I QUIT Caffeine & It's Changed My Life - Withdrawals & Benefits
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This video is pretty different from my normal content but definitely one that I've wanted to make.
Recently, I decided to quit caffeine cold turkey. For as long as I can remember i've had an addiction to Soda & soft drinks both high in caffeine & sugar.
Drinking these drinks literally fuelled my day to day life & my body built up a dependence on them to make it through the day. My overall productivity started to suffer as I'd find myself in and out of peaks and troughs of energy & motivation.
After joining a gym & finally wanting to get myself together, I knew that quitting caffeine (& sugar) would be a big part of the process. I decided that for me, weening myself off it wasn't going to work so I decided to quit immediately.
The caffeine withdrawal symptoms I encountered lasted around 2 weeks & mainly consisted of drastically reduced energy levels as well as frequent & prolonged headaches, sometimes migraines. Also, just a general lousy feeling whilst my body was freaking out wondering where the caffeine went.
Since then, My life has changed drastically - the main change being that my daily energy is maintained & consistent throughout the whole day, I don't have highs & lows. My sleep has improved, as soon as my head hits a pillow i'm out like a light! & now I naturally wake up bright and early, already full of energy ready to hit the gym for a morning workout. No more lying in bed too tired to get up after struggling to sleep.
Overall, I just feel great. As a result my mood has improved & I'm a lot happier.
I hope this video helps anyone else battling with caffeine addiction. It's changed my life in 1 month & I'm loving the change.
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This is a really personal video & I made it to hopefully help/inspire anyone else looking to quit or at least drastically reduce their caffeine consumption. Leave a comment & let us know where you're up to with your journey & how you're feeling!
That's great Rob, well done could'nt have been easy. I gave up with Coca Cola many years ago as it was damaging my stomache big time. But I'd find it really hard not having my morning Americano's, ok ok that run on through the day....Anyway that's very open of you to put it up on youtube. 😊
Thanks John! I wish I’d given it up ages ago. There’s nothing wrong with having coffees or even the odd soft drink, it’s just for me it was getting too excessive. Thanks for watching!
Pls update post 6mos-1yr. I’ve found 1 mo isn’t much with coffee
I’ve always had a pre-workout energy drink, had it everyday and have been on them for a few years. I’m on day 2 of total caffeine wipeout and I plan on never having pre-workouts or big amounts of caffeine again. I became totally dependent on them to have a decent workout. Onwards and upwards!
I’m on day 11, no pop no caffeine!! I use to have addiction to Mountain Dew.
I quit and it certainly has my thinking, behavior and attitude change for the better. One thing I didnt expect during withdrawal was the depression that was included. Your brain will heal and it won't be to long. Keep it up and you will thank your self in time 🙏
How long did it take you to overcome all symptoms?
Yes bro this depression is real when you quit it
I believe it's because of the overload of adenosine, which is a depressant (which makes sense because the primary purpose is to make you sleepy and go to bed)
@@shroomuae week & half
@@NotLordAsshat Yes the Brain is always trying to balance itself out
I'm coming up to one month caffeine-free and am experiencing all the positives Rob talks about. One unforseen benefit is that I'm eating healthier because I know I don't have coffee to fall back on for a quick energy boost. Imagine, relying on food for energy...
yeah... odd how strange that sounds, these days!
congrats on your success! i hope you keep it! : )
Quitting caffeine is like being reborn 🙌🏻
Well put.
Yes
You much y’all hyped it up lead to so much disappointment 😢
After 66 days just drank it because there was no substantial benefits for me but moderate drawbacks in life pleasure and subjective feeling good
@@maenad1231forreal, it is not even a dangerous drug
@@maenad1231you did blood work to confirm?
i'm on my day 18 off caffeine. i realize that now i feel more inspired, my energy is coming back and i'm very motivated to play drums or trying trail running
Good luck man 🤟
does it take that long?
@@subratarabidas6517 depends how long you've been drinking caffeinated drinks.
I quit caffeine for a month. My first cup of coffee after this I felt intense euphoria, a huge energy spike, and then a crash afterwards. I never experienced this when I was drinking coffee every day, like you said I just drank it to feel normal. Caffeine is a POWERFUL drug, but caffeine addiction is considered normal and acceptable in our society because it helps people cope with work life and poor sleep. We should all be cautious of any drugs we put into our body. Addiction, even to caffeine, creates a dependency which can affect all aspects of our lives.
I've been caffeine free for a couple of weeks now. I feel so much better. I feel loose, I feel relaxed, and my anxiety feels like it's in check. It's such a relief.
Day 3 of quitting caffeine and I have been very “panicky” and feeling of not being present. I was not expecting this at all. Used to drink Bang and or Reign twice a day. I will not give up!! Just ready to feel normal again.
How are you now?
been a hardcore caffeine addict for 12+ years. My sleep and anxiety issues have worsened recently and I'm tired all the time so after realizing the connection it'd be crazy not to quit. Day 1, this is going to suck
Any update, did you persist at it?!
