Yes. I stopped drinking coffee around a month ago. First week my withdrawal symptoms were pretty bad, but now I'm feeling good. I miss the taste though. I stopped drinking coffee as a sort of experiment and to reset my relationship with it, but right now I don't experience a real want to drink. Perhaps down the line I'll start drinking regularly again or a coffee here and there will be fine. We'll see how it goes.
Could You Go for a Month Without Coffee?
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#12yes, easy.
Yes, agree...was not raised with coffee/caffeine in the home. However, succumbed to its use, due to work schedules. Tried coffee, energy drinks, caffeine capsules (very cost effective), etc. Caffeine withdrawal was very real for me, each time. 2 to 3 weeks of headaches, sleep issues and lack of energy.
It's the 2nd most addictive substance on earth (sugar is 1st), and imho only has temporary benefits. It should be used sparingly, as a tool (when really needed, like a fire extinguisher), not as the crutch it has become.
The question becomes, does caffeine use lead to other addictions, like prescription drugs or worse?
There is a very nice article about how caffeine was the cause of this man's migraines, and how he didn't listen to Dr's who told him to quit.
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#13Incredibly easily, I have tried to have a coffee here and there but every time I do it feels like my stomach is full of lava. The last time I tried was over a decade ago.
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#14I've done it multiple times, fairly easily. I think the hardest has actually been after having something sweet, wanting to balance it out with a nice cup of black coffee. Fortunately there's decaf for that.
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#15Caffeine is a drug with several benefits (to those who need it) and some people may have undiagnosed disorders and are unknowingly self medicating.
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#167 years coffee-free.
Easy peasy.
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#17I really enjoy the energizing feeling of coffee (caffeine), but after months of drinking several cups a day I don’t get it anymore.
At this point I’ll usually go off coffee for a couple weeks to reduce my tolerance, then after that I’ll ramp up again.
Side effects during the first week are headaches and feeling somewhat tired, but not too bad.
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#18Caffeine withdrawal sucks, I've gone through this pattern of drinking lots of coffee, weaning myself off, slowly ramping back up consumption, repeat. I realized my problem is I actually just really enjoy the flavor of good coffee. Now I'm on decaf and I've been "coffee free" for much longer than a month since that switch. It's kind of hard to find really good decaf unfortunately. Way less variety than caffeinated cof…
What brand do you recommend. Assuming you are in the US.