so much better.

I feel so good that I have gone through a Starbucks drive through every day to get my husband a coffee and not ONCE have I even been tempted. Side bar: their caramel apple spice is a delicious, albeit sugary, substitute.

I know it’s not true for everyone, but this stuff is clearly poison for me. The pain I felt only convinced me more that this was not what I needed in my body. No more!

1-2 cups of coffee every morning for years. Recently quit and have been sleeping significantly better. It's truly been amazing but also concerning. Concerning because clearly I had a caffeine sensitivity I wasn't fully aware of for a long time. So with that being said, if my body wasn't about to handle 1-2 cups of coffee a day, I'm curious if sugar intake is also something to worry about.

Like caffeine, with sugar, we all know having any sugary snacks before bedtime isn't a good idea. Turns out that even caffeine in the morning could be a problem for people with a sensitivity. With that said, wouldn't sugary snacks earlier in the day also be worrisome? Anyone with experience I'd love to hear. Thank you.

37m here.

I recently quit 5 weeks ago after a slow taper and I think I've finally turned the corner and feel so much better! The first few weeks were rough. I slept a lot, had no motivation to work out and ate like shit.

However, this past week I've felt great. I'm getting my diet back on track because the junk food cravings and insatiable appetite phase of quitting seems to have passed. My sleep has improved tremendously and I'm dreaming again which I haven't really done in years. My stubborn acne is completely gone. My blood pressure and heart rate have all dropped despite resting more and not working out as much these past few weeks.

I'm a really active person and like to run and train bjj a few times a week. Now, I don't get winded as quickly and feel like I got hit by a bus after a hard session. I think this is due to my heart rate not being jacked up constantly from caffeine and my body being flooded with cortisol. My daily anxiety has also dropped tremendously and I don't stress about dumb, insignificant stuff anymore. I really had a problem with general anxiety and OCD that was interfering with life.

Also, kinda weird but I'm getting a lot of childhood and high school memories that I completely forgot about randomly flooding back. It's like I've unlocked some deeper parts of my memory.

I hope the benefits keep coming and I'm definitely not going back. I also hope this might inspire others if they are struggling to quit. It will be rough for a month or so but it gets so much better. I also highly suggest tapering down your usage over a month or so before you quit cold turkey. I've tried cold turkey in the past but the side effects were too much and I started consuming caffeine again.

I’m trying to cut down and I’ve gone a few days on and off without caffeine but I end up relapsing and I just decided to reduce my intake. I usually do 3 teaspoons of decaf and 1 teaspoon of caffeinated, but that one teaspoon still ends up making me feel anxious. I don’t know how if it’s only supposed to be less than 100mg per teaspoon. I am going through an anxious phase in my life right now but that small amount shouldn’t be affecting me this much so I have a hunch it may be more than it says on google.

It doesn’t have on the container how much caffeine content is in it and when I search it up it gives me different numbers. It’s the red classic bottle of instant coffee.

Been caffeine free for two weeks. I work 10-12 hour night shifts, been addicted to caffeine, would have coffee, soda or two, AND energy drink or two.

Two weeks ago quit cold turkey.

Only thing I’ve noticed is a deeper sleep and steady calm energy throughout work.

Maybe I have a high pain tolerance to don’t notice physical things like this, but I’ve never had any headaches on or off caffeine.

Only thing is I still feel very anxious on my head and in a rush. Feel very overwhelmed still too.

Do these effects take longer to go away? Going to try for a month!

I quit coffee recently and have been seeing much better sleep as a result. I'm realizing very quickly that caffeine was the cause of my sleep troubles. That said, I have always loved the taste of coffee very much. Today I finally tried decaf coffee for the first time and it was actually pretty good. Problem is that since I've been on such a great streak of sleeping well again, I'm just so fearful at this point of any caffeine/coffee again. As we all know, decaf still has a little bit of caffeine in it, but nothing at all close to a regular cup. Curious what everyone thinks.

I've had the flu this week so I don't know if I'm feeling tired and demotivated due to the sickness and lack of sleep or because of the lack of caffeine. I went to the gym today and it was so difficult to be motivated, I felt my body pretty weak. What can I do to have more energy? On the other hand, I've been so relaxed, my anxiety levels have dropped so much. I normally wake up in the morning with teeth pain due to clenching my jaws at night but since day 3 I'm not feeling it anymore. The tension around my neck and upper back has improved a lot too. I'm experiencing insomnia also, has it happened to you?

