Anybody suffer from caffeine addiction?

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diet sodas as opposed to water

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The caffeine aint bad for you but the other shite in that soda is

Coffee is fine. If anything caffeine is good for you

Yes, every grown arse adult in America

If the idea is to wean off, you can slow down what you take in by cutting out coffee and tea, choosing a non-caffeinated soda like a Sprite, etc.

But you will probably end up drinking a lot of water.



And what you will find in my experience is that caffeine doesn’t necessarily touch you now if you are at tolerance but cutting it out then having a moderate amount can mess up your sleep.

Struggled with caffeine addiction my whole life. As a kid it was soft drinks, as an adult it's coffee. I buy the Community half-caff but wind up just drinking more of it. It's a routine thing as well which is hard as shite to break long-term.

Coffee in morning but don’t care if it is decaf.

A soft drink about every other day

I do notice sleep issues if I have iced tea after lunchtime. Go to sleep fine but wake up a bunch. So only water or occasionally crystal light raspberry tea for dinner

Coffee is fine and even has health benefits. Ditch the diet drinks. They are poison and it’s not because of the caffeine

No.

I just can’t function or be productive without it.

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I have read that people who are ADHD (which I probably am) can at times have reverse effects from caffiene. But, if anybody has any advice I would greatly appreciate it!

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I’ve never been tested but half the time I get extremely sleepy after having a large amount of caffeine. Always assumed it was because I’m sensitive to caffeine and never consumed it too often.

When I quit smoking 20 yrs ago, I stopped drinking coffee and alcohol for a while too. It was an associative habit to have a cigarette while drinking coffee. Anyway, after about 3 months, I decided I was comfortable enough to have coffee again. Made my pot of regular as normal. Got my cup and maybe had three sips before I thought I was going to die. Head was pounding, heart was racing, and my hands were shaking. Never been able to drink caffeine since.

I can tell instantly if someone has given me regular instead of decaf in about three sips. They put caffeine in everything for a reason.

It’s tough no doubt. I am a workout type guy and struggle with it as soda is everywhere and I like them all. I will go weeks/months without them as I hit the gym hard then I’ll inevitably fall off the wagon and go balls out for weeks at a time. The hardest part is the 3-4 days of constant headaches when I come off caffeine. You gotta get off it man. It’s terrible for your body. I feel waaaay better and less bloated off caffeine but it’s definitely a battle to stay off. But you and I both have to do it. It’s just horrible for you in every respect - teeth, gums, gut, metabolism, weight, skin, etc.

My struggle since 8m in pretty good shape is that “I’m in shape and it won’t hurt me too bad” then 2 weeks later I feel like total garbage which leads to skippe pd workouts. I’m currently a week into no caffeine and am past the headaches and feeling good again. Now, I just gotta be strong enough to skip the offer or the combo meal when it’s in front of me.