Comment by hellohihello135
1 month ago
Do you have any advice on how to quit? I would love to try not drinking caffeine but it just seems too hard.
1 month ago
Do you have any advice on how to quit? I would love to try not drinking caffeine but it just seems too hard.
I quit cold turkey about two years ago. It wasn't enjoyable at all, as I felt dizzy and very unproductive for weeks. I was also suffering from prolonged headaches and slept two hours more per night than usual.
The upside of this though was that it showed me how heavily dependent I was on caffeine to just function. Which helped me to endure the withdrawal, and I guess that's the only advice I have: Turn it into positive energy and let that insight power your determination to get your body into a more natural state. After a few days, I definitely noticed that I got better, which also helped.
Now I feel better, fresher and more balanced than ever. Waking up in the morning is much easier, and have no reason or intent to ever go back to cafeinated life.
Switch to decaf, same habit and ritual and mixes things up from plain water all day (which I enjoy).