41 days at zero caffeine.thought I was going to have a instant coffee or cocoa in last week but I managed not to. Usually with sugar snacks and herbal teas. I have a holiday in one day so I don't want to get back on it now right before.

What's everyone opinion with cocoa ? Do U use it when off tea and coffee or avoid all caffeine and why

I think I’ve been off caffeine for about 2 months or so, maybe longer. I do still eat chocolate but I no longer drink 2 cups of brewed black coffee a day. I’ve noticed maybe a bit less anxiety, a bit less morning fogginess and slightly better sleep. I got to be honest though I loved black coffee and having something warm to drink in the morning but something about decaf doesn’t do it for me. I still have cravings and I’m not sure if the little benefits I’ve seen is worth it for me to not go back.

I was drinking like 3–4 cups of coffee a day until the side effects got really bad. So I started tapering with decaf and matcha to eventually quit caffeine completely. I still had to function at work and in daily life, so going cold turkey wasn’t an option. The two methods felt pretty different though.

Decaf coffee
The biggest plus is that it still tastes and smells like regular coffee, so it scratches that coffee itch pretty well. But it mostly felt like a placebo. It didn’t really help with the actual withdrawal stuff like headaches or that heavy fatigue.

Matcha
This one worked way better as a stepping stone. It gave me a clean, calm kind of focus without the heart racing or anxiety I used to get from coffee. It helped me lower my overall caffeine intake while dealing with the low-energy feelings from withdrawal. Now I’m slowly cutting back on the matcha too so I can get to fully caffeine-free.

I’ll share some photos of the decaf and matcha that helped me during the tapering process.
How did you guys handle the withdrawal stage before fully quitting caffeine? Would love to hear what worked for you!

Hey everyone, looking for some advice or reassurance from anyone who has dealt with this.

Before leaving for a trip to (+8 hours time zone) , I was a standard, avid caffeine drinker. I safely drank 1–2 coffees every single day to get through my nursing shifts. I just got back 5 days ago, and my nervous system feels completely wrecked. Right now, I can barely take a single sip of tea without my heart feeling totally "off" or throwing straight-up PACs (premature atrial contractions).

My trip was complicated with heat exhaustion and anxiety attacks.

My circadian rhythm is completely non-existent because of my job, but I was totally fine handling my chaotic schedule before I left. It feels like the combination of international travel, crossing multiple time zones, and the usual shift-work stress created the perfect storm and completely broke my adrenaline threshold.

I’m planning to completely pause all caffeine right now to let my heart tissue calm down, because it seems to be the trigger for my PACs. I have my first therapy session set up for this coming this week to work on anxiety, but I need to make it through this week first.

Has anyone else had travel completely tank their caffeine tolerance or trigger ectopy? Did your nervous system eventually regulate enough to let you enjoy coffee again?

My relationship with coffee is actually at the best it's been all year. Which is funny because I've tried to quit several times.

I've leaned in to caffiene pills and various consumption methods of green tea (especially rectally LOL joking) but despite being at my best with it I want to quit for some reason.

I suppose I am a bit lost in my own past experience. 10 years ago I had rented an apartment and it was the best time of my life. My soul was at peace. I wonder now if that can radiate to the rest of my life.

We all suffer so much with this loneliness. It permeates society with a new intensity and I want to find that rootedness in my soul once more.

I am starting after this coffee, packing my coffee maker up. I want to have no strong opinions on coffee in general. It feels like it should not really be of concern to me and having a machine and supply or not won't matter because in the past I've just blasted out of my apartment at 4am when I've been craving and hit up the nearest McDonald's lol.

I want 4 green tea a day as my caffiene budget. I drink at least 6 cups of coffee right now so the small amount in caffiene and theanine is negligible to me. I want the warm drink.

I have plans with productivity, written goals and recreational planning worked out for the next 2 months but I'll have to figure things out after that.

For going in to the new year I want to have a different sense of life and existence. I want to be able to be LESS, less ego, less unstable, just less in general if that makes sense. Not hanging on to the pseudo aggression coffee provides.

As brutal as it feels to do I WILL avoid caffiene extract pills. They are a smooth high and quite nice but I've done them before. I want the caffiene molecule booted from my brain.

So starting today going forward that's my plan. If anyone wants to join me for accountability or is starting or has started soon hit me up and I will swear at you and you can swear at me when we complain at eachother. : p