@@mryan4452 Yes. I still drink green tea but that's the only caffeine intake anymore. But no more coffee(I was drinking 5+ cups/day) = good quality sleep, improved digestion, more energy better focus and ability to enter flow state. The benefits are clearly evident and I'm never going back
@@nikolaim4274 that's a big change, from 5 cups coffee, to drinking green tea. Much healthier and less of the addictive caffeine in it. I've gone cold turkey, but I drank 2 to 3 cups a day, so a little less. I'm only a week into it, but I've begun to notice better sleep and stomach feeling freer (difficult to describe). Still a little irritable as I'm still in drug withdrawal, but that should ease as time goes on. Like yourself, never going back to caffeine.
I know it's been 7month but how do you feel now ?
I am in day 1....
Don’t do cold turkey. The headaches are too severe. Instead step the daily amount down until it’s a tiny amount, then quit.
Tapering is easy way to relapse. It's better to just stop from the get go and bite the bullet for a few days.
@@xFlared everyones different. Cold turkey works better for me
@@xFlared I’m afraid that for someone like myself, who was intaking over 900mg of caffeine per day for quite a while, cold turkey would knock me out for at least a week. Working would not permit for me to do so.
I’ve been tapering down. I’m at 100mg per day now, and have been for a few days. I’ve had pretty intense back pain and a bit of spasms just from bringing it down from 300mg to 100mg.
Overall, I feel better for most of the day, and the sleep is already better.
@@lionatticus9743 Last summer my daily intake was 1300-1500mg/day. Mostly from energy drinks, energy drink powder and soft drinks.. Over the last year I have went through the reduction cycle 7 times. Reduction, withdrawal and relapse. Every single time. Once I got my caffeine intake down to 100mg/day this past month I decided to quit cold turkey. I quit Tuesday morning and have been going strong now. I've had a migraine since that same morning and got extremely sick Wednesday, but with support from my wife, my doctor and a lot of water I've managed to keep pushing. When you get to that stopping point you kinda just have to jump. And don't look back. It will really benefit the rest of your life.
@@kpulver1992 Nice work. I hope it’s still going well. I hit 2 months and 6 days caffeine free. I feel amazing. Most people say life begins after caffeine, I say it begins after you give it up.
Great video! I am 48 hours without caffeine. I am drinking celery juice first thing in the morning. I feel decent until mid day, then the headaches and lack of energy begin. I have also cut back enormously on sugar. I found this video and your story has definitely inspired me to push through feeling horrible. Thanks so much
One week today! Also four months sober and five months no nicotine/ weed. I've also gone like 95% vegan.... Not easy removing all this from my diet! I have days when I just want a glass of wine or a piece of cake but I feel great and I'm looking so much better so it's definitely paying off :)
Good job that's amazing keep it up!
good job on quitting nicotine and weed and caffeine! being vegan is fine but I would recommend maybe having a quality piece of grass fed beef once per week because their is good proteins in beef
Congratulations that’s amazing!! I’m also in recovery and considering transitioning to plan based diet. Thank you for the encouragement
Meat is healthy. Especially fish and grass fed red meat.
@@Italiana72787 don't do it! I was a strict Vegan for 7 years and yes I " did it right". I felt good for a little while and eventually started to feel terrible. I had brain fog, arthritis, tooth decay, so much more. Start listening to the Weston A Price Podcast. It will change your life for the better. 😊
I quit while working in a warehouse. Waking up at 4 am and running and lifting thousands of boxes for 10 hours. One word. Withdrawal on top of all of this was brutal. Couldn't remember some of those days due to being so delirious from pain. One major thing I noticed is that my eyes feel wide awake all the time now. I think due to the vasoconstriction of caffeine my eyes after drinking coffee felt like there was sand in them. Every time I skipped coffee that feeling of heaviness and sandiness in the eyes would not be present. Kind of ironic since coffee should make you awake, not make you sleepy.
Order selector huh
Many ppl believe caffeine gives you energy. It actually gives you stress
This Headache 😩😩😩😩‼️
The headaches pass 🤟 it gets better
Pro tip as someone who has quit caffeine multiple times: if you work Monday-Friday start not having caffeine on Saturday, as soon as you feel the headache starting to set in take 2 Tylenol. If you are struggling, just lay down and try to nap in the afternoon. Do the same Sunday and hopefully you will feel better by Monday!
I tried this and now off caffeine completely but addicted to pain killers any advice for this?
@@mjlives5428 Start on Saturday. As soon as you feel sleepy drink one cup of coffee. Do the same Sunday and hopefully you feel better on monday
Today is Friday I started again, Im so tired with headache all day. I had such bad anxiety and cant think. Thank god tomorrow is Saturday
You mean friday
I, an espresso addicted, self confessed dependant can quit... Any of you guys can. Get through the first two weeks and you're home and dry. It also changed my life for the better and I echo the massive improvements in sleep 😎
Actually I think you are first through it after 3-6 months or longer. First then will your energy level be back. Everyone is different though, just be prepared that it can take a long time.
