Ask HN: How did your life change after you kicked Caffeine? • Hacker News Board

Re: Ask HN: How did your life change after you kicked Caffeine?

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Post by ilovecars2 » Tue, Mar 20, 2018, 7:42 AM UTC

overthemoon wrote: post #17

My sleep was being wrecked and my sleep apnea was out of control until I cut out coffee after noon and limited my morning intake to 2-3 cups. I feel far better now, and on top of better sleep, I have a bit more control over my depression and anxiety. It wasn't a cure all, but I definitely noticed an improvement. It's also probably a function of age, I think its effects became more negative and pronounced the older I…

How much coffee did you used to drink per day? 2-3 cups in the morning does sound a little excessive.

Re: Ask HN: How did your life change after you kicked Caffeine?

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Post by besasam » Tue, Mar 20, 2018, 1:50 PM UTC

Being a 100lbs female, caffeine seems to have a much stronger effect on me than most other people. I get jittery and anxious, and when I have coffee after 12pm I have a hard time falling asleep in the evening. The little bit of wakefulness wasn't really worth it for me - instead I've been working on fixing my sleep schedule. And if I do need a little pick-me-up, I now drink green or mate tea instead.

This has the added bonus of having literally zero tolerance for caffeine, so if I do need (or want) to stay up long into the night, 1-2 cups of coffee or an energy drink will see me through until the early morning hours.

Re: Ask HN: How did your life change after you kicked Caffeine?

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Post by r00fus » Thu, Mar 22, 2018, 3:11 AM UTC

overthemoon wrote: post #17

My sleep was being wrecked and my sleep apnea was out of control until I cut out coffee after noon and limited my morning intake to 2-3 cups. I feel far better now, and on top of better sleep, I have a bit more control over my depression and anxiety. It wasn't a cure all, but I definitely noticed an improvement. It's also probably a function of age, I think its effects became more negative and pronounced the older I…

If i drank 2-3 cups in a whole day I'd stay up all night.

I stick to 1 cup in the morning and tea for the rest of the day.