I quit all caffeine

[UnbornTao]

2 hours ago, XXXXXX said:

I quit caffeine too and realized I did not actually need it for anything. It was only adding negative effects without real benefits. If anyone here is thinking about quitting, my advice is to be patient. It can take surprisingly long before you feel truly normal again. But once you get there, you realize you don't need caffeine at all and you can enjoy that freedom for the rest of your life.

[inFlow]

@XXXXXX https://youtube.com/shorts/5HaErXjpODY?si=JmvmZ3beBa058hL2

[museumoftrees]

A good way to stop is to replace it with a measurable option ; I did black tea but cut my dosage from a quarter every 10 days. So it took me 40 days to quit and another 45-60 days to feel normal with no caffeine at all. 

[LoneWonderer]

I drink decaf Coffee for about a year and a half now for health benefits minus the caffeine. It takes about a month to get used to decaf but then you actually start craving it a lot funny enough. I still drink plain matcha which has caffeine but is waaay more stable energy than regular coffee. Matcha is another drink that takes about a month to get used to. I wish I could stop the caffeine entirely but the matcha is such a powerful anti oxidant source that I just must have it for my health and longevity goals.

This thread has inspired me however to try at least one week no caffeine and see how it goes.

Edited October 16 by LoneWonderer

[inFlow]

@LoneWonderer one week wont cut it. You need a couple of months, maybe more to get your dopamine system back running normal again. Then you will feel the real deal of no caffeine life.

[LoneWonderer]

11 hours ago, inFlow said:

@LoneWonderer one week wont cut it. You need a couple of months, maybe more.

F**k, no easy way around eh? I'll have to try it at some point but giving up my Matcha routine will be painful not so much for the taste of matcha but feels like I'm not achieving my longevity goals.

Edited October 16 by LoneWonderer

[inFlow]

@LoneWonderer if you don't have any problems with it then don't quit. I had problems with caffeine. I'am more of a fiery/passionate person and the rush the caffeine gives is too much for me. Also the anxiety was so bad for me.

[Carl-Richard]

On 4.7.2025 at 9:57 AM, inFlow said:

I have these random increases in creativity out of nowhere which was never present when I consumed caffeine.

Inspiration and flow is your natural state. Too much ups and downs can mess with it.

[Ramasta9]

That's great, although I would be very cautious of using the word "never" cause well, it speaks for itself. We never really quit anything, we just no longer allow it to control us. Cacao is usually good alternative to wean-off coffee, although it still contains caffeine, but nowhere near as much as coffee and since it contains theobromine, magnesium, fats and a wide arrays of compounds that balance out the negatives of caffeine, especially the cacao paste.

Mucuna is another herb that is great when coming off coffee or most drugs in general, it replenishes dopamine reserves and other benefits.

 

[Yimpa]

I have a partner that caffeine has no effect on, another partner that is very sensitive to it like me, and another partner who forgets about how it affects them.