I am getting off caffeine for the third time, your video really helps. I have gone through it all :)
@Jedi Andre it's like my 12th time easily. I'm on 1 day 18 hours. Keep going dude
I hate caffeine, to me it's not much different than having a heroin addiction, it is soooo hard to quit for good. Like trying to give up cigarettes. Should be banned
Day 3 and I worked out. I was so tired and felt like crying. I’ve also been acting super rude and I know that isn’t me. Caffeine is a drug. I need to stop this addiction.
*update* I caved after a week and half due to stress. I figured out I wasn’t drinking caffeine because of the taste of the drinks, but out of stress. Caffeine makes my anxiety worse, but it’s a habit. Maybe I want to feel worse or become foggy to not deal with my anxiety. Very strange how the mind works.
@@LadySpacey huh?
I feel ya. I'm not annoyed anymore. Now I'm so depressed for no reason. Smh. I hate thid
@@DjDestinyChicago it's been about a month or and a half for me. No anxiety, no irritability anymore, and no headache and fatigue. Im rather energized, but I feel extremely depressed. I try and distract myself by keeping busy. But I think the depression is the hardest,l. Like you, I feel depressed for no reason.
@@Lana-ro6cb yes mate same here since I quit this fucking coffee
I just made it through day 3 and doing much better! The headaches are gone but the exhaustion is still there. Can't wait to get past the symptoms and feel good again. I've been watching a lot of UA-cam on quiting caffeine to help cement this lifestyle change for me and I really appreciate you taking the time to share your story!
Any update on your journey?
@@Lana-ro6cb still going strong and feeling great! I did get a lot of body aches at the end of the first week which I wasn't expecting. I would say it took 2 weeks to feel normal again.
@@megan7985 did you ever get anxiety or sadness? Im on day 4 from 6 years of caffeine
@@Baseball4Life- I actually did! But it was more like stages of grief. Depression, anger, sadness, doom and anxiety. I kept saying I feel like someone died.
@@megan7985 awhh so kind of you to reply to me. It means alot 🥰
I was having trouble sleeping. I've been drinking coffee daily for a couple years now. I stopped a few days ago, and I tried to replace it with green tea, to ease the withdrawal symptoms. Figured maybe it would help me with sleeping better. But it didn't, so I stopped the green tea as well. And oh my god have the symptoms been brutal. I literally can not think straight. I can't think, period. I can't even imagine how it feels quitting real drugs
How are you now??
Caffeine is a real drug
I second the sparkling waters! Super helpful! I never would’ve been able to quit soda the first time I did a few years ago. Today, I’m on day 2 of trying again. Man the headaches are brutal this time around and I won’t forget it!
I quit once and was the calmest I've ever been. It gives me so much anxiety and I want to be calm again.
I'm starting tomorrow. I've gone through the withdrawal symptoms at least five times so I know that I can handle it, I just need the strength to keep going.
Good luck man. I feel a lot better for being off it 🤟 It’s cool you know how the withdrawals will be so you’re prepared at least!
I can't have caffeine anymore migraines and insomnia are all im able to achieve from it.
How long does it take to feel normal again?
Any updates? Thank you
@@Ryan-my5lz that’s been my question
I was having heart palpitations and had to cut out coke, pepsi, tea, and chocolate. Its better for my health. The headaches during the withdrawal were horrible though. I'm better off now. My heart palpitations aren't happening anymore and I feel less dependent on caffeine.
Me too, Hated the withdrawals but glad they got easier!
That's why I'm here. Between 🚬 and ☕, I've started getting heart palpitations and good lord are they horrible. These headaches are something else tho.
How long did your guys withdrawals last? Im having heart palpitations also and one day I felt like I was going to have a heart attack but went to the doctor and was fine but I’m on day 12 with out coffee but each day I’m feeling better but at nights it gets worse I get the most heart palpitations and can’t sleep but it’s effect is fading each day and a whole mental battle
I quit coffee last month, I'm into the second month no looking back. No longer craving it!
nicee good job
congratulations, i'm on day 18.. what a hell of a journey the first two weeks
@@MiguelLopez-ll5us day 14 for me let's go first week was pure hell lol
@@MiguelLopez-ll5us It gets easier I promise! I'm still going strong, drinking much more water and herbal tea
Congratulations for both of you. To be honest, this journey is kind of similar to when i quit smoking, but it last less. First week was the worst :)
I got told by my doctor to cut out caffeine after having anxiety at aged 15, I’m now 40 and have only ever drunk water or sometimes lemonade / orange juice since.. not sure I feel better for it as I was so young when I stopped but apparently I look young for my age, perhaps that’s a benefit who knows.
Quit caffeine last week cuz I was feeling weird at work. I had high blood pressure and bad headaches had to go to the hospital a few times because the Panic attacks were so severe. Getting better day by day. Be safe and decrease slowly!
Had the samething happened to me. Stay strong
5 days without .caffeine. worst than cigarrettes
Thanks for quitting the coffee together. I on fifth day no coffee. Feels great. On my work days, I have one tea bag green tea lightly brewed in a little approx 30 ml hot water for few minutes to wake up in the morning. And another cup of decaf mocha during the day.
