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Quitting Caffeine and Coffee Addiction - 6 Months Caffeine Free! How to quit.
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Just FYI, I'm still off caffeine and feeling great. Been able to accomplish a lot since this video. Hiked 2,189 miles from Georgia to Maine on the Appalachian Trail. Rode a bicycle from Mexico to Canada. Hiked 1900 miles on the CDT. Now hiking the 2650 mile pacific Crest trail. I definitely couldn't sustain this work with being addicted to caffeine!
I've tried quitting several times this year and have managed 1-2 months. Relapsed again during exams. I'm going to get at right after
This video is still extremely relevant. Thanks for posting
instablaster.
Thanks for the update. Really helpful video you did back in 2016. Glad you are doing well.
Thanks for the update!
Stop coffee and you will start feeling like a child again
Same feeling I have when quite caffeine
ryan lee well that only happens because you started drinking it in the first place. But quitting cold turkey really messes you up
There's nothing I'd like more than to terrorize the neighbors by running around in nothing but a pair of Alf Underoos so I guess I'm quitting.
i guess i should count myself as lucky, b/c all these comments about getting headaches right after they quit coffee sound terrible. i haven't had any coffee in a week and i literally feel nothing... except i'm less on-edge. that may also be b/c i usually only drank 1-2 cups a day, usually right before work, whereas a lot of these other comments say they'd drink like 4-5 cups or more, all day long. before when i'd have coffee, i'd sometimes walk around like a hornet, waiting to sting someone. now i'm much more chill, but just as productive, so theres really no down side to quitting, other than i kinda miss that momentary high i'd get when first drinking it...
Oh yes! Totally true! It happens to me right now! :D
One month in and I am rather depressed, every day. I'm committed to pushing through it, but I just wanted to add that all those sources that say caffeine withdrawal only lasts ten days are absolute horseshit.
Did u push through it?
How are you bro?
Yes the withdrawal can last a-lot longer then 10 days but it is so worth it once you get through it!
@@nickdiaz8415 Fuck yeah I did. One of the best decisions I've ever made, for my health and in general.
@@Conchobhar How's your cognitive ability without caffeine?
ALL those symptoms you're describing is so me!. This will be my...20th time trying to quit this poison.
Goodluck, it seriously took me years and years to finally quit for good. So worth it.
Ms. Alex
I've lost count of the number of attempts I've made to quit.
Hope you're winning the battle!
+Marek Zelek yerbe matè is a caffeinated green tea that can help best to probably stay away but is slow releasing, look it up. Again probs best to stay away from all forms but it helped me transition.
You're doing awesome. Being discouraged is a natural part of life. It's just that coffee MASKS pain, making us feel temporarily better, or giving us a "fake, temporary high". It works like a mini cocaine. In Ukraine the government is actually working on making this crap illegal.
I’ve lost count long time ago of how many times I’ve tried to quit. So few people have the patience to listen to such a lousy success story, so I’ll be a looser with you, ha ha.
This is the video I needed. Every other video makes it seem like things get better after a week or two. Started feeling like I was losing my mind or that I was actually depressed. This video is much more realistic.
Best and especially most realistic video I've watched over quitting caffeine that I've found thus far. It has motivated to keep going. I have 2 weeks since I quit and my symptoms have been HORRIBLE. I'm always tired, I have gotten depression such as contemplating life, extreme anxiety, waking up in cold sweats etc. I also suffered an extreme panic attack and bad panic attacks the first week. A lack of motivation and always lethargic. One definite upside is my quality of sleep is slowly improving. My mental clarity is slowly regaining itself, I'm much more intelligent that I gave myself credit for. It's as if caffeine would never allow me to think straight. Another weird thing is that my dreaming is improving, and I'm able to recall memories easier. Certain things I couldn't do before life focus and things of that nature. I know it will take longer considering I would drink an average of 8 to 9 cups a day. I would drink it straight black so id drink it like water. Anyways thanks for this video is keeps me going and I watch it every few days to keep me going! I know it will be a tough road but i know bit will be worth it!
Keep going! I found that a mix of rhodiola and tumeric in the mornings helped fight some of the worst symptoms. Worth a shot to see if it can get you through the worst patch which is the first month.
Also I'd incorporate morning exercise as soon as you start feeling a little more energized. It's the only solution I've found that gives me the same boost/energy/positivity that I used to use coffee for in the mornings. Otherwise even off caffeine for 2 years now I still can be sluggish and feel dumb in the morning.
Thanks for replying!! And yes ill try it. Ill post an update reply in a few months :D
Sergio Tejeda any updates bro?
Sergio Tejeda This...this is why I always fail when I try to quit. I get past one or two weeks, then this really anhedonhic depression settles on me. Or I get to the point where my brain is like, "hey I feel fine now, but life's much better with caffeine," and then I crack. The sleep stuff too is real. I'm also very sensitive to caffeine...maybe this plays a role in the effects different people experience?
Dude....why would you quit cold turkey?
THANK YOU! Your video is what kept me going during my worst stretches. It's been almost 10 months now since my last cup of coffee and I feel amazing. The first 3 months were easily the most difficult of my life. Even after 7 months, I had experienced a setback in the form of an anxiety spike. Lasted a few weeks. Never going back to caffeine. Don't give up, it is worth it.
What are your symptoms?
Alain M thanks for the comment
Thank you
What many people don't realize is that you must also forget about black tea, green tea, coke, cocoa and chocolate. All those things contain caffeine, and not moderate amounts. I think it's best to stay completely off.
UPDATE! I just hit my 4th month of no caffeine. I’m about 80% better . White wine unexpectedly helped ( drank it 4 times at around 3.5 months. Red wine makes symptoms worse) also I took a supplement called astragalus with calmed my body and gave me energy . The first three months were extremely difficult. So difficult that I wouldn’t recommend this detox to everyone.
