Anyone Else Here Is Cutting/Has Cut Down on Coffee?

[Debater Slayer]

I've been a frequent coffee drinker for several years. Recently, I've decided to cut down and, when I feel like having caffeine, drink tea instead of coffee.

This is my second week off coffee, and it has been going great so far except for a noticeably upset sleep schedule. These days I oversleep quite a bit, and I have headaches more often than I used to when I drank coffee. My current regimen consists of tea only, and while I realize that tea also has caffeine, the impact on my mood is much less noticeable than what coffee caused. I'm much less irritable, for instance, and I'm also more relaxed overall.

Has anyone else here had experience with cutting down on coffee? I've found it to be a great decision so far, but I'm interested to see what other people have experienced with that.

 

[Revoltingest]

I like coffee flavored ice cream, but I seldom
have it...maybe a couple times a year.
No plans to cut back.

Do people really drink the stuff?
Ew.

 

[Spiderman]

Yes, cutting down on coffee can be very good for the mood and emotions

 

[Quetzal]

Hey, DS!

I just recently gave up energy drinks in lieu of tea (fairly similar ). Let me say that you will feel 10000% better after roughly two weeks. Let me speak directly do your concerns:

been going great so far except for a noticeably upset sleep schedule. These days I oversleep quite a bit,

Yep! This is common and it happened with me. Your body is used to a certain caffeine level. It takes your body roughly 6-14 days to find a natural balance. In the meantime, you will be a bit sleepy and your energy level will feel low.

headaches more often than I used to when I drank coffee.

Ooooh yeah. Preach to the choir on this one! I used minor pain relievers to dull it but have hope! After two-ish weeks they will be gone. That is the point when you know you are good. That is when your body begins to realign itself and you should be good to go from here.

My current regimen consists of tea only, and while I realize that tea also has caffeine, the impact on my mood is much less noticeable than what coffee caused. I'm much less irritable, for instance, and I'm also more relaxed overall.

Doesn't it feel great! Tea, while it does have caffeine, I do not think it is as concentrated since the water diffusion process in tea is not nearly as strong as it is with coffee beans. But I also noticed that I was more mellow, relaxed and less irritable.

My journey through this withdrawal ended a few weeks ago and I feel GREAT. You will be very pleased once those headaches pass (and they will).

 

[sovietchild]

My C4 pre-workout has a coffee in it. So, no.

 

[Neo Deist]

Black tea can cause kidney stones due to the compound oxalate that is found in it. Drink sparingly.

Coffee is loaded with healthy antioxidants, it helps flush out your liver, it can reduce type 2 diabetes chances, and it can prolong brain health.

 

[Quetzal]

Black tea can cause kidney stones due to the compound oxalate that is found in it. Drink sparingly.

Oh really? What about white/green teas?

 

[Neo Deist]

Oh really? What about white/green teas?

Green tea is a MUCH better alternative.

 

[Quetzal]

Green tea is a MUCH better alternative.

I would have never known. I really enjoy Earl Grays, too.

 

[Debater Slayer]

Hey, DS!

I just recently gave up energy drinks in lieu of tea (fairly similar ). Let me say that you will feel 10000% better after roughly two weeks. Let me speak directly do your concerns:

Congratulations! Energy drinks can be poisonous. Glad you could give them up.

Yep! This is common and it happened with me. Your body is used to a certain caffeine level. It takes your body roughly 6-14 days to find a natural balance. In the meantime, you will be a bit sleepy and your energy level will feel low.

Fourteen days? Good thing I have holidays at the moment, then. That way I'll have time to adjust without having to get up early.

Ooooh yeah. Preach to the choir on this one! I used minor pain relievers to dull it but have hope! After two-ish weeks they will be gone. That is the point when you know you are good. That is when your body begins to realign itself and you should be good to go from here.

They're not terrible, but they're more frequent than before. I'm thinking they may be a nuisance if they happen when I want to study, though.

Doesn't it feel great! Tea, while it does have caffeine, I do not think it is as concentrated since the water diffusion process in tea is not nearly as strong as it is with coffee beans. But I also noticed that I was more mellow, relaxed and less irritable.

Yep, the reduced irritability has been by far the most noticeable part. It outweighs the cons I've experienced so far.

My journey through this withdrawal ended a few weeks ago and I feel GREAT. You will be very pleased once those headaches pass (and they will).

I hope so. I believe I will probably be very pleased given the changes I've experienced since I started reducing my coffee intake.

 

[Debater Slayer]

Black tea can cause kidney stones due to the compound oxalate that is found in it. Drink sparingly.

Coffee is loaded with healthy antioxidants, it helps flush out your liver, it can reduce type 2 diabetes chances, and it can prolong brain health.

Thanks for the info. I didn't know that about black tea.

I think I might still have coffee sometimes; just not as frequently as before.

 

[bobhikes]

I've been a frequent coffee drinker for several years. Recently, I've decided to cut down and, when I feel like having caffeine, drink tea instead of coffee.

This is my second week off coffee, and it has been going great so far except for a noticeably upset sleep schedule. These days I oversleep quite a bit, and I have headaches more often than I used to when I drank coffee. My current regimen consists of tea only, and while I realize that tea also has caffeine, the impact on my mood is much less noticeable than what coffee caused. I'm much less irritable, for instance, and I'm also more relaxed overall.

Has anyone else here had experience with cutting down on coffee? I've found it to be a great decision so far, but I'm interested to see what other people have experienced with that.

Whenever I cut out my coffee, I get headaches. I don't really experience any benefits cutting out coffee. I actually get a lift from coffee. What I did was cut down on the sugar and cut out the cream. That gave me a big benefit.

 

[Iti oj]

Not at the moment but i stop using often.

 

[Eliab ben Benjamin]

Why would i want to consider cutting down on my Coffee ?

 

[Shadow Wolf]

While I still drink caffeine, I am way, way down from what I was even just a couple years ago, to the point I rarely drink energy drinks.

Whenever I cut out my coffee, I get headaches.

That probably means you're addicted to caffeine.

 

[bobhikes]

While I still drink caffeine, I am way, way down from what I was even just a couple years ago, to the point I rarely drink energy drinks.

That probably means you're addicted to caffeine.

My neurologist would disagree. At most I have 3 cups of coffee a day. Usually only 2. I've had headaches and migraines as long as I can remember and only started drinking coffee in my teens. Also energy drinks and caffeinated soda don't help. Some tea's help as well.

 

[Terese]

Hey, DS!

I just recently gave up energy drinks in lieu of tea (fairly similar ). Let me say that you will feel 10000% better after roughly two weeks. Let me speak directly do your concerns:

You willingly drank that stuff? The Lord has blessed thou!

 

[wizanda]

Has anyone else here had experience with cutting down on coffee?

After seeing what coffee did to spiders, i decided to give up; was only on one real coffee in the mornings at that point....

Yet it gave me a 3 day come down, with a gnawing headache at the top of my head; had never realized how i was physically addicted to the stuff.

 

[Quetzal]

You willingly drank that stuff? The Lord has blessed thou!

I used to work nights in a casino. Yeah, you needed a quick pick-me-up to deal with that place.

 

[Onyx]

I was a bad coffee addict for years. What worked for me was to mix varying proportions of instant regular/decaf over about a month. Doing it gradually made it a lot easier. Now I have one cup a week on my day off, and an energy drink here and there, but thats it.