The first two days were during my rest days so i slept awesomely. The anxiety is same feeling as euphoria. So i am enjoying both great sleep and euphoria from quitting coffee for 5 days. I also think and feel more deeply. My bones and joints start to feel stronger already. My muscles also look bigger and more robust.
ive been off caffeine for about 7 days. i have no withdrawals really. but im never fully awake? like i feel kinda dumb haha. any ideas how to fix this? or do i just wait
Just wait. 7 days is not long enough to adjust. After 3 weeks you should be more adjusted and should feel much better.
@@miniatureface ok i will try to stay off, been pretty easy so far for the most part
@@Frizzable good luck! i'm 12 hours into my no-caffeine journey so far. let's hope i stick to it for a month
Cardio exercise wakes me up more than anything
@@wread1982 ive figured that out recently haha, anytime i do cardio now i feel euphoric
I'm 46 days sober on nicotine, I believe I have that addiction beat. 46 days sober on Marijuana aswell and those symptoms are gone aswell. I haven't quit caffeine until 16 days ago on new years, one thing I absolutely hate are headaches. So caffeine detox has been the hardest addiction to beat for me. I've been drinking green tea without realizing it had caffeine in it, but now that I know I just poured all I had left down the drain. Ever since I had my first child 7 months ago it's been weighing on me to be as healthy as possible, being addicted to something makes me feel like less of a man than I should be. I wasn't raised to be a bitch so if that mindset helps anybody it was worth saying. I hope you all take care of yourselves, we can beat addiction. 💪
I’m about to hit one year no cig. You got this
Thank you for describing your experience! I quit it too and can confirm that the energy level became consistent, I also have much less anxiety and better sleep.
Thank you for your story! I've been drinking a 2-litter bottle of full-sugar soda pop and caffeine (Mt. Dew) daily for almost 40-years. I'm trying to quit.
I've gone about a week now with no caffeine also quit sugar and cigs at once the withdrawal headaches are really bad. I had to ask for 4 days off work bc It's been so bad but it's nice to know I'm not the only one.
Very cool to find this video. I'm a guitarist/musician who just happened to be researching the benefits of getting off of caffeine and your video came up first. I've gotten a lot healthier in the last year and a half(lost 65 lbs) and while I don't drink a lot of soda, I've always felt I need coffee in the morning and occasionally with lunch. I don't sleep very well and a neurologist suggested I quit caffeine which at the time, I thought ludicrous. But I miss full night's of sleep and proper sleep aids in weight loss (still looking to lose 20 mouth lbs)
Congrats! Keep it up!
I’m down to 100mg from around 900mg per day, and plan to get down to 0mg. I’ve had the same experience with waking up early, and I’m like WTF. Lol.
For me, there is physical pain in my back and muscles, nausea, and fatigue at the end of the day, but I can tell already that it will be worth it. Sleep and anxiety and panic attacks are already improving.
I noticed this too, I stopped coffee, I usually had two cups in the morning. The last few days I have had depression, brain fog, diarrhea, feeling hopeless, finally it is starting to go away. I feel strong again, like I want to go for a jog. I broke up with a girl who kinda got me hooked on coffee, I never drank it before, so without someone there always making it I had no temptation. Caffein is pretty bad for you, I noticed I'm way more mellow now and don't have that shortness of breath.
Two months later, how are you doing now?
@@Army1SGRetired he's probably doing amazing honestly. Caffeine addiction is trash
@@Baseball4Life- I need to try this, I'm definitely caffeine addicted
I quit drinking alcohol and caffeine to help me lose weight and lower my blood pressure. I'm so glad I've gone back to drinking water. Cut junk food too working on cutting fast food.
Sprite Light is caffeine and sugar free if you want that fix once in a while.
I'm drinking 7 monsters a day in school and my heart is killing me and I need to get healthy quick before I join the army
How’s it t going Tyler?
R.i.p bro
Thats an expensive habit
Day 2 of being off caffinne, the biggest wake-up call from me was after I handed in my thesis and when I went to pay for my coffees and the waitor said, wow 4 coffees, you must be buzzing' and I realised I felt quite normal.
The first day was okay until the night when a bad headache came on and by day two no backlash
Its hell for about 5 days then you feel amazing
2 weeks today for me. Headaches almost completely gone. Energy going up. Cold turkey, 2 cups of coffee in the morning then moved on to 2 - 3 (or more) 12oz cokes a day. First 3 days were the worse. Push through people.
I'm trying to quit, because I wanna get back in shape again, and I'm tired of staying up till 3 or so in the morning. I quit caffeine once and I slept from 9 p.m to 5 or 6 a.m, so I'm working on giving it all up.
My left nostril was always congested and for years I suffered from tension headache, blurry vision, panic attack and racing heartbeat (90 at rest despite being a competitive athlete). I stopped drinking my usual 3 cups of black coffee a day and all the symptoms stopped on day 1. Heart rate fell back down to around 60 as when I was younger. And thank God, apart from a bit of digestive issue I also suffered no withdrawal symptoms. I guess coffee is good for some but people like myself simply can't handle it. Now working on quitting sugar, alcohol and weed.