I’m more calm than I have ever been in my life. I don’t have chronic muscle pain anymore. And my workouts are much better and I don’t get as sore afterwards as I once did. My head still has light pulsations from time to time. But at least I can function at work. Reading and concentration is slowly getting better.
To anymore who is reading this you can get through this. I have added other comments on this feed in the past so you can track my journey!
Also, I forgot to add that I am losing weight . All my fat around my mid section is breaking up
How you doing now? Middle section fat is from the cortisol
Don 22 I drink caffeine occasionally now mostly green tea. I did the detox for 7 months. I’m better. I had a very toxic employer which is why I think my weight was increasing. But this detox helped me a lot.
how's it going? Are you still using it occasionally? On week 2 of quitting myself
@@Leon-tw4oe yea, I almost forgot about this post. I don’t feel nearly as bad that I did back them. I have been detoxing a lot . Candida cleanse, heavy metal detox and taking a ton of liposomal vitamin C and magnesium chloride. Everything started to go down hill for me when I was vaccinated 6 years ago. But I am better now
@Rebounding From Narcissistic Abuse sorry to hear that but glad you're doing better dude
Coffee makes me more fatigued than energized. It would also make me consistently angry and depressed.
That's symptomatic within ADHD. Maybe you have ADHD.
@@bobryker6984 it's coffee itself makes us tired and sleepy. Plus the sugar and milk we add to it. That's why the more you dink coffee, the more you want more coffee because you are tired always during the day and at night you can't sleep well. The true and natural Energizer for our body is Exercise and Sleep, not coffee.
Coffee made me feel the exact same way. Angry and depressed for no reason. Mood swings all the time.
Same here.
same here and I don't want to admit it...I don't want to quit :( ...lol
I quit cold turkey this morning. just skipped my coffee and went straight for a shower. and now it's 6 hours later and I have a headache that wont go away and I'm very cranky. but I'm motivated and really don't wanna have to rely on anything just to be a functional human. so I'm not giving up.
Hows the battle going?
SUPERNOVA I'm a failure. I couldn't function without it. I don't think people realize that caffeine truly is a very addictive drug. Hopefully one day I can truly give it up but for now, I need to be able to function and not be a raging bitch and have a constant headache. I have to work and raise my kid a d I can't do that without my coffee. Sigh.
Moon Maiden
You're not a failure, you just gave in. I'm only on my fourth day and my head is killing me, I'll see how long I can go, I might have to wean off of it instead of cold turkey. Try again, you can do it!
Yeah, I think what he said about being able to take 2 months for yourself to manage the withdrawal fits here. Very few of us can, and it makes coping with the mental part pretty darn difficult!
should've tapered off of it
Thank you for making this video. You just gave me the hope that I need. I recently quit and am on week three without caffeine. I feel mentally weak and unmotivated to do anything. But I will stick it out. Now I know there is a light at the end of the tunnel. Thank you.
Pat Uskert how's it going?
It's been about two months without caffeine. The exhaustion is gone. My head is clear. I wake up refreshed, and have no need for coffee. I believe that heavy use of caffeine for decades, combined with a very stressful couple of years, finally took its toll, and my body just gave up. I was often barely able to get out of bed. I had aches and pains and felt 100 years old. I've read up on adrenal fatigue, and I had almost all the symptoms. I'd spend entire weekends on the couch, wondering how I used to actually go out and do things. It was like I was under a magic spell. And I would wake up an hour earlier, just so I could drink 3 cups of coffee to get going to work.
So now I'm doing much better. The only way out of it was to stop drinking caffeine, eat good food, and sleep. I had to stop forcing myself to be active. As Jack in the video stated, it could take a few more months. I think he said about 6. He's right. I went on a big bicycle ride yesterday and had great energy. His is the more realistic assessment, so I really appreciated his video.
Way to go Pat! I'm going on a year off now and it was one of the best decisions I made. More people need to realize just how bad it is for the body and mind.
Pat Uskert is it hard I just started going cold turkey today quitting caffeine
Chris Gregory, it’s super hard!! It also depends how much you drank and for how long. I just had a cup of coffee today after quitting cold turkey a few months ago. The fatigue, low motivation and depressed mood got the best of me.
I feel better after that cup today, and I feel it will help in the long run. I will now continue to drink and decrease how much I drink over the course of a couple months.
Quitting cold turkey is hell if you were a heavy caffeine drinker for a long time (soda, coffee, tea, energy drinks etc). Take your time and do it slow.
I've been struggling with caffeine for a while now. Have made multiple attempts to quit but have always ended up going back after days of doing absolutely nothing and feeling depressed. Thanks for the video. Helps a lot to know others went through the same feelings.
+Kenny Yang Hey Kenny. I've been looking forward to your new videos.
I think it helps to look at caffeine addiction like any other stimulant addiction(cocaine/meth/etc). In those drugs you don't expect to fully recover for many weeks/months. Similarly we don't fully recover from a long caffeine addiction for weeks or months either. It really helped me to just expect to feel terrible for the first few weeks and months.
If anyone can do it you can do it. Goodluck man!
I read about consuming protein-heavy diet while getting off coffee since it helps with the low dopamine, and it does help. Eat a lot of meat and shit, preferably spread out throughout the day.
Listen to what he said. It takes at least 3 months before you start feeling okay, and it gets better from there. This is not an easy choice, if you're looking for something easy, this is not it. But I swear to you it gets better if you are resilient. I agree with the original poster that it is worth it. I'm on month 4-5 and I'm just as energetic as I used to be before caffeine. But it's not a magic trick to fix all your problems. You have to decide for yourself if you want it or not. And if you do want it, stick to it!
Just don't give up if you are on month 2 or 3. Give it time, this takes time. And remember that chocolate and many types of tea has caffeine in it. If you don't want to give up chocolate I get that. But I don't even feel the need for that anymore. I'm so much more stable than I've ever been.