I just found out that the moisturizer I’ve been using for a couple of weeks contains caffeine. Now I’m worried that it has slowed down my recovery. I read online that caffeine absorbs through the skin pretty well. The product I was using is Clinique Moisture Surge. I have no idea how much caffeine it has, only that it does contain some. Does anyone else feel like caffeine in skincare products affects them?

I'm 114 days caffeine-free (after decades of daily consumption).

Today, I had an extremely high-, high-, HIGH-stress experience related to life that will be an issue ongoing into the future for several years. So I'm having a BIG, extreme stress response right now.

After being in fight/flight for 15 minutes or so, I recognized the sensation in my chest and nervous system: This is how I used to feel all the time on caffeine 😱

What a relief to know the cortisol dump will dissipate, I will figure the issue out in time, and I no longer live with this borderline panic, chest tightness, and chronic inflammation.

Caffeine-free pros outweigh the cons, 100%.

Hello anyone on this subreddit. I decided to stop drinking energy drinks and coffee two days ago after I got out of the hospital two days ago. I was diagnosed with essential hypertension and sinus tachycardia which are both heart conditions. I have to avoid caffeine because I'm fearing that it will restart my rapid heart rate and cause heart Papilations. What caffeine free drink should I consume in order to replace energy drinks and coffee? Need advice.

Hi there,

I am stopped with caffeine for 7 , almost 8 days.

I drank around 100mg caffeine a day. While I don’t have headaches anymore I still feeling great lack of energy and can’t get out of bed.

In like 1,5 weeks I have some business meetings to attend and I must be energetic.

So I still got some time , but if I still feel so tired around that time and I want to take some caffeine (I know it’s not very smart) but if I have too, I have too.

How long does it take before the caffeine has a decent effect on my energy levels? Can I just take 1 for each day of the meeting or do I need to built it up a few days before so my dopamine receptors get used?

I’ve been a very anxious person the past couple years. I thought it was because I was getting older and entering the workforce & college grind but I’m starting to suspect caffeine may play a role. I consume 200-500mg a day via energy drinks and green tea.

My doctor says to keep under 400 but doesn’t think it could be causing severe anxiety.

Just saw on a recent interview that Gukesh D., the youngest ever world champion does not drink tea or coffee. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWyBgZsiSFg&t=291s

I'm not sure if I'm allowed to post this here, but I'm trying to get data points for a data management project. Would appreciate it a lot if people anyone could spare the time to respond, it shouldn't take more than a minute. It's a topic I'm genuinely interested in and I hope everyone here that's trying quit caffeine succeeds. If you have any suggestions or think there should be something I need to know, please let me know. Thanks in advance.

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I want chocolate I am irritable I have been making my diet better and I wish I could just chug espresso to make the hunger go away for a while.

One more coffee tomorrow, then decaf, and after that, no caffeine at all. It's going to be a wild ride!

And I'm curious to see how it goes ✌️

Mostly just writing this down to keep myself accountable. Currently on day 4 of cutting soda and caffeine from my diet and I honestly feel great.

For the most part, the headaches are gone and the terrible hunger pains are gone.

I'm noticing my rosacea is getting better because normally is a struggle to keep my skin clear. Not perfect but it's only been 4 days.

The only downside is that I'm tired a lot earlier. This might get better with time but by 7 or 8 pm I am ready for bed which kind of sucks.

Let's see how today goes

I lost weight by dieting (just eating less generally). About 87 lbs so far. For most of that time I was drinking coffee maybe 2 to 3 times a day, but I'm not sure to what effect it was suppressing my appetite. I was feeling pretty hungry for several hours a day even with coffee, then I got off coffee for about a month and I didn't notice any discernable change in appetite.

However it's possible my body was tolerant to coffee which may have negated the usual appetite-suppressing effect of coffee. Once I got on it again after a month without it, I noticed that coffee would delay my hunger for about an hour at most, sometimes half an hour. When I got hungry again I didn't necessarily feel hungrier (the rebound hunger some people talk about) I just felt the same hunger + a weird low blood sugar feeling.

When I read up on this stuff I get some conflicting information. It seems coffee suppresses appetite for most people, but coffee apparently decreases blood sugar in some people and that can provoke hunger. I usually put sugar in my coffee and I sometimes alternate between sweetened and unsweetened, but I didn't notice a difference in hunger between the two.