I'm starting today, I've never made it past a week without having at least one when I try to quit. But there are no more sodas in the house and I don't have a drivers license to go get one. I'd have to ask my mom and I'm not going to do that. I've got a different feeling this time, I have a reason to quit. I'll update yall in a week.
How's it been? :)
@@anastasinscreed I couldnt do it, I’m sorry. I made it 4 days and the migraines became too much. I’m going to keep trying tho.
@@gear4148 Hey man, I'm at day 5 caffeine free and yesterday I actually gave in and drank cup of coffee cuz my headache was soo bad I tought I will die. BUT, you should quit it slowly so I recommend lowering the amounts, I went from coffee to cappuccino cuz it has less caffeine in it, sometimes I drink caffeine free cappuccino and little by little I will detox from it completely. Don't quit cold turkey if your headaches are that bad, speaking from the experience.
I’ve been quitting caffeine for most of 2021.
I did make the mistake of trying decaf coffee and caffeine free Diet Coke ....
I went backwards a little. So I’m working on complete caffeine free. I do feel so much better
Congrats on your journey. I'm on my way to 2 weeks off caffeine. About 3 days in, I got the worst migraine and threw up 🤮 (tmi). Now, the headache is full and distracting. I really identify with what you said about feeling normal. I hope my body will soon reach a sense of normalcy. Thanks for sharing 🙂.
im thinking about giving up caffeine, im older and its really hitting me hard so i have no choice...Caffeine and the jitters...fatigue has got to go..
ive been drinking ice tea for yrs and yrs ... its finally making my fatigue worse and jitters bad too...wish me luck... hope no migraines...............
Best talk I've heard on quitting caffeine. Thanks. Besides the taste and warmth of it in the a.m. is the ritual. Plus there's a lot of nostalgia w/it, too. And the same w/Diet Coke. Both of which I'm attempting to give up as we speak (and both of which I had today).
Good luck my man! Thanks for watching
62 days sober, no alcohol, weed, tobacco. caffeine is next, wont lie caffiene is going to be very challenging however nothing is permanent but change
Congratulations!!!! I'm so proud of you👏. Thanks for your vulnerability & sharing your journey with us. I can relate to being very addicted to caffeine and broke my soda addiction 3 years ago! The withdrawals, nausea, and headaches were awful, but I'm glad I overcame it!
Thanks for the kind words! I’m really glad to hear you managed to beat it too! Thanks for watching my video & leaving some inspiration
That’s exactly how I found your video - by the title and searching out what people experience when they quit caffeine. I love coffee but I’ve just decided to quit caffeine cold turkey.
Thank you for this video..i,m now 5 months of any caffeine and i can cee a light again=) i was using caffeine over 30 years i didn`t know how bad this drug is until i stopped cold turkey..first 2months was mostly fysical pain but then starts heavy depression, tremors, and memory loss and it was like i have some iron helmet in my head all the time=) this was something i never experienced becouse it was different depression that i was felt before..brain chemistry needs time to heal..i think in my case it takes over half year..i hope you lot of light and love to your journey.there is so much more energy when it comes naturally. maby i will allsow make viedo someday about my journey if i learn to speak better english=)
Thanks for sharing your experiences! I do believe I have a better state of mind now. Thanks for watching!
Yes in some cases it takes over a year or two to feel normal ,just like any other drug withdrawal .But don’t let that discourage you ! STAY strong ! 5 months is good progress.Trust me your aren’t missing out on coffee .I lasted two weeks before I went back and now it’s hell all over again .For me it triggers anxiety and mood swings which is why I want to quit .Not to mention I’m highly addicted to it .
@@MikeJones-fp9cb thank you. this is mental battle. it,s rollacoster when i feel up i go down and otherwise. but i now i need be patient, i ,m here to learn and some lessons are hard for me=) i never go back to caffeine. mental ilness is hard but it never last forever. maybe years but not forever=) some days i just can;t do anything and i just accept that and stay present moment and feel all the symptoms,. just feel and let them be like curious wonderer. i wish you lot of light and love. we are all together in this journey. This journey is the best teacher.
@@ilo1362 this is a great book to read ,it’s called= caffeine blues:wake up to the hidden dangers of America’s #1 drug .
@@MikeJones-fp9cb That really is a great book!!
I've been off caffeine for 5 days. I had a horrific headache and pain in my neck muscles at the back of my head on the second day. I've been so tired and feel really fuzzy and stupid like I'm in a bubble. Having problems with memory recall. Hope it gets better soon!
Did it get better?
@@carsonmarcil5235 yeah the fuzzy feeling lasted a couple of weeks but it took me about 3 months not to feel tired all the time. It has now been about 6 months and I feel great. The best thing is that it has killed off my anxiety. In the past few months I did job interviews and got a new job and the confidence I'm feeling has been amazing. I think a large part of that is down to being caffeine free and not having the anxiety.