How are you feeling now? I’m almost 5 months off, the withdrawals have been brutal but starting to feel great
Samuli Jyrkinen great man. To be honest I have hade some minor relapses this year ( coca cola and chocolate one day) and it set me back but I feel good. I miss caffeine sometimes mainly chocolate and tea but I just realize it’s a drug and I don’t need it.
Thugga Thugga that’s not too bad, I’m 5 months off now and starting to feel much much better. Not sure if I ever return to caffeine or will enjoy it very rarely a few times per year
@@samuliceo How are you feeling now? did the withdrawal end? when?
@@and78k I'm almost 24 months off 100% caffeine free. For me the withdrawals lasted for almost 6 months (first 3 months were physical, the next 3 mostly mental) but I could see improvements in my physical and mental health up to 1 year.
I’m quitting cold turkey tomorrow-January 14, 2018. This is the year I’m taking control of my body & mind. ❤️
How did it go ?
Try Intermittent Fasting it will stop whatever cravings you have like coffee, sugar, sweet stuff, alcohol, soda, smoking. Fasting will reset your body and turn you back to the time when you are not yet introduced to coffee.
@@ruelguitar2k Intermitted fasting is the best
she's no longer with us
@@idkhehe658 basically. 😂
Thanks! I'm on day 4
Looking for any videos like yours I can find
I feel pretty good
Cheer me on!
Did you quit?
Update???
I know, we need this kind of videos to motivate us to not give up! :) we will do it!
Rhea Metituk day four for me too today ..
I'm on my 12th day of no coffee and it wasn't easy! Coffee was indeed a drug that is legal and im addicted! Challenged myself to quit off caffeine (beverages) at least for a year 'cos I already felt the need to break this bad habit! I'm still having a hard time quitting sodas and juices and milkshakes though! But, I'm *really* trying! Thanks I've found this video! *motivated*💪
I’ve been trying to pinpoint what’s made me feel wholly “unusual” for the last 10 years. Unfortunately everything points back to the time I started drinking coffee/caffeine. I’ve even been diagnosed with Crohns and wonder how much my “XL coffee from UDF daily” played a role in that, considering I also started experiencing GI issues around the time I started drinking coffee. Just some anecdotal evidence, but just the week I’ve been off coffee my sleep tracker is telling me I’m breaking records left and right. I see a big big correlation with heart rate as you go to sleep and my sleep quality is through the roof when I’m not drinking coffee.
Great to hear the positive results!
Same here. What confused me is the keto diet guys who don't bash coffee, but recommend it. And the thing is that I used to drink just one small cup in the morning, and even that was ruining my sleep. The huge problem was getting asleep at all. For even such small doses, it takes a few days for the organism to flush out that crap from the liver.
Wonderful. As kids we didn't need caffeine--we had more energy than we knew what to do with. (well, healthy children, anyhow). As adults-we still don't need caffeine, we have just become co-dependent on this peculiar substance!
FacingDeath1 What sucks about caffeine though is that it is pushed on us at an early age. Often beggining with soda then coffee. And nowadays energy drinks. The industry is always researching new ways to get us hooked while marketing caffeine drinks as safe and healthy.
@@nickdiaz6236 THIS^ I grew up drinking caffeine, sadly. Now I realize how bad it actually is for you, never wanted to admit it because it was basically part of my identity. But this time for sure I will quit it permanently.
Felt the same way about my gaming and porn addiction. Quitting gaming left me depressed and quitting porn left me tired of life. But as you say, things get better if you hold onto it in the beginning.
Hey Joe. At the time before I wrote that message, I spent the majority of my time at home either watching porn or playing games. I didn't have a proper social life, I had no workout routine, I procrastinated my studies. In that way you are right, I had bigger problems, but I was held back by my addictions, just like this guy in the video and his caffeine. Compare this: Back then I played 30 hours of video games every week, now I play ~2-3 hours every week and I'm happy with it. Also, quitting porn really has no downside in my eyes, I don't waste time on it and I don't feel drained :]
You're right. You can't get close to solving problems with addictions in the way.
Great job dude. Coffee, porn and video games are the strongest addictions that society are not aware of, yet. I wonder how things are going for you? Are you still coffeeine-free and pmo-free?
Good for you!! 😊
I don't understand your issue with video games. I quit cold turkey once because they started getting boring but came back like a couple years later for something to do. Besides, Video games in moderation is healthy for you
thanks for sharing this man. still inspiring people 7 years later.
While I was on pre workout (killit and killit reloaded by 5% nutrition) I would do 50 pushups at night and I thought I was doing something lol now that I've been off caffeine I been doing a workout that produces 436 pushups per workout...I feel so much better and my gainz are actually happening and quickly, stay motivated guys I believe in you!
Can you explain
@@Don-pk2uy no
I am tired of being tired and needing this coffee. It's my 3rd day and the headaches are for real. Congratulations and thank you very much for sharing your journey!
I threw away my coffee pot and coffee beans. I have had a cup of decaffeinated coffee from McDonald' s atleast twice a month. I see lots of improvement since I stopped.
Very true. I went though this myself. Cold turkey withdrawl was a nightmare, but the way to go, I think. Builds character. Hell ... quitting coffee was even tougher than quitting smoking was for me. That should say something.
Sugar is another big one. I barely eat sweet processed foods anymore, and definately no "soft drinks" or energy drinks. And I only use honey in my tea. Switched to a mainly whole foods diet and glad I did. If I eat or drink anything with sugar in now, it tastes really chemical and nasty.
Probably about a month. Now I just stick to green & herbal tea.
