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How to give up caffeine
It made me
Accomplished
 "Calming Down"
How I did it: I wanted to reduce the caffeine intake in my life. I was hoping that, if I was able to wean myself off of the drug, I’d have just one less thing working against my state of mind during the day and my ability to sleep at night. Now, I will still consume a reduced amount of caffeine, but will no longer drink the ~4 cups it took to get me up and running in the morning every day at work. I did so by incrementally reducing the amount of caffeine in my daily routine. First, I stopped putting all the extra junk I didn't need in my coffee. I used to load up my coffee with so much sugar, syrup, honey, etc. that it resembled something different entirely. Once that was gone, I looked at the creamer I was putting in my coffee and slowly adopted fat free creamer. I'm still a long way toward ever drinking coffee completely black. After that change, I set a rule for myself that stipulated that I'd only be able to drink caffeinated coffee before lunch. Then I looked at the caffeine content itself. I moved from regular to a half-caffeine blend. Little by little, I reduced the amount of caffeine in my daily coffee until I was completely decaffeinated. And now, finally, I moved away from coffee altogether and now grab a bottle of water or herbal tea for my commute to work. The tea will still have some caffeine, but not enough to influence me in the way coffee did, and it brings other benefits (a healthy dose of antioxidants and it won't stain my teeth). I don't think I needed to go through such an elaborate process because I was addicted to the stuff, but rather that my sleeping habits left much to be desired and I didn't want to make a drastic change in my coffee consumption that would ultimately leave me dozing off at work. I'm not sure I realized all the benefits of kicking the caffeine habit, but it's brought me a feeling of accomplishment for phasing it out.
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How I did it: I used to be a major caffeine junky. Never drank coffee but simply couldn't live without my daily gallon of Diet Pepsi. As a narcoleptic I figured I needed it... but I was wrong. I actually have A LOT more energy now.The key for me was to go cold turkey and switch to nothing but water. In the past I had always tried to switch to things like Crystal Light which contain artificial sweeteners. As far as I can te… Read how I did it…
Deva108 is taking my dog for a walk!
How I did it: I saw a therapist and we talked about goals I wanted to achieve. It was too embarrassing to go to each session without having achieved something, especially after paying so much money for the therapy! Besides, the price of those drinks are shameful! Money-wastage is a motivator.My therapist cheered me on so I knew I would get 'rewarded' with the good feeling I would have the next week when I told her I overcame the urge to have caffeine.I… Read how I did it…
How I did it: i was bed ridden from an accident, and i decided that this was as good a time as any--and just started drinking caffeine free pop. since i was feeling terrible and sleeping all the time anyway, caffeine was the last thing on my mind. Read how I did it…
How I did it: I started drinking coffee when I was 12 years old. At 14 I started to take caffeine pills in addition to coffee. I was taking in around 1,000 mg per day. A year later, my kidneys got really messed up and I started pissing out chunks of kidney stone. My urine looked like red grapefruit juice with lots of pulp, so I had to cut back on the caffeine. Haha. So I was down to one cup a day.When I got into college I went crazy with my new fou… Read how I did it…
How I did it: I should preface this by saying it wasn't really a kicking-the-habit thing for me.One morning, after many cups of black tea and a crying spell, I decided to see what would happen if I kicked the caffeine. Turns out, it made a HUGE difference in my ability to cope with stress.It's not so much that caffeine gives me the jitters. A small amount of "up" is fine, helps me get a lot done, so on and so forth. But ... I wind up feeling depressed,… Read how I did it…
prokaryote needing to spend more time doing anything besides what I do now
I want to do this because when I start to get dependent on caffeine it actually ends up making me have less energy during the day. I also get achy when I have a lot of caffeine and I don’t think that’s a good sign. Unfortunately, when I withdraw I don’t just get headaches I get nauseous too.
I’ve done this b/f, but for some reason it feels harder now.
3 days of serious headaches…
The difference it has made has been AMAZING. I thought the headaches going away was the only thing it was going to do…
No way!
I sleep better.
I think better.
All around, I just function better.
tehmorp noticed that 50% of things make her feel confident.
I almost gave up my goal this morning and convinced myself I don’t really want to do it. That might be true, but
a) What would I gain by NOT doing it?
b) By doing it, whether it’s a useful goal or not, I gain in self-control.
c) If I can’t do it, then that’s why I should. So I have to do it in order to prove I don’t need to.
tehmorp noticed that 50% of things make her feel confident.
I’m on day number two and I might have to stay up all weekend, and I’m already freaking out and to the point of hyperventilation anyway—should I go ahead and drink caffeine this weekend so I can stay awake and then try again next week?
Hm, I think I’m starting to realize that it might not in fact be caffeine that’s the big problem in my life…
[Edit (an hour or so later): Tension Tamer, $3.50. Sticking to my goal even when I’m tense, priceless.]
tehmorp noticed that 50% of things make her feel confident.
It’s funny how easy things seem to be when you just really decide to do them.
tehmorp noticed that 50% of things make her feel confident.
I guess fear of everything is sufficient stimulation for me.
tehmorp noticed that 50% of things make her feel confident.
For 30 days, I will drink no caffeine. This means no green tea in the morning, instead I will have “Tension Tamer” or peppermint. Hopefully, soon I will not feel nervous or over-stimulated!
tehmorp noticed that 50% of things make her feel confident.
Tomorrow I will finally quit drinking caffeine. Then, 30 days later, I will declare the project a SUCCESS!
kmom2468 is knee deep in the hooah!
I gave it up when I was preggers with all my children. And now, I’ve given it up again. Gave it up 2 weeks before surgery and have now been caffeine free for more than 30 days. The question is, will I be able to STAY caffeine free?
mayoroftheparty is training like a champion!
Been Caffeine free since Monday May 4, 2009.
There were two primary reasons I chose this:
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LizdeBiz asks,
“Does anyone know if green or other herbal teas contain any amounts of caffeine?”
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aeon asks,
“i have trouble with handling the braing fog and the depression when i give it up- that is what always sends me back ;(”
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