I have been a Dr. Pepper fanatic for many years. I have tried many times to stop drinking them, but I never stick to it. I decided once again to stop this caffeine addiction because this time I am having some health issues, and I think caffeine exacerbates the problem. I’m only on day 2, but your video has motivated me. Thank you for this inspiring video!
I know it was a year ago since you wrote this but i’m going on day 5 and it’s rough with the fatigue and brain fog. Anxiety and depression too but still pushing thru. Headache portion is gone but now just dealing with body aches. If you get this message hope you’ve stuck with it 🎉 cheers :)
@@jmal1776 yes it’s been a year and I stuck with it! I will occasionally have a drink with caffeine as a treat, but I no longer need it to function! The first couple of weeks is the hardest. Then after a month you really won’t even miss it. Good luck to you, you got this!
Thank you for this! It is nice to know that there are people out there who have quit drinking caffeine altogether, or they are at least trying to plan how they are going to quit. Thanks for sharing your experience.
Thank you for sharing your experiences. I'm a musician too and finding that caffeine is having a negative effect on me at the moment. So I'm looking to quit slowly! thank you for your informative video especially on the withdrawal!
Thankyou Bethan, wish you all the best with it 🤟
@@RobGalley Thank you!!
I'm on day 5. Experienced headaches for the past 4 days, energy sucked and mood as well. Today I'm feeling much better, last light I had a vivid dream and that's rare for me because I'm a heavy cannabis smoker. My anxiety is already really low. Can't wait to experience the results after two weeks
Look at the cannabis as well.
I kicked that years ago, and I won't be going back to getting stoned all the time.
The plant has it's uses, but being stoned a lot is detrimental.
@@JB.zero.zero.1 you're right. That is the most difficult thing for me to beat. I am trying to use the motivation gained from quitting caffeine as momentum to eventually stop smoking because I was really big on wake n bake
If you can get through withdrawal this is on the list of best decisions you can make. I'm about a week in. I was taking about 300-400 mg a day. I feel like it could be much worse
I'm doing a good detox right now, about 6 days in. No headaches but rather tired and napping a lot.
I haven't consumed caffeine for whole 9 days already, it's day 10. No coffee, no tea, no hot chocolate, no nothing. In my household it's kind of a “tradition” to have some sort of hot drink while having a meal (it's usually tea) or just when you're having a break you go to the kitchen and make a cup of tea. And I like this “tradition”, I like the taste and smell of all those drinks but I've had less and less energy every day for several months now. It was almost impossible for me to concentrate on something that requires work of brain, honestly it was horrible. And I thought to experiment with caffeine consumption, I thought maybe that was the problem. Well, now I feel more energetic, that's for sure, and I started to gain my mental clarity back. AND now I actually WANT to sleep at about 10-11 pm. At 11 pm I'm half asleep already and HAVE TO go to bed. That hasn't happened to me for more than a year lol, I thought I wasn't able to go to bed earlier than 1 pm or sum anymore. It's no coincidence that before I started the experiment I physically couldn't make myself wanna sleep but now it happens naturally. And I'm so happy about it 'cause I've had severe problems with sleep for as long as I can remember. And now it's easy to go to bed I don't even do anything special for it to happen. And it became so much easier to get up in the morning. I am willing to keep it like that for at least several weeks more and see what's changed. I hope I don't give in 'cause with this change only I started drinking lots of water again, I exercise and go to bed at normal time and I procrastinate much, much less.
Tysm for your video.
Great video, I’m going to quit, just found out from that Steven Walker Phd sleep scientist that it takes 48 hours to completely detox caffeine. One cup of coffee in the morning and there’s still a quarter a cup in you at night. Coffee has the half life of 8 hours but 48 hours to completely detox it out
I think the best idea would be to cut intake in half for first week, then cut that half into another half the next week, then to none. Helps intensely with the withdrawals.
I have a really bad addiction to caffeine. Had no idea it was in chocolate. I get withdrawal symptoms like headaches if I go a day without enough caffeine so I really want to try and cut it out. The only way that seems to work is to go cold turkey but I know the withdrawal is going to be horrible.
It’s funny because it’s not really seen as an addiction in the same way as smoking or alcohol but it is and I’ve never seen myself as an addict (I don’t need alcohol) but with caffeine my body says otherwise.
What about creativity? I'm musician myself and I tried to quit caffeine one time. After 3 weeks I noticed better sleep, better digestion and better voice (!) but I lost big portion of my creativity.
I found out that I'm most creative on all nighters when I drink loads of coffee, so you might be on to something
@@spaghettinick121 yes. Most music I've written has been during the night with my cup of coffee
Great video thanks,Day 3 of quiting coffee I am looking forward to better sleep its already improved in just two days..
2 weeks now and the migraines were brutal I was angry and pissed. I haven’t had a coke in 3 weeks no sugars and I feel great it’s just the brutal withdrawals and I’m eating better never thought Leaving the sugar and coke would change my life
I quit about a month ago, and honestly the first two weeks weren’t too bad.
Then all of a sudden I started getting panic attacks, rapid heart rate, and it would wake me up in the middle of the night.
It’s become very disruptive, and frankly pretty scary. I wasn’t even consuming that much, 2-3 cups a day.
