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  • just_kitten
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    1 year ago

    I’m starting to get alarmed by how desperately I need my coffee to function.

    I think I need to have a day off where I just don’t have any caffeine at all and writhe around like a junkie in the throes of withdrawal.

    • MeanElevator
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      1 year ago

      I skipped having a coffee on Saturday morning, but had one after dinner. Day was fine.

      Yesterday skipped coffee altogether with no ill side effects.

      And I’m a frigging coffee junkie most of the time.

      And of course I had trouble falling asleep last night.

      Stupid body

    • 🇦🇺Baku@sh.itjust.works
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      1 year ago

      Interestingly I’ve always found that caffeine doesn’t do a whole lot to me. If I’m tired, I’m still just as tired afterwards. I only really drink it for the taste

    • Force_majeure122
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      Problem is that it takes more than one day. More like a week +. One day off will just be one day pain with no gain

      • just_kitten
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        I’ve found in the past that one to two days actually does help me reset (I just spend most of it sleeping) - I don’t actually have that much coffee compared to most people, only one cup a day and always before 12 - but I wouldn’t mind trying a whole week. I’d need a med cert though lol.

        • Force_majeure122
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          Fair enough. About ten years ago I tried going cold turkey when I was averaging i guess around 10-15 standard cups a day… First three days were brutal headaches and agitation etc. Then the next 2 weeks was constant brain fog. I couldn’t work. Couldn’t hold a train of thought. Gave up the attempt when I still couldn’t work after those two weeks. Helped me dramatically reduce how much I was consuming at least.

    • Duenan
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      I think I relative get off lightly and don’t get any adverse effects if I stop drinking coffee.

      I can definitely get buzzed with a coffee high if it’s really strong and fresh as opposed to instant coffee but I’ve never had withdrawal effects touch wood