Excellent video, very informative and encouraging. People don't know that it takes several months to get back to normal, not days or a few weeks. That's why in the middle of the process, they go back to caffeine. After being addicted to a drug for years, the body takes months to heal completely.
how long for the dopamine reset if i have taken caffeine drink like lemon tea and milk tea for several years , thx
I am 1 year and 9 months without caffeine ( coffee and tea). The first 4 months were tough for me, but nothing extreme. Exercising is very important in the process. The weirdest and most worrying withdrawal symptom was a severe insomnia after 2 months or so, which lasted for 1 week (slept about 2,5 - 3 hours per day and was not able to do it at night - never had insomnia before or after that, and I was not dealing with any issues in life). Your video was very informative and helpful for me at the time. Thanks.
I had that too and it's weird as it goes contrary to people saying how much their sleep improved.
Ditto, I struggled with the insomnia as well for months , took 4 months for my sleep to go back to normal
@@evakozo3593 Glad you are over it. Almost 3 years here without caffeine. I am never going back!
I’m going to celebrate my 1 year anniversary without caffeine in July of this year and it was totally worth it , I will never go back to the caffeine , seems like only a few people deal with the insomnia after quitting caffeine , now I’m trying to get alcohol out of my system and see what that does for my sleep , cheers
@@evakozo3593 I got completely rid of alcohol more than 4 years ago. There's definitely social retaliation depending on where you live. But if you don't care about that, you will be grand. Healthwise, it's superb. Take care and stay strong!
I can really relate to your struggle with caffeine - I have the same feeling of depression and lack of motivation until I have my first coffee. This is especially true before having a workout..
the most I've gone without caffiene is about a week since I was a a kid because I didn't have access to it. it was no fun at first but then I noticed my insomnia went away for the first time in years. I could actually fall asleep at 11:00 which often seems impossible to me. after that week though I was offered a coffee and because my tolerance dropped I got a really nice boost of artifical energy and I got addicted again even though I was planning on quitting because I was starting to sleep better and stuff. it's for sure a real addiction even though caffiene is a pretty mild drug
symptoms lasted 6 months but i started drinking smoothies to rebuild my body ,i felt so dreadful i feel ok sure i drink boiled water now my body hopefully is repairing its self from detoxing the detoxing is worse than ciggerets,or drugs this is the hardest thing iv done but iv cracked it no caffine for me again my skin is geting bettter
Hey +Debra Tanner, are you still off caffeine?
Thanks!
Your video really helped me in the beginning of quitting and now in the second month, were you really start to miss caffeine. I knew re watching this would give me the strength to continue and I thank you for this amazing video!
the more time passes the more you are likely to miss it, especially when you are surrounded by people who are drinking it and you really recognize the scent of coffee...
Yeah true and the peer pressure too like dude its okay. But they don't understand the reason why you are quitting. For most people when they go without coffee they feel groggy but I was getting earth shattering migraines plus I was getting lots of anxiety while drinking coffee so enough was enough. The hardest times are those days of 4-5 hours of sleep, These days the only caffeine I drink is green tea, I found that that is the only caffeinated beverage I can drink without a withdrawal headache the next day. 30mg seems to be my bodys limit LOL :D
@@StatK you're back on caffeine didn't you lol
Good work! I'm on 16months caffeine free for me
Ben Hutchings wow Ben, 16 months!
Marek Zelek I went through a few stages. It helps that the smell really puts me off! Whenever you feel like crap look at what else you're doing to your body. Maybe you need fresh air? Have you exercised recently? Are you drinking enough and are you drinking water as soon as you're up?
hey have you recovered yet? how do you know if you've fully recovered though?
One of the best caffeine-quitting videos I've seen so far. Most of them say that it's all over in a week, which is unrealistic and therefore counterproductive. At least you are giving people a more honest time frame they can expect - and the eventual reward for sticking with it.
Thanks! I've never understood the whole "take a week off and you'll be fine" mentality. You'd never expect to fully recover from any other multi-year long drug addiction in only a week - why expect the same from caffeine?
Interesting listening to this and reading many of the helpful comments.👍
I decided to give caffeine up about 2 months ago. I was only a 2 mug a day person, but I noticed that I was running to the loo all the time and getting up at night to do the same.
That's definitely better and my sleep is amazing.
I have this overwhelming feeling of tiredness hitting me at around 9-10 p.m. which is a signal I'm *still* ignoring as I stay up to watch UA-cam videos 😉
But, the most interesting and revealing thing to come out of all of this for me, is how different many people's experiences are to the usual mantra of "oh it'll be all over and you'll be back to "normal" in about 5 days.
The guy who wrote Caffeine Blues says, at least 3 weeks.
Given some of the comments here, it seems that, for some people have experienced problems for even longer.
However, I really think it's worth persevering with!
This video was definitely the final push to be strong and do what I need to do to cut caffeine completely. I'm starting this process tomorrow, thanks.
Goodluck! it'll feel like you'll never feel better at first but you will recover, just gotta give it time.
I've been off caffeine for 6 months now too! So happy to finaly have "quit" for good. the addiction still calls my name sometimes but i shut that door time after time. :D
Currently on week 6. Still feeling tired, but I keep going back to your reddit posts for the vision of a future where I'm not tired all the time. Glad I found this video :P
Thank you for sharing.
Go to caffeinesymptoms.com if you want some clarity and therapeutic reading. It helped me
MrWeesmokie many thanks!
You're welcome
I did quit for about a month and definitely felt that slow, sluggish feeling. I went right back because I thought I needed it. The more I watch videos about quitting caffeine, the more motivated I am. I used to work at Starbucks for 3 years and coffee was basically free so... I drank a lot. I drink a lot less now and am slowly weaning myself off of coffee. I can't wait to be free from this drug.
Good luck
I worked at Starbucks. We never got free anything. Had to pay and keep the receipt til we were done drinking or eating it.
4 weeks no caffeine. My symptoms are the same as yours. Not having multiple caffeine crashes are def worth this short term discomfort / low energy period. Thank you for sharing your journy.