It’s like my brain and nervous system just doesn’t know what to do. I’m hoping it’s just my chemistry trying to correct itself, and that the end is near. I’ve thought about caving but haven’t yet.
Thank you for making this video, I will keep going, but this anxiety really scares me.
I’m going through the same thing as well. It is Very scary! Lately I’ve been nauseous and not able to eat anything thing but what’s been helping me is b-12 every morning and mineral water to help with nausea.
Going thru the same thing. Heart rate scared me to the point of going to the ER. Starting to see signs of things slowly getting better
@@kabao3340 updates?
I’ve given up coffee and there’s a lot of benefits with that, but I haven’t completely given up caffeine since I’m still eating dark chocolate occasionally. It works fine for me. Everything in moderation.
Believe it or not my biggest problem with coffee was MOLD. I still drink caffeinated breuvages like pepsi, green tea, energy drink etc and I do not get the depressing zombie like side effects I got from coffee. a lot of coffee is contaminated with mold.
This is harder for me than quitting alcohol. The headaches! I stepped down form coffee using Excedrin (has caffeine) two doses day one. One dose day two. Half dose day three... headache day four (but not so bad). Because I'm sleeping so much better I'm really watching my caffeine very carefully. Sleeping when tired.
I’m quitting caffeine now. It’s been long enough and I’m ready to feel calmer, more of myself, and more normal again..... I know I can do this....
You got this 🤟 good luck!
5 days no coffee. so far so good except today. i slept 12 hours last night and been in bed pretty much ALL day. is this normal? ive quit booze too thats straight forward - hard but text book, quitting caffiene is wierd
yes its normal give it a month then it gets better
ive been off caffeine for 5 days and im not experiencing any withdrawals. in fact my energy levels are the same and my concentration has really improved.
After a semester in College, I was taking Adderall and two 5 Hour Energy shots a day. 1 shot in the morning around 8 am, Adderall around 10, then around 3 pm, another Hour Energy shot, and driving home I would get sleepy, it was bad.
So I decided to Cold Turkey stop, I knew what to expect as I have quit before, bad headaches, so immediately upon waking up on the first day I took some Ibuprofen. No headaches. I went to the gym and jogged a mile, my cardio needs improvement. By the 2nd day, I had this leg pain that I was attributing to the jogging, I just needed to stretch. No matter how much I stretched the pain would not subside. By the 3rd day, caffeine free, I was experiencing sciatica pain and it was bad, no matter which way I lay in bed in hurt. Plus the leg pain was greater. I did a little online research and found that this was a result of caffeine withdrawal. It was suggested to slowly ween myself off of it. I couldn't take the pain anymore, immediately made some coffee. Half a cup down and all the pain went away. An immediate bowel movement also forced me into the bathroom. Normally I'm pretty regular, taking fiber supplements twice a day. But as I recalled, it's been 3 days since I've been to the bathroom.
Looks like I will have to ween myself off, I'll drink this cup then refrain until the pain kicks back in, and hopefully I will eventually quit.
They say that coffee has antioxidants in it, yeah it does, but it ain't alot. I get more antioxidant benefits from 1000mg of Glutathione and Melatonin than coffee could ever give.
Coffee ads hype up coffee like it's some kind of miracle, it ain't. It's like the cigarette ads in the 1950's saying, "it's harmless and improves asthma."
I’m doing this for the third time. I learned I have a grandson coming so I start eating better and drinking water the energy is coming back. Your video was awesomeness. And I just started going to the Gym. Next is learning guitar. You’re correct if you drink one soda or ice tea you’re hooked again been there done that three times. This time it’s for me and my grandson thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching. So far I’ve stuck to it & this is the longest I’ve managed. I highly recommend sparkling flavoured water as it kind of feels like a soda but it’s just carbonated water with no caffeine. That’s really helped me. Good luck!
You're absolutely right! I went down that phase where I convinced myself ohhh I can have a tea or pop in moderation. And I went off the rails getting hooked again when I did that in the past.
Are you still caffeine free after almost 2 years? I have inadvertently started the process because I didn't have coffee yesterday and I'm having some crazy withdrawal symptoms today. It's scaring me a little because I've never had such a reality check about what an addiction it is. Honestly, the thought of even drinking coffee right now makes me sick to my stomach, I've already thrown up 6 times, I can't even hold anything in my stomach 🤢
Update?
Update?
I'm starting to recover from a bad addiction. About 80-120 fl oz of soft drinks a day. I drink it every bit as much as an alcoholic drinks liquor. It's been just over 64 hours since my last one. I've been addicted for about 14 years (although I actually once went 3 months and then relapsed). I'm feeling the effects of withdrawal now. Work is going to be difficult for a while (I do a pretty physical job), but I am committed. I already have moments where I feel better than I have.
I quit nicotine and it’s made me also want to quit caffeine…this is going to be a journey
Thanks for the video. It is great. Are you still off caffeine? Do you still miss the soda?
