Comments on: A little experiment

by: Web Marketing Mentor

Tue, 19 Jun 2007 01:15:46 +0100

I tried ages ago and gave up for months but back on it now. Only two a day though, just enjoy it. I sleep fine because I don’t have any after mid afternoon.

by: Parker

Thu, 01 Mar 2007 17:24:13 +0000

I went off of coffee and switched to black tea, but I ended up drinking strong tea and up to 5 or more a day. I couldn’t function without it. I have some anxiety problems and decided to wean myself off of it. I went to Green Tea first (about half the caffeine). I still was getting a bit uptight (as some have mentioned, as you get off caffeine even a little can energize you). So today I declare that I am giving up coffee and teas all together. Just drinking lots of H2O. Let’s see how long I last!

by: cfeagans

Fri, 12 Jan 2007 08:07:48 +0000

Has anyone tried it?

A day without coffee is like a day without coffee.

by: Lab Lemming

Tue, 09 Jan 2007 20:01:41 +0000

The only people I know who have quit caffeine for more than a month did so because they were pregnant, so there’s a signal to noise issue there with regards to which causes produce which effects.

by: Suzie s

Tue, 09 Jan 2007 02:05:33 +0000

I find that drinking coffee acts like a mountain range in the path of a weather system.

Having the coffee gives me a burst of energy (akin to the wind hitting the mountains, and dumping all the rain ) But then I get the “rain shadow” effect on the other side, and an energy deficit - not unlike the drying, draining feel of the fohn wind (I think that’s how you spell it) or mistral.

All in all, I have a more even energy with no coffee. Once I start drinking it, I need to keep on drinking it, until, after a few weeks, my skin is rubbish and I crash.

But it tastes soooo goood!

by: Jane

Mon, 08 Jan 2007 18:31:25 +0000

Sorry about being late to the party. If memory serves, it took several weeks for the increased energy, better sleep, etc. to kick in—I was definitely lethargic for a few weeks after going completely off the stuff. The biggest and best side-effect, though, was the lessening of my migraines. I used to get about 1 a month; since I gave up caffeine last April, I’ve had a grand total of 1 migraine. So that in itself was worth giving up the stuff!

by: drshellie

Sun, 07 Jan 2007 23:30:39 +0000

Experiment over! I’m travelling this week and am not ready to try it without my tea. It was fun though.

by: Anonymous

Fri, 05 Jan 2007 19:21:00 +0000

I had to do it, for stomach-related reasons, for the past year. I did not notice an effect on the monthly pain. I was more mellow overall. I wouldn’t say simultaneously more energectic; I would say that my energy levels were more obviously dependent on sleep amounts, and so I was “stuck” having to make sure I slept generously. That’s a lot harder to arrange, on a daily basis, than a cup of coffee.

The biggest downfall is that I genuinely love coffee, and it was a daily mourning process. I see no sense in depriving myself of what I love, for generally minor and compensatable effects. The good news is that my stomach is better now, and I am back to having coffee.

by: J

Fri, 05 Jan 2007 17:40:31 +0000

I’ve been off caffiene for over a month now and I think I’m just now finally getting my energy back. For a long time I just wasn’t focussed and I was tired all the time. Now, I think the caffiene freeness is kicking in. I have been more relaxed in general though.

by: sciencewoman

Fri, 05 Jan 2007 17:36:36 +0000

The biggest thing I notice about a (mostly) caffeine-free life is how much bigger a kick I get out of it when I do indulge. Right now, I’m having a small chai tea and that will be enough to give me energy for hours. If I had it in the afternoon, I wouldn’t be able to sleep at night. Back in the day, I wouldn’t even have noticed it.