I quit drinking Monster! My head is killing me, it's been 4 days! Thanks for the motivation!
So... still quit?
@@EM-cz4rdYes it's been 7 years since I've had a monster. I drink a cup of coffee once or twice a week now. No headaches tho if I don't have any for a full week
You sound like me for sure .This poor decision making is something i do .My skin is also dry ,i feel tied all the time and have poor sleep..And my eyes are never clear ..a roller coaster ride
This is a great video. I’m a little over a month with no caffeine. Thank you for encouraging me to stick with it. I really related to your description of getting excited about things when on caffeine and then coming down. Thank you 😊
Week 9 of no caffeine. I quit because it was causing dry eyes, increased eye pressure, dry skin, high blood pressure, anxiety and eventually led to total burn out. Also, I believe it was the source of weight gain. I still have a hard time reading and concentrating. I feel very slow and unmotivated which is so not like me. My digestion has also changed and I do not get hungry like I used to. My anxiety and dandruff are gone. I feel tired throughout the day and become depressed periodically. I have light dark circles around my eyes and feel pressure in my head a few times a day. I was a heavy caffeine user about 800-1000mg a day. Going through this detox as a student is a nightmare, but I am determined to get through it. DO NOT DRINK ENERGY DRINKS. I will update more as a few weeks go by.
How are you going, Reign? I'm 4 months in and though things seemed to be improving around 2 month mark, I slipped on my usual low carb diet and everything crashed. Now, even though I'm on a good diet again, any benefits I was noting from no caffeine has completely gone (even though not once have I cheated with caffeine). In fact, I am experiencing some distressing symptoms--hot and cold body temperature, insomnia, anxiety, depression, no motivation or interest in life, no energy and very negative mood. Just hope this goes away....why has all this hit at 4 months? Very weird.
Bex L I remember those symptoms , hang in there. I did the detox for seven months. I stopped at the top of the year for a job interview so I wouldn’t appear tired.
I learned two things from doing this. My side effects before doing the no caffeine were actually coming from work. Because the abuse was entirely covert , I had no clue it was going on until I took 3 months off and came back. Please study covert NPD on UA-cam for more information.
Secondly, my liver was extremely overloaded with toxins . Now that you are detoxing it’s time to help your body clean itself. Try pectasol-C , this does a great job at cleaning the body. Also, do coffee enemas they are going to help the liver release toxins. I am currently doing them and feel so much better. Feeling negative is apart of the detox symptoms . Try sitting out in the sun and drinking plenty of water. I had mild - mid level depression which I knew was from the detox.
Along with the abuse I was dealing with at work , I was extremely heavy metal toxic. Heavy metals tax the body greatly and impair it from doing its job correctly. In addition,I had a lot of childhood trauma to heal from which is supposedly stored in the liver.
I started to feel my brain chemistry change at 6 month of no caffeine . I believe month 3-4 was the hardest for me of no caffeine then it got better. However, like I said I went back to my abusive work environment which was the real issue until I quit for good.
As far as caffeine. I only drink green tea now. When I felt my worse during the detox with extreme depression and fatigue . I remember pomegranate juice, walnuts and White wine did wonders.
The 7 month detox did help me though. I no longer have dry eyes, and my anxiety lowered. I lost weight during my first break from work. Then I gained it back plus more when I went back to work. The irony was I was training for a marathon when I went back to work and was still gaining weight. This is what made me question if my issue was caffeine and it also exposed my covert narcissist boss. Participating in the marathon really made him mad that he cut my pay and tried to make me believe I was a bad employee.
Hopefully this helps. I’m glad to answer any questions.
I just reread this doing coffee enema may seem counter productive. But you don’t get the same effect as drinking coffee. You fatigue and depression are linked to a backup’ed liver and chemical changes in your body
Hi Reign, just typed a reply and lost it with one button. Just thank you for the response above. Very sorry you've had such a lot in your life to contend with, but I can see you are able to see things for what they are and recognise toxic people (Narcissistic), and the mental/emotional effects it can have on those victim to it. Have had relatives suffer something similar. You're not alone! Some people don't realise what is happening to them, so very glad you're not blind to it and have taken some action.
Like you, i've been metal toxic most of my life and it's wiped out my youth, as I spent most of it attempting to later detox from it all. Just a nightmare. Too long to go on about here.
all in all, my health is now chronic after other things happened. At this time, I'm battling more toxic exposure. My brother's rental home, for some reason, has become highly toxic. It's both inside and outside their house. Nobody knows what it is, but I know it's got metal toxins involved, due to my symptoms. It's been suggested the house may have, at one stage, been used as a meth lab or it could be coming from a neighbouring property. It's impacted me severely and I can no longer be in contact with them, even if we meet up somewhere away from the home, as I get severely poisoned. It's devastated me both in health and emotionally at not being able to be around my niece/nephews, unless I want to get toxic again (which takes a month or more to feel better again).
So the caffeine thing was one of my desperate attempts at lightening the load on my system and seeing if I could improve. Seeing your reply has kind of boosted me into trying to keep going and seeing what happens after 6 months....So thanks for reassuring me with that. I assume it's normal to have things relapse like this?
Thanks also for your health suggestions. I may try them in the future, but right now, I am being very careful as it takes little to nothing to knock me and things go crazy again, even if it's "health" stuff, which may benefit others, but can do something to me that isn't quite so great. I'm seeing if I improve again and then I may get brave and start trying other things cautiously.
Cheers to you! Keep up your good work and what you have been able to do despite what you've been through.
Bex L thanks so much ! I wish you the best as well. I had to throw the my mental and emotional health in there because it’s all connected.
Give yourself about two weeks . Things will get better. During month 5 you will start to feel slight bursts of energy. And yes during the detox my systems went up and down until mid month 4. Around six months I could felt light tingling sensations throughout my brain my entire shift at work. When I drove to the store that night my vision was crystal clear as it had been about 5 years prior.