From what I've read, for some people putting sugar in coffee helps counteract the blood sugar drop caused by coffee (and thus the subsequent hunger) but for some people the sugar only increases appetite since for some people a small blood sugar increase will increase appetite as well. A solution for some people is just drinking coffee only with food, never alone.

Honestly I don't really know. This morning I drank some coffee when I woke up and 3 hours later I felt unusually hungry, not the typical empty stomach hungry, it was empty stomach hungry + low blood sugar feeling. I started drinking coffee again like a few days ago so it's possible my body isn't tolerant to the effect like it was when I started my diet. I'm thinking I should just quit, I think coffee or lack thereof isn't really affecting my actual hunger, it's just affecting my own sense of blood sugar.

I could tolerate normal hunger for hours, but that low blood sugar feeling definitely provokes me to eat at times I normally wouldn't or eat things I normally wouldn't. It also seems random: sometimes I drink coffee and I don't get the sugar drop, and sometimes I do. I'm not sure if it's dependent on dosage, whatever my last meal was (last night's dinner was pure carbs, when I usually eat a protein-heavy dinner), how much sugar I put in my coffee, how often I drink coffee or the timing, etc.

Edit: another factor I forgot to consider was the stomach acidity mimicking the feeling of hunger, and coffee is obviously quite acidic.

I want to stop drinking coffee and was wondering if there's a chance it might also help me with weight loss. Would like your insights.

Hey everyone. I’ve been on and off caffeine for a while. Now I’ve quit for around a week but this time my sleeping problems are really severe. I really want to stay off for good, so I wonder what did you do to combat the withdrawal insomnia that helped? I am aware of the basic sleep hygiene procedures and wonder if there were any specific supplements that made the difference.

Didn't sleep as well because of overeating.

Can't tell if I'm bored, if I need nutrition or a bit of both. I have been eating so much food the past few days. I've been nonstop stuffing my face.

Currently on day 4. I have started and stopped this addiction too many times. I am going to quit for good this time. The hard part is getting through the flatness and depression that continues on for several weeks.

One day at a time

I'm now on day 3, I got sick and my body said not to coffee so it was a good reason to quit, and I'd like to keep on but I need some motivation.

I have struggled with getting enough sleep for over 10 years. My average sleep per a night ranged from 5 hours 40 minutes to 6 hours 20 minutes. 4-8 nights a month I would get less than 5 hours of sleep a night.

I am in week 4 of no caffeine and I am getting much better and more consistent sleep. I have averaged 7 hours a sleep a night for the last 2 weeks without any sleep aids. I have only had 1 night with less than 5 hours of sleep since quitting caffeine.

I really hope i can maintain this massive improvement in sleep quality from quitting caffeine.

So today is day 23 of quitting cold turkey. I have been drinking coffee for 11 years. Decided to quit in efforts to try to help my sleeping. Full transparency, my sleep hasn’t been “great” for about 6 years. I typically sleep 5-6 hours on a nightly basis but it usually takes some time to actually fall asleep. The first 2 weeks of me quitting, my sleep was AMAZING, best I’ve had in years. Falling right asleep, around 9pm (for me that’s early) uninterrupted most nights until 6am. Woke up a couple mornings groggy as hell for some reason? Anyways these last 8-9 days my sleep has been MISERABLE. That’s to put it lightly. One day I can’t sleep until 4am, then next day it’ll be my normal schedule then next night I’ll sleep from 9 until midnight and can’t go back to sleep then next night it’ll be from 2am until 5am. All of a sudden it’s been the worst sleep patterns I’ve experienced filled with anxiety. Is this withdrawal? I’m pretty much past the headaches but this is brutal right now. Mind blown at how polar opposite 2 weeks can be. Nothing else has changed in my life. Still working out, great diet, etc. looking for any input, thank you!

1 Month since I quit caffeine.

• Avoided more than 5g of pure caffeine
• Saved almost 15€ (Mate & Coffee is cheap here)

Day by day my anxiety levels are going down and my sleep is already a 9/10 most nights. Focus still worse than before but it's getting better every day as well.

The naturally energy when waking up is amazing too. I should have never started with caffeine haha

hey folks, I noticed that my digestion got noticeably better after around the 4th day of quitting coffee. has anyone noticed similar effects? is it possible that coffee negatively effects the microbiome (maybe if there's already some dysbiosis)?