I'm trying to quit nicotine again after a semi-successful attempt a couple of months ago, and I thought, if I'm going to go through withdrawals for this, maybe it would be worth it to quit caffeine while I'm at it?

Is it worth it though? Do the cons of a caffeine addiction outweigh the pros?

  • Eris235 [undecided]
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    3 years ago

    For me, I avoided caffeine for forever, and found that it improved my life quite a bit when I did start drinking it. Always struggled with sleeping well, and while a morning cup of coffee didn't directly help the sleep part, it helps get me out of bed on time in the morning, in turn helping me actually stick to a sleeping schedule, which in turn does help my sleep. Before, I was super awake at night and utterly exhausted when I woke up, but now I have schedule to help me wake up at the same time, even if I still struggle with the 'falling asleep' part.

    Also to be fair, I stick to one cup of black coffee, so its not like I'm overloading on caffeine, or getting extra sugar, and I do get crippling migraines if I skip the cup, which I find a little weird cause its not that much caffeine, but w/e. Prefer if it wasn't the case, but it does give me extra motivation to not stay in bed all day on the weekends.

    • Ecoleo [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      Yeah, I feel like both caffeine and nicotine have both helped me with productivity and stuff, but I've been using them for years and years. I don't know for sure that that's not something I'm just telling myself.

      • Eris235 [undecided]
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        3 years ago

        I mean, if you lack a reference frame, and feel emotionally up to trying it, quitting caffeine can be a good idea to see how you function without it.

        And, if it works, stay without it, or if you think you're functioning worse without it, you can start it up again, with the extra upside of needing less to get the benefits, which should help the downsides. Drinking more and more caffeine to get the same mental boosts will mean that any side effects it gives you, like anxiety, sleep issues, or heart/BP issues, will be worse. So stopping, or at least cutting down, your caffeine consumption for a bit should help you need less to get any boost.