I also stopped drinking wine as I had one bottle a week. I believe there are toxins in cheap wine . I can’t prove it but about the time I started drinking wine religiously . I started to have weight problems .
Blessings to you and remember a lot of our symptoms can be emotional especially it they are chronic issues we have been battling for years .
Another important notes was I was vaccinated back 2017 , I didn’t make the link until recently but my dry eyes, vision and anxiety started after that. It was so bad I was scared to drive on the freeway. This on top of narcissist abuse made my symptoms sky rocket .
Just be patient, our bodies are amazing and you will get through this!!!!
*****Also you have to take astragalus by solaray it is a MUST!!!!****
This sounds like me. Especially the troubles with sleep, which I tried to self medicate with alcohol. Not a good idea. It does help you sleep, but the quality of sleep is bad and just fuels a cycle of fatigue. I'm trying to quit both. I'm cutting down from 4 cups of coffee a day to 4 cups of green tea this week and I'll try and continue that.
This is a great video and I'm sure it's helped a lot of people.
Akuma : Yeah, it had a large effect on my as I’ve been trying to quit drinking coffee since Friday the 13th of October (2017), especially since he told about the six month struggle after he quit. All others just tell that they quit and those who fail don’t report.
My husband is going through the withdrawal process now. Brutal.
Did your husband make it through with no caffeine two years ago is he still caffeine free or coffee free would love an update
This is one of my favuorite videos about quitting coffee. For me it is important that you explain how long it can really take to feel yourself again. I am in the end of 3rd month and feel tired, not excited about anything and cravings of coffee started to haunt me again this week. Came here for support. Thank you and everyone sharing their experiences here.
Yeah I agree with you on the issues that U had with coffee. It got to the point where i got almost no boost at all from caffeine. Sometimes id drink coffee and actually feel TIRED! I'm on my 5th day being off caffeine. *Cold Turkey!* Its been really rough. The first couple days I had the headaches. Those have gone but now I'm just very tired. I cant get through the day without a nap.
I was never a heavy drinker, but withdrawal was absolutely brutal. Quit from 2 cups every day for the last year or so, to none. The first day was fine, second day started to get a headache, third day the headache got so bad it was the worst i've ever experienced, the fourth day i had to lay in bed the entire day, even getting up to get a glass of water was exhausting. Then it started to subside on the fifth day.
I enjoyed the walk through the woods as much as I enjoyed the caffeine advice. I have been suffering from caffeine lately. Can't focus without it!
Thank you for sharing your story! It is inspirational and will give me strength as I go on this journey to get off coffee. I started drinking it 2 years ago. I could never tolerate it before but thought it might give me more energy after I started working outside the home. Instead, it's caused me hair loss and other ailments you mentioned in the video. Prayer and exercise are so much better.
Hair loss?
that's me exactly, i drink enough coffee in the morning to get going, then get really tired in the evening, but when i try to fall asleep i'm wide awake. My main reason for wanting to quit is to have better sleep. Thanks for your video, i'm depressed AF! But i know it will pass
Your video on qutting caffeine was the most motivating and informative for me! Thank you!
My story. Till I was 16 I have never drunk any coffee at all. With the first cup in my life I've felt super euphoric and energized. I would drink it before every training and to get going in the morning. After about 2/3 years of daily use I got gut issues and severe pain in the chest. Then I've switched to Yerba Mate which was an absolute game-changer. Better digestion, better skin and no "coffee breath." But in time it caused me anxiety and also worked bad on my stomach. I then, made my first caffeine detox in my life. I enjured 2 months and felt extremely exhausted during that time. The biggest issue was that I could't resist my appetite at all. Now I try to simply make intervals from time to time just when I feel that my body gets addapted.
Thank you, really.
Today I start giving up all sort of caffeine.
I've experiencing those symptoms of unhealthy sleep. It's been a challenge to fall asleep, and greater one to wake up.
Probably my 10th time watching this video. A very measured and down-to-Earth account of withdrawal. Thanks for the motivation.
iv done it,6months no caffine
Debra Tanner how long did you have withdrawal symptoms?
Still off the coffee?
nick diaz 2 months off caffeine
I HAVE ZERO ENERGY STILL
Congrats. Wish me luck
Still off the coffee?
I’m on day 12 & been watching this a couple times, a great Motivational Boost..!
I was a Heavy Caffeine user almost 20yrs. Caffeine equivalent about 5-7 espressos//day.
It’s ruining//ruling me, I can sure feel that, getting older. I don’t know how one excepts to keep this up reaching into their 40s//50s//60s.. Probably because I hit it really hard at such a early age. Even with all these energy drinks, I mostly just love to drink black espresso coffee. All the acidic levels it gives.. my body must hate.. lol
I been quitting in the winter months over the last 4years. Longest I went was little over 4months. I’m beginning to know I don’t need this “very” addicting drug. It’s literally rewiring my brain//my stomach.. basically the whole body.
I’ve always quit cold turkey. So, for me I slept the first 2 days, 18-20hrs. 4th day I’m already feeling better. Course I do feel out of whack still.. but slowly it gets better. My energy levels feel a bit increased after 6days but still emotionally sort of still drained & foggy. I want that 6month sobriety!!
I’m scared to work a double next week. I don’t know how I’ll stay awake. I guess don’t schedule yourself long shifts.
Best.. Regards,
(Another good video down below)
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This is really resonating! 5 mins of concentration and then off to something else
Yes getting randomly interested in things that aren't important while accomplishing nothing
Thank you for this video! This helps a lot in explaining my experience. I’m less than 2 weeks in, and the withdrawal is gone, but some of the other effects are hitting. Didn’t think it would take months, so thanks for sharing 🙌. I now know what to expect and know it’s part of the process.
