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Thread: How long to feel the ‘benefits’ of no caffeine

post 1626721363 12-27-2020, 10:29 AM
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How long to feel the ‘benefits’ of no caffeine

Thinking of taking 3 months off caffeine or stims after the new year to see if the grass is greener like some claim.

As far as caffeine, I tend to have 600mg-1600mg a day. No side effects for me besides some facial twitching above 1200mg. I do get some nasty sides from stronger stims tho.

I time my caffeine intake so I crash around bedtime. That along with my sleep supplements mean I get 8-9 hours every night. Feel like I’m on a limitless pill with my current regimine, but how long of a break do I need to potentially prove me wrong?
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post 1626722463 12-27-2020, 10:41 AM
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1600 mg of caffeine Jesus Christ dude
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post 1626722773 12-27-2020, 10:46 AM
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Originally Posted By Nycolas⏩
1600 mg of caffeine Jesus Christ dude
This. How the fukk do you even sleep?

Quitting is overrated. I didn't consume caffeine for 90 days, and now back on it. However I won't go past 400-500mg a day now.
post 1626722883 12-27-2020, 10:47 AM
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feel like a god after 4 days of no carffeine and 2 days of nofap
post 1626722893 12-27-2020, 10:47 AM
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1600 mg lmaooooo those headaches are gonna be legendary.

I actually quit caffeine 8 days ago and don't feel any difference (normally did 2 cups/day). Withdrawals weren't too bad just some headaches.
post 1626723103 12-27-2020, 10:52 AM
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Originally Posted By gmenfan40⏩
Quitting is overrated. I didn't consume caffeine for 90 days, and now back on it. However I won't go past 400-500mg a day now.
I think genetics have a lot to do with quitting/withdrawal. I'm the same i don't get headaches or anything. Some people have it bad tho.
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post 1626723593 12-27-2020, 11:00 AM
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post 1626724353 12-27-2020, 11:10 AM
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Good Lord man, that is a ton of caffeine lol. Everybody is different, you might not feel the same as somebody else who quits caffeine. Just like supplements, everybody reacts differently. You might not feel the benefits for a while, or you might feel them right away. My guess is you will feel miserable for a while and hop back on dat der caffeine train, but props to you for considering going cold turkey on it.
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Originally Posted By Sophus⏩
Why not cut back to 1-2 cups a day?

Also how do you even sleep after drinking that much caffeine lol
^What he/she said. Why not do a slow fade and take this gradually? Going cold turkey might not be the best approach.
post 1626724993 12-27-2020, 11:21 AM
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I seriously doubt that he's consuming that much a day.
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Originally Posted By Sophus⏩
Why not cut back to 1-2 cups a day?

Also how do you even sleep after drinking that much caffeine lol
lol beta. real men go cold turkey/raw dog
post 1626725363 12-27-2020, 11:25 AM
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I've been no caffeine for 5 days now.

First day = massive headache, second day = minor headache, since then = no different

Feeling a bit more tired than usual but this could also be a function of being off for the holidays and eating alot

I'm going to give it 2 weeks
post 1626725653 12-27-2020, 11:29 AM
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Originally Posted By Dave22reborn⏩
I seriously doubt that he's consuming that much a day.
My current pre has 700mg a serving (hooligan by Appolon), I usually have a nitro cold brew daily when going to the office, then a few cups of coffee in the pm.

Strangely enough I don’t get bad caffeine headaches when I quit cold turkey. I take an aspirin and I’m Gucci
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I felt bad (headaches, low energy, drowsy) for about three days and then I felt fine but I also only consumed around 300mg a day. I'm interested in hearing your withdrawal symptoms with 1600mg a day..lol.
post 1626725923 12-27-2020, 11:32 AM
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i stopped coffee for 90 days to reset also, didn't feel no benefits tbh

only headache the first few days that's it
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post 1626726913 12-27-2020, 11:48 AM
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One thing I hate is every single time I give up caffeine my lifts take a plummet and my gains disappear. I’m a lifetime natty and stims helped me gain about ~12-14 more lbs after I was at my genetic max for years. I tracked this as carefully as I could.

Those are laughable gains to those on dat dere, but combine that muscle with the lower bf% that stims give you and it’s night and day for my physique. Literally 25% more muscle above my natty limit with a lower bf%
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post 1626729713 12-27-2020, 12:31 PM
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dam boyo I just made a caffeine thread. I also got twitching on my face at 1g+ lol. Hopefully you feel good soon
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