Are you addicted to caffeine?
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J1218
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I understand what you're asking, but I wouldn't call caffeine an "addiction." I think it's like when people say they're addicted to chocolate or some other food - they just prefer to have it, but it's not actually hard to stop if you want to.
With that being said, I do use caffeine daily yes. I don't like coffee though, so I just use the pills. 100mg when I wake up, 200mg before the gym, and maybe another 100mg later if I need it.
I like to stack it with L-Tyrosine, L-Theanine, and 5-HTP.
Modafinil is where it's really at though. That shit puts my mind on another level.
With that being said, I do use caffeine daily yes. I don't like coffee though, so I just use the pills. 100mg when I wake up, 200mg before the gym, and maybe another 100mg later if I need it.
I like to stack it with L-Tyrosine, L-Theanine, and 5-HTP.
Modafinil is where it's really at though. That shit puts my mind on another level.
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Is Modafinil really a good drug? Have you got any side effects?
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I'm curious to know what's it.
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I was addicted and dependent on caffeine. Stopped 5 years ago, the freedom is amazing though
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Cigarettes and weed mainly (but many years ago).
Techpreneur
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How did it feel after you recover from caffeine addiction?I was addicted and dependent on caffeine. Stopped 5 years ago, the freedom is amazing though
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It's really worse than caffeine. How did you stop then?
Daniel from Linxact
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Just quit it in 2021. Better sleep and more energy overall.
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The Data Scientist
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The Data Scientist
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Not as much as nicotine.
I can give up coffee. Ive done it in the past, for over a year. Replaced with cocoa.
But i never gave up cigarettes, not even for a day.
I can give up coffee. Ive done it in the past, for over a year. Replaced with cocoa.
But i never gave up cigarettes, not even for a day.
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For me it was hard to get off cigarettes and soft drugs which I quit 9+ years ago.
Caffeine was easier to quit for me personally. Though I needed atleast 7-10 cups of coffee a day plus 3 cups of tea before I quit
I would suggest if you are planning to quit caffeine, quit and move on to other liquids, juices and drink lots of water. I personally have 7-10 liters of water a day.
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Great. But, I wonder why people love caffeine even after knowing it's serious side effects.
Have you at least thought about quitting cigarettes?
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Cigarettes - that was hard. It really grabs hold of you and it’s hard convincing yourself to stop deposits how bad you know it is for you. I read a book I think it was Alan Carr quit smoking the easy way. It didn’t work straight away but I think the message sunk in as I gave up a few weeks after.
It was a principle in that book that mentioned a) think about the feeling before, during and after smoking and b) an analogy that there’s a nicotine level in your body and every time it goes below 20%, the addiction shouts at you to top it back up (but actually, if you let it go down past 20% to zero, no more addiction).
The other thing that I struggled with was the thought that once you stop, it’s like a forever of not smoking. So when I stopped I deliberately kept some tobacco in a pouch and stopped before I’d finished it rather than finishing it all then stopping. Something physiological about that made the ending of the addiction a bit more manageable.
For the weed it was different- they was a way of life that took over everything. There was a combination of things beyond my control that helped me stop that- a) I was starting to get some really bad trips from a combination of weed and other drugs b) my life was spiralling out of control and c) my family really were unhappy and begging me to stop. So in the end I went to council long for that, which definitely helped. I still ended up going to prison after I quit due to leftovers from the bad life I was leading but ironically the time in prison really sorted me out as well.
It was a principle in that book that mentioned a) think about the feeling before, during and after smoking and b) an analogy that there’s a nicotine level in your body and every time it goes below 20%, the addiction shouts at you to top it back up (but actually, if you let it go down past 20% to zero, no more addiction).
The other thing that I struggled with was the thought that once you stop, it’s like a forever of not smoking. So when I stopped I deliberately kept some tobacco in a pouch and stopped before I’d finished it rather than finishing it all then stopping. Something physiological about that made the ending of the addiction a bit more manageable.
For the weed it was different- they was a way of life that took over everything. There was a combination of things beyond my control that helped me stop that- a) I was starting to get some really bad trips from a combination of weed and other drugs b) my life was spiralling out of control and c) my family really were unhappy and begging me to stop. So in the end I went to council long for that, which definitely helped. I still ended up going to prison after I quit due to leftovers from the bad life I was leading but ironically the time in prison really sorted me out as well.
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Different people, different lives. At least it's good to know that you quitted them all at the end. May I know your age?
Nielshaas40
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You only really get negative side effects when consuming large quantitys of caffeine.
A normal person who drinks a few cups of coffee a day is perfectly fine.
It even improves focus and productivity.
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Daniel from Linxact
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Because caffeine releases dopamine, which is short-term gratification. It just feels good to drink a coffee. Same with other lite drugs such as p**n and gaming (those two are much worse than coffee imo).
Sincerely,
The Data Scientist