Are you still going strong?? I’m on my fifth day
@@vangiegrl5537 congratulations!! Yes I am, although I had a bit of caffeine in the past few weeks from green tea and kombucha. I also did not quit chocolate. Otherwise I always only drink rooibos or mint or chamomile tea :)
Thanks for this video. I once quit caffeine for 3 months and was still feeling low energy, so I thought it was just me and that I would always need caffeine. Im gonna try 6 months this time and see how it goes.
At the point where he stops and hears the squirrel, this could turn into a great found-footage horror like Blair Witch. For added irony, make it a caffeine-crazed squirrel that got jacked up on coffee grounds and half-finished discarded starbucks drinks or cans of monster. Could be a great niche corner of youtube :) Perhaps a rick-roll for good measure! P.s. if anyone actually does this I want to appear in the credits ;)
can I make an uneducated guess that you are on caffeine? I can tell by the writing style.
I don't think quitting cold turkey is the way to go. I put decaf in my regular for a month until I was down to just decaf. It made going caffeine-free very doable with way less pain.
Just starting my journey. It's day 3 I've gone from 16oz of espresso to 3oz and I've got rashes all over my legs and terrible body aches this is the strangest thing. I never could've predicted
well done !!i quit smoking 15 years ago i am now addicted to coffee !! i need to get off it!
Inspiring! I’m a hiker too and taking on some more challenging hikes this year. And wanting to quit caffeine. This is a push in that direction for me - thank you! Only 6 oz this am, I made more but my body didn’t want it…..
Glad to hear that it does take longer than a week or so to feel better. The truth is it will probably take some time to get back to baseline. Finally got some useful information on why I'm still feeling out of it on week 3.
Great video! Right now in day 3 of withdrawal (Cold Turkey) - while this is totally brutal it's not what I find most challenging. Last time I went 21 days and while the first week was awful in terms of physical pain, the brain fog, sluggishness etc persisted until I finally gave up thinking it would never return to normal. Now you've inspired me to think that if I push through the first 5 months I will eventually get over it. Thanks!
3 weeks off. Cold turkey, first try. It was brutal, headaches and very tired for 3 days, but I pushed through and I'm so happy I made it. I'm much better without it.
I just started cold turkey, feeling all the symptoms of withdrawal. headaches, drowsiness, I'm moody and kind of depressed, but I'll keep at it, I think I will feel like this for another week or so, but at the same time the quality of my sleep has improved already, I'm absolutely not getting back to caffeine
I gave up caffeine for about 4 weeks and never felt that much better but I never realised it could take up to 6 months ! another mistake I made is that I was still waiting chocolate which contains caffeine and theobromine..now I have given it up agian and will stick it out this time .. supplements that help : co enzyme q 10... energy production and milk thistle for liver cleansing
so it takes about 6 months to be reset?
@@hoyin324 that’s what I’ve been told , depends on the individual I suppose
Thank you so much for sharing. I am in the process of quitting. Hoping to be done by the weekend. I've quit before and I went through the depression you spoke of. I went back. I'm hopeful to push through it.
Thanks for all the info, you and another UA-cam channel got me through the scary as crazy withdrawals, finally myself again after a year going through all symptoms you can think of, tanks again
A whole year?
thank you brother for expressing yourself in such a genuine and authentic way. it is truly inspiriing. god bless you bro
I quit smoking, and soon after caffeine aswell. I definately felt braindead for like 3 months xD. but for caffeine, i would really recommend you switch to green tea in like maybe 2nd week, you can try lots of different flavored teas, and if needed, add a hint of honey, since atleast for me, tea does not taste much, its more..taste-smell xD Green tea has caffeine, but it has also things that make the caffeine not hit like a truck like with coffee, dont remember what it was called, but whatever it was, in combination with caffeine, it gives a smooth, long lasting energyboost, unlike coffee that gives a massive spike and then a crash. Also, when using grean/black tea, it helped me to transition into non-caffeinated herbal teas after i stopped caffeine completely (i recommend Rooibos, something with Hibiskus+licorice root (just dont overdo it with licorice root, in great amounts it raises blood pressure or something, one cup of that a day seems fine, the other 1-2 cups is Rooibos+honey for me atm)). And another thing, heave caffeine users, look into Adrenal Fatigue, if interested :)
How long did your withdrawal last?
Preach it! Natural energy for life!
All my reasons for quitting are just the same as yours. Im 8 days in cold turkey. This video gives me a reason to keep going , cant wait to feel normal again, thanks :-)
The things described in your experiences with caffeine problems (sleeping but not feeling rested, etc) match mine exactly, Im only a week off but hopefully will reach where youre at as well. I've quit everything else so going through this process is not new to me, and caffeine has so far been the easiest but it still sucks (for the reasons you list). I really want to feel that natural state, sustainable energy levels. I get a lot done on stimulants but the output turns into junk after some time. Fitness, model building, reading and games are how I distract myself because I am too blah to get work done. Thankfully I can spare two months of being useless, because tapering does not work well for me (I did tapering with nicotine and it just prolonged the suffering).
Anyway that sort of turned into a ramble but this video was just the encouragement I needed. Here's to hoping I can come back in 3-6 months with a success story.
Years later now for me, won't ever go back, stimulants help in the short term but just degrades quality of life in the long term for me.
@@QuadzillaHikes Hey, I just wanted to follow up on this, It's been 7 months since I quit at the time of this writing. Things "clicked" six weeks in. It's been a transformative experience for me. It's also been hard building my life back but that psycho-stimulant was a keystone to so many other problems in my life. This is to anyone thinking of quitting, it was worth it for me, to get regular sleep again, be less anxious, less impulsive, better memory, better speech. Thanks again for the video, it's what convinced me to give it shot, so I wanted to pay my respects.
@@figurehe4d love to hear it, yaaay!
Thanks for this video. I watched it many times over the years. I appreciate that you mentioned the weird high that you get from caffeine. I was drinking energy drinks so I had the spike of the caffeine and sugar. But for about an hour each morning, I would make really stupid decisions like I was drunk I would make plans and then literally an hour later I would want nothing to do with it like I was a different person. So much like a drunk. It’s a powerful drug as Rick James would say it’s a hell of a drug. Thanks man.
What are you recording this with? Your voice picks up really well in this recording.
I have a rode video pro ontop of the DSLR here.
You did it correctly, stopping it all at once, nobody quits smoking by reducing to a few a day or alcohol by switching from whiskey to beer. Then you would get tempted and reminded several times a day. Stop it completely from one day to the next and don't start again, that's like my friend stopped smoking.
I’m still going thru withdrawals 3 weeks to a month later. I was having way more caffeine than the average person. It’s definitely an awful feeling going thru the withdrawals but im hoping it will be worth it
great video, thanks. Lower back pain was torturous for me. If you stop what you're doing and look around, you see that almost EVERYONE drinks coffee. Logically, Something is wrong about that. Not only does it upset your fluid balance, but depletes your body of vitamin D3. A million other things it negatively does too.
It's the nr 1 drug in the world
I think that in the future, people will look back at caffeine the way we look at nicotine now.
Thank you so much for the video man. I subscribed to your channel
That was just a wonderful encouragement you made there to us all, your co-sufferers. I decided to make use of an advise from John Assaraf of focusing on one goal and reminding oneself of it three times a day. Thereby I was able to quit for one day. Now I’m gathering advises to be able to gradually tone down the volume and your advise helps, for sure!
2:19 excited about random stuff. That happens to me while consuming an energy drink. It's The excitement is short lived but great while it lasts. But overall the side effects aren't worth it. Caffeine is tough to quit. I only drink one energy drink a day (no coffee I like my white teeth) but the amount isn't what concerns me. It's the fact that I crave it at all, before consuming them, I never did. The amount of money that it has costed me is probably well into the hundreds over the past year and a half. I mean, it was fun, everyone has the right to have fun and feel good. That's what life is about. I mean, it's caffeine, not heroin or cocaine. But at some point we even need to move on from caffeine because even like he said in video, it begins to consume your thoughts, dominate your decisions, and make us far less productive. I know it it's true for me.
$3.00 per day every day for a year and a half = $1,642.50. That's assuming you never had a second one in a day.
Thanks for the encouragement. Quitting liquid meth is KILLER!
I had to go cold turkey… if I had my first cup of the day, I’d still pick up more when I wore off. Currently on day 2 of quoting coffee and smoking. Been two aggressive days lol.
Best speech on Quitting Caffeine sincerely and openly
This video spoke to me verbatim...everything you said, is what I experienced. I too also quit cold turkey...absolutely awful. But 2 weeks caffeine free
At 38 ok too quit . I drank caffeine every day in some form for years . Coffee from 26 too 38 probably up too 550 mg . Still my Brain go back too normal ?
Well done for quitting coffee. I've also quit cold turkey few months ago from average 2-3 cups a day. Withdrawals weren't as bad you described though! Guess it depends on the individual, but it's really not that bad.
Allen Carr tip: don’t cut down on the substance as this removes the reason for you to quit. Why would anyone quit coffee if they’re down to one cup a day? Then it creeps up on you again. One year lost 🤷♂️
Great video, I’m almost 5 months off. Withdrawals very INSANE but starting to feel good now
How you feel now?
@@scottallen6227 Almost 6 months off. Started feeling excellent after 5 months and it has been a solid 1 month. I'm expecting things to only get better from here. For me, it took 5 months to feel almost recovered let's say 90-95%.
@Taylor Esch My energy levels got good after 1-2 months but I know how to energize my body with exercise, cold showers etc. when I need to.
I would recommend morning routine 20xx (google)
Months 4-5 were brutal because had serious depression/anxiety/numbness for the first time in my life.
After 5.5-6 months things got very good. I'm over 7 months now and I feel better than ever and all symptoms are gone. Strong, motivated, energized, happy.
Wow well done. But I am gold turkey type. Kind of hard to cut my one espresso a day into half. But even just one affects me negatively.
That’s exactly the time that has passed since I gave up coffee ..! Six months ... And I replaced it with green tea .. Results have been nothing but AMAZING... I used to feel anxious , jittery, and tired after I consumed coffee .. Now I feel calm , focused and my sleep has improved dramatically...
You think you feel good now? Try no caffeine at all.
@@finlaywhiskard3965 I feel great ☺
Respect to you cold turkey folks that do 800+ mgs, advice for anyone else watching this: Please listen closely to what he says after about 4:58, very very important!!
This is one of the better quitting caffeine videos ive seen. You gave me some extra inspiration to quit, thanks for this 👍🏼
Ok, I’m done with coffee- cold turkey; it’ll be 6months next week.
Question, lately I’m wondering about chocolate. Like, I enjoy dark chocolate occasionally and have read theirs an average; 10mg’s of caffeine in 1oz bar of dark chocolate.
An average cup of coffee contains 80-120mg’s of caffeine.
((I used to drink 4-5 cups a day))
Recently I’ve been eating dark chocolate for a snack and the health benefits I suppose It has and realized it has caffeine. I don’t feel any caffeine effects.
Would anyone say 1oz of dark chocolate a day even affect a person to become addicted & dependent to the caffeine in it?!?
Regards,
Yes i would say it would because once your tolerance goes down then chocolate can hit you hard
Thanks for this video! Off and on I've been considering cutting the caffeine, and over the last 7+ years, I haven't had the willpower to do it. This video helps out because everything you discussed seemed to fit my "symptoms" and feelings exactly! It's very relatable and helpful. I'm going to get back on track and wean off this caffeine crutch that's doing nothing more now than slowing me down and costing too much lol. Thanks a lot, very good video!