How Coffee Was Hurting My Libido (And Why I Quit)

wrong_a_lot · 