The sleeping easily and waking up in the morning is so true. It's so nice to just fall asleep. Also I swear I start remming in an hour
I randomly found this channel by looking up caffeine headaches 🤣 haven’t had caffeine in 24 hours. I had the worst migraine I’ve ever had in my life lol.
likewise. Could be time cut back.
Im on 49.5 hours now after drinking roughly 10-12 energy drinks every day for 10 years and like you said I'm suffering with headaches and tiredness also my first 24 hours I had hot sweats and I'm drinking water constantly due to feeling dehydrated. Great video and informative.
Only drinking one cup in morning rest decaf coffee, will cut out the first cup and see if i can replace some of the decaf. have been drinking about 6-9 cups of normal coffee a day headaches, Tiredness and sluggish. Good to hear the good effects on quit`ing
I definitely understand how it could help you mentally by uploading this video. Unfortunately caffeine is literally every where, I think out of every legal drug this is marketing more around the world. Even in some hotels they have coffee already prepared waiting on you. I can't suggest much because I'm currently using caffeine but I can reccomend something called kratom. I'd look into it! One very small dose can keep you alert for hours.
That’s true! I’ve never heard of that! I’m enjoying still being off the caffeine for the moment!
Be careful with kratom man, it’s ok in moderation but if you have an addictive personality like I do and start doing it every day for long enough, it can reduce your testosterone and make you feel like shit and unmotivated. But if you have the self control to only use in moderation, that’s the best scenario, I wish I could but I’m not disciplined enough to only do it sometimes
Kratom is an opioid. If you think caffeine withdrawal is nasty...
Don't replace your unhealthy addictions with new ones.
@@JustanamebroDK Lmao the withdrawal isn't even that bad dude. Kratom is not an opiod either as it doesn't flood the receptor, it just barely touches it. Hence why you can't overdose on kratom, matter of fact you can't even take more to get high, due to the fact that kratom has a safety net in terms of how much you can take.
I’m on day 1 off quitting. I used the easy way problem by Alan Carr. I really like life stuff as learning anything entails so many factors .
I'm on day 18 of alcohol sobriety but now I have been taking caffeine pills this whole week. They give me bad anxiety. I'm off caffeine tomorrow!
I reduced my caffeine slowly. I'm so tired and I miss soft drinks too. Its a difficult change, but I really need sleep.
I spend over 3,000$ on energy drinks a year. Time to quit...
@@ArmanNakour2349 💯
I haven't had caffeine in a couple days now, I feel surprisingly fine & calm
The best part of quitting caffeine is the deeper more restful sleep, the worst part? That you can't order a Teeccino latte at a coffee shop, it's hard to even find a nice decaf
I dread stopping completely.
The headaches & nausea, anxiety & palpitations are hard to deal with. I also go thru a good wk of a stupid phase where I’m just not with it at all lol But I hate being dependent on anything. I did this once b4 & I noticed how fast I started to de- bloat & wasn’t so puffy looking, my skin was so soft & much clearer as well. After awhile of not drinking it I noticed it didn’t taste as good. I don’t know why I got sucked back into it 🤦🏼♀️ but the fight is worth fighting!
Hi! Loved your video and am encouraged on my journey to quit. I am 3 days in to being caffeine free. I want to cut it out forever. I am now considering removing chocolate too. Thank you for your advice and story.
Thanks for sharing your experience.
Semen retention gives at least 10x the benefits of quitting coffee :)
No fap I get, but isn't it nice having and connecting with a girlfriend?
"Semen retention gives at least 10x the benefits of quitting coffee :)"
Nonsense.
Day 5. This is probably the hardest thing I have ever given up. I'm so tired.
I’m gonna start drinking coffee, it gives me a mood uplift, I feel more happy and productive and I have adhd but I don’t want to take amphetamines, I’m 16
Whatever works for you my man 🤟 Take it easy!
Lovely video. I'm 6 days into Caffeine free and in agony with headaches. So much fatigue I cant get dressed. Your video is motivating
I drink coffee yes but as everything in life I do it on MODERATION.
I drink it on my breakfast and that’s it. I got all healthy benefits on it and I do not depend my energy on it…simple as that.
thank you. still helping after 2 years :)
I work 3rd shift at Amazon, working 10 hr shifts without any caffeine seems impossible. Tonight’s shift will be day 1, wish me luck!
how went it ?
I have been drinking a two liter a day since I was 13 and i just quit cold turkey a little over a week ago. The head aches are not fun I can catch them in time usually and keep them at bay.
That’s great, Nice one for quitting & hope it’s a fresh new start 🤟
Hey man im right on board with you , i was forced off the addiction from getting extremely ill and then never went back
I love my natural energy now , i feel bad for all the coffee addicts out there
Did you ever have anxiety or depression I'm in day 4 without caffeine from 6 years of pre-workout
@@Baseball4Life- yes i did , but i was able to push through , good luck brother
@@jacquesweilheix1419 thank you man i appreciate you
I cut down caffeine to just three cups of tea a day or roughly 150 mg of caffeine whereas I previously had about 400-500 mg a day. I'm quitting completely tomorrow because caffeine gives me chronic headaches. I'm scared but I am motivated to fix this!