Goodbye Caffeine

[Kasandra]

ok so giving up coffee and tea from today. i am super sensitive to caffeine and it always make me feel so tired later in the day and dehydrated so here goes :

started my morning with ginger, honey and lemon tea (made by myself)

just had a cup of rooibos now...

already getting a slight headache... but will survive

 

[KLS52]

Good luck! I had been off of caffeine for years...then I got this bright idea that I wanted to wean myself back on it. (Not sure it is correct to say 'wean onto' something as opposed to 'wean off of' but I'm saying it anyway, lol).

I got myself officially hooked on coffee so now I'm cutting back again. I allow myself four ounces of caffeinated coffee in the morning...the rest of the day it is decaf whether it's coffee or tea. I think it has helped ease the anxiety issues.

 

[hungryraccoon]

A good move, Kasandra. Good luck

I'm also super sensitive to caffeine which is sad because coffee is my most favourite thing EVER. I just have it a few times a week now.

You can get some decent decaf though.

 

[RascalsMom]

I should do this. I always just give up when I get the horrible headaches, but I just need to push through.

 

[Kasandra]

so far so good. i only usually had two cups of tea and a cup of coffee a day but still, HEADACHE now from stopping.

But will just push through....

 

[Kasandra]

Good luck! I had been off of caffeine for years...then I got this bright idea that I wanted to wean myself back on it. (Not sure it is correct to say 'wean onto' something as opposed to 'wean off of' but I'm saying it anyway, lol).

I got myself officially hooked on coffee so now I'm cutting back again. I allow myself four ounces of caffeinated coffee in the morning...the rest of the day it is decaf whether it's coffee or tea. I think it has helped ease the anxiety issues.

I dont usually take in a lot of caffeine but even the little bit I do take in effects me badly, jip anxiety also play big part in my life why I want to cut it out.

No caffeine in headache pills or drinks for me.

 

[shyvas]

I only have one strong cup in the morning which I really enjoy. I don't drink tea or coffee during the day like most people so I consider the one cup as beneficial.
However, I'm amazed by the number of Brits who drinks 6 - 8 cups of tea during the day.

 

[Mel]

It usually takes me two days for the caffeine headache to set in when I don't drink coffee.

I keep thinking that I want to stop lately.

 

[thefadedone]

I only have one strong cup in the morning which I really enjoy. I don't drink tea or coffee during the day like most people so I consider the one cup as beneficial.
However, I'm amazed by the number of Brits who drinks 6 - 8 cups of tea during the day.

Oh I can do that easily. I've had to taper off though and cut back because it was too much since I was exceeding 8 cups a day on top of all the water I was consuming also.

Caffeine is pure evil . It gives me anxiety attacks, makes my heart race, and makes me freak out. I am fine with decaf coffee and teas though. But anything containing even the littlest bit of caffeine really affects me.

 

[ledboots]

No caffeine for me either, since my early 20s. Panic attacks, palpitations, crippling insomnia... and if I can do without it for ten years while working 7pm to 7:30 am, you can too! Headaches and fatigue for a week. And I save $$ bc of no starbucks etc.

 

[Amy SF]

Of course you realize that if you give up caffeine you also have to give up chocolate, as it contains a small amount of caffeine as well.

 

[ledboots]

Of course you realize that if you give up caffeine you also have to give up chocolate, as it contains a small amount of caffeine as well.

No no no. The little amount of caffeine in dark chocolate doesn't bother me. I guess maybe if I ate a whole bunch of it...

 

[SummerRain]

However, I'm amazed by the number of Brits who drinks 6 - 8 cups of tea during the day.

That's nothing! I know people who drink 12+. How they aren't weeing all day I don't know...

I drink a large mug in the morning and the vast majority of the time that's all. I've never really noticed caffeine affect me, I can drink a big mug and go straight to sleep afterwards. Sometimes I think I should switch to decafe, because caffeine stops you absorbing nutrients fully, but then I think... I love coffee too much. I look forward to my morning cup!

Anyway good luck with your endeavour Kassandra, you can always try decafe coffee

 

[shyvas]

That's nothing! I know people who drink 12+. How they aren't weeing all day I don't know...

I drink a large mug in the morning and the vast majority of the time that's all. I've never really noticed caffeine affect me, I can drink a big mug and go straight to sleep afterwards. Sometimes I think I should switch to decafe, because caffeine stops you absorbing nutrients fully, but then I think... I love coffee too much. I look forward to my morning cup!

Anyway good luck with your endeavour Kassandra, you can always try decafe coffee

My aunt must hold the record at 20 cups a day. She encountered health problems ( can't remember what kind) and the doctor told her that it was a max. of 6. She counts each cup that she drinks and says '' only 2 more, than only 1 more'' as if it were some kind of drug !

 

[SummerRain]

Wow that's a lot, Brits are crazy!

That's kind of cute, I hope she's okay now

 

[shyvas]

Wow that's a lot, Brits are crazy!

That's kind of cute, I hope she's okay now

She is doing much better without all of that caffeine and she even sneaks in a 7 th cup from time to time.

 

[Oasis]

She is doing much better without all of that caffeine and she even sneaks in a 7 th cup from time to time.

If it's a good quality tea she can always try re-steeping. Most of the caffeine steeps out in the first three-ish minutes (which is a super common time for steeping the first cups) so having re-steep cups is almost like having a decaf cup, AKA BONUS cups

I like to drink a ton of tea per day too. My rule is I can't use fresh leaves more than 4 times a day, but re-steeps don't count. xD

Of course, depending on the tea she drinks they might not taste as nice re-steeped. Some of my teas I can squeeze out three-four cups with one set of leaves. Most of them make a good second cup, and then I have some that are only good for one use.

 

[shyvas]

If it's a good quality tea she can always try re-steeping. Most of the caffeine steeps out in the first three-ish minutes (which is a super common time for steeping the first cups) so having re-steep cups is almost like having a decaf cup, AKA BONUS cups

I like to drink a ton of tea per day too. My rule is I can't use fresh leaves more than 4 times a day, but re-steeps don't count. xD

Of course, depending on the tea she drinks they might not taste as nice re-steeped. Some of my teas I can squeeze out three-four cups with one set of leaves. Most of them make a good second cup, and then I have some that are only good for one use.

I'm sure that wouldn't do as she squeezes out all the liquid until the very last drop. I my-self also dislike anything that is re-brewed.
Same goes for coffee. In some bars they use the ground coffee to make a 2 nd cup !

 

[Envy]

Caffeine was easier than I thought to give up.

Maybe I never was addicted in the first place though.

 

[Oasis]

I'm sure that wouldn't do as she squeezes out all the liquid until the very last drop. I my-self also dislike anything that is re-brewed.
Same goes for coffee. In some bars they use the ground coffee to make a 2 nd cup !

Oh I see. Yeah, I don't re-steep teabags either. It grosses me out, but it's different with loose leaf.

Yuck, re-using coffee grounds is just disgusting. x_x; Especially in a coffee shop where you're expecting a decent cup. It's one thing trying to be a bit frugal at home, but serving that to customers? Really unsavoury.