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post 10000006455 01-10-2026, 11:15 AM
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Anyone ever have to quit coffee

I’m starting to think that a lot of my anxiety symptoms are amplified by coffee. Like shallow breathing, tight chest. :( looks like my coffee tour is over boyos
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I would sooner die than give up coffee
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Originally Posted By nothingshocking⏩
I would sooner die than give up coffee
This ,tried numerous times ,im fkn miserable

And I dont have an addictive personality

Its just life is better with this drug, there's few you can say that about

I cant overdo it tho ,just enough

I have anxiety as well

Its a hereditary thing for most

Try the calm app op ,its training your brain to be ok with how you feel

Feelings come and go like clouds

Latching onto them when they are negative is the problem

Its not going to kill you, sit and deal with it

It will diminish in intensity with each day

Dont take benzos ,they are worthless
post 10000006469 01-10-2026, 11:22 AM
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Originally Posted By nothingshocking⏩
I would sooner die than give up coffee
I think I have to. I seem to be very sensitive to it. It doesn’t wake me up at all so I’m still tired just with anxiety symptoms. Maybe I switch to tea or something.
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Yes. I was a heavy coffee and energy drinker. Now I drink rarely, a few times per month. My natural rythm has improved. Caffein impacts you way more than people believe, I think.
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Originally Posted By MichelleLnne⏩
Originally Posted By nothingshocking⏩
I would sooner die than give up coffee
I think I have to. I seem to be very sensitive to it. It doesn’t wake me up at all so I’m still tired just with anxiety symptoms. Maybe I switch to tea or something.
yeah, I get it, different people react differently to different drugs, I'm good with coffee, I actually have a hard time being around people with anxiety, ask half my ex-girlfriends
post 10000006481 01-10-2026, 11:26 AM
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Originally Posted By johnsorrow⏩
Yes. I was a heavy coffee and energy drinker. Now I drink rarely, a few times per month. My natural rythm has improved. Caffein impacts you way more than people believe, I think.
I believe it. The only reason I know coffee is my problem is because I quit for like 2 weeks and a lot of things I live with daily got better. I started coffee back up and slowly but surely those affects are coming back. I just had my first cup of coffee after being up for a few hours and it’s instant . So it’s gotta be that. I did stronger stimulants for a long time so maybe that’s somehow related .
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Originally Posted By nothingshocking⏩
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I would sooner die than give up coffee
I think I have to. I seem to be very sensitive to it. It doesn’t wake me up at all so I’m still tired just with anxiety symptoms. Maybe I switch to tea or something.
yeah, I get it, different people react differently to different drugs, I'm good with coffee, I actually have a hard time being around people with anxiety
Why? Just curious. I have guesses but I don’t like making assumptions.



Maybe I could switch to half decaf lol. Blah. When I finally had coffee today I knew I was taking on the symptoms but I wanted it haha
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Only time I really drink coffee is in the morning after I wake up. Black coffee to get the day started, and that's it... Don't have a caffeine addiction, it's a nice boost in the morning
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post 10000006495 01-10-2026, 11:32 AM
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Originally Posted By BasedBagel⏩
Only time I really drink coffee is in the morning after I wake up. Black coffee to get the day started, and that's it... Don't have a caffeine addiction, it's a nice boost in the morning
Well ,yeah ,just one at 5am

Just enough
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Originally Posted By MichelleLnne⏩
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I would sooner die than give up coffee
I think I have to. I seem to be very sensitive to it. It doesn’t wake me up at all so I’m still tired just with anxiety symptoms. Maybe I switch to tea or something.
yeah, I get it, different people react differently to different drugs, I'm good with coffee, I actually have a hard time being around people with anxiety
Why? Just curious. I have guesses but I don’t like making assumptions.



Maybe I could switch to half decaf lol. Blah. When I finally had coffee today I knew I was taking on the symptoms but I wanted it haha
Because everyone is different ,that's it

Keep drinking coffee if you like ,its not your anxiety issue

Combating anxiety is not done by subtraction ,its done by addition

Cardio ,meditation ,deep breathes to reset nervous system ,etc etc

Its never going away. ,its in your DNA

You need to handle it differently than you currently are
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Also ,like any other drug, as you age ,you process it differently and can't handle as much

As it pertains to caffeine specifically, there is an enzyme in your body that breaks it down

As you age ,that enzyme doesn't work as well as it used and it takes longer for caffeine to exit your system

So as every day goes by ,it builds up if you overdo it

When I was younger I could drink. It all day ,pop pills ,pre wo

Now ,one maybe two once a week is all I can take
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are you going to quit cold turkey?
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Originally Posted By MichelleLnne⏩
Originally Posted By nothingshocking⏩
Originally Posted By MichelleLnne⏩
Originally Posted By nothingshocking⏩
I would sooner die than give up coffee
I think I have to. I seem to be very sensitive to it. It doesn’t wake me up at all so I’m still tired just with anxiety symptoms. Maybe I switch to tea or something.
yeah, I get it, different people react differently to different drugs, I'm good with coffee, I actually have a hard time being around people with anxiety
Why? Just curious. I have guesses but I don’t like making assumptions.

Honestly, my brain works little different. I have no idea why. I had a logic professor show me in college, I took 3 classes with her. We did these logical proofs, kind of like math problems. You had to show your work and map out your thoughts. There were 30 kids in the class, and she would get 30 answer sets. 25 would be the same and correct, 4 would be wrong, and 1 would be correct but completely different than the other ones. It frustrated her at first because she kept trying to find the error, but there wasn't one. Mine was always the different one. When I get to know people I kind of subconsciously map their thought process in my head to translate it into my way of understanding things so I understand where they are coming from. People I'm close to who have anxiety just trigger me, especially girlfriends who try to push their way of thinking on me.
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I drink two a week so it still gets me high when I need or want it. I can skip sleep for a day and still work if necessary thanks to coffee.
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Originally Posted By nothingshocking⏩
Originally Posted By MichelleLnne⏩
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Originally Posted By MichelleLnne⏩
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I would sooner die than give up coffee
I think I have to. I seem to be very sensitive to it. It doesn’t wake me up at all so I’m still tired just with anxiety symptoms. Maybe I switch to tea or something.
yeah, I get it, different people react differently to different drugs, I'm good with coffee, I actually have a hard time being around people with anxiety
Why? Just curious. I have guesses but I don’t like making assumptions.

Honestly, my brain works little different. I have no idea why. I had a logic professor show me in college, I took 3 classes with her. We did these logical proofs, kind of like math problems. You had to show your work and map out your thoughts. There were 30 kids in the class, and she would get 30 answer sets. 25 would be the same and correct, 4 would be wrong, and 1 would be correct but completely different than the other ones. It frustrated her at first because she kept trying to find the error, but there wasn't one. Mine was always the different one. When I get to know people I kind of subconsciously map their thought process in my head to translate it into my way of understanding things so I understand where they are coming from. People I'm close to who have anxiety just trigger me, especially girlfriends who try to push their way of thinking on me.
I see. I wasn’t sure. I can tell when people have nervous energy and it’s tough to be around sometimes. My best friend has anxiety like me but it’s like towards big picture things. For me I’m just trying to deal with the shit in my immediate life. Not sure if that’s similar
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Originally Posted By wasp9166⏩
Also ,like any other drug, as you age ,you process it differently and can't handle as much

As it pertains to caffeine specifically, there is an enzyme in your body that breaks it down

As you age ,that enzyme doesn't work as well as it used and it takes longer for caffeine to exit your system

So as every day goes by ,it builds up if you overdo it

When I was younger I could drink. It all day ,pop pills ,pre wo

Now ,one maybe two once a week is all I can take
Sounds like my problem haha. Well where’s old misc to help me with my transition to old age
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I would die without my coffee. I got 1 foot in the grave just thinking about it...

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Originally Posted By rollerball2⏩
Originally Posted By MichelleLnne⏩
Originally Posted By wasp9166⏩
Also ,like any other drug, as you age ,you process it differently and can't handle as much

As it pertains to caffeine specifically, there is an enzyme in your body that breaks it down

As you age ,that enzyme doesn't work as well as it used and it takes longer for caffeine to exit your system

So as every day goes by ,it builds up if you overdo it

When I was younger I could drink. It all day ,pop pills ,pre wo

Now ,one maybe two once a week is all I can take
Sounds like my problem haha. Well where’s old misc to help me with my transition to old age
don't use the word transition
My passage into old age?

Although that rhymes with package- something some people don’t want anymore so :/
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I have been mostly caffeine free since 2019. I drink a cup of green tea in the am and that's it for caffeine. I drink decaf coffee.
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its super easy, I quit several times a year
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Had to quit drinking coffee in 1994 after my urinary tract became inflamed. Doc thought I had a dose but couldn’t find anything wrong with me so got sent to a specialist.
Found out I have a condition that releases proteins from one area of the prostrate to another test thinks it’s foreign , and then goes nuclear.
Worst part is it’s caused from caffeine and alcohol , the best drugs in the world . I was told to quit as it would get progressively worsen, but of course I didn’t listen .
But it’s been tolerable when I quit eating chocolate, my go to comfort food . For some reason coffee is far worse though and I always assumed it had less caffeine than chocolate, but my prostrate says no
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Originally Posted By Legz422⏩
I have been mostly caffeine free since 2019. I drink a cup of green tea in the am and that's it for caffeine. I drink decaf coffee.
im going to switch to tea tomorrow. green tea has a lot of benefits too so that can be fun
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Had to quit drinking coffee in 1994 after my urinary tract became inflamed. Doc thought I had a dose but couldn’t find anything wrong with me so got sent to a specialist.Found out I have a condition that releases proteins from one area of the prostrate to another test thinks it’s foreign , and then goes nuclear.Worst part is it’s caused from caffeine and alcohol , the best drugs in the world . I was told to quit as it would get progressively worsen, but of course I didn’t listen . But it’s been tolerable when I quit eating chocolate, my go to comfort food . For some reason coffee is far worse though and I always assumed it had less caffeine than chocolate, but my prostrate says no
im glad you figured out the problem sorry you had to cut out those things. sucks
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Originally Posted By MichelleLnne⏩
Originally Posted By Legz422⏩
I have been mostly caffeine free since 2019. I drink a cup of green tea in the am and that's it for caffeine. I drink decaf coffee.
im going to switch to tea tomorrow. green tea has a lot of benefits too so that can be fun
Originally Posted By MajorTendonitis⏩
Had to quit drinking coffee in 1994 after my urinary tract became inflamed. Doc thought I had a dose but couldn’t find anything wrong with me so got sent to a specialist.Found out I have a condition that releases proteins from one area of the prostrate to another test thinks it’s foreign , and then goes nuclear.Worst part is it’s caused from caffeine and alcohol , the best drugs in the world . I was told to quit as it would get progressively worsen, but of course I didn’t listen . But it’s been tolerable when I quit eating chocolate, my go to comfort food . For some reason coffee is far worse though and I always assumed it had less caffeine than chocolate, but my prostrate says no
im glad you figured out the problem sorry you had to cut out those things. sucks
Well if I would have cut them out immediately I wouldn’t be getting 16 times a night to piss . But I wouldn’t listen ,and although at times I try to cut back . I’ve gotta fight this urge to eat chocolate all the time . Alcohol I can go without for weeks to months at a time , but not doing well with chocolate. Of course they’ve already got the Easter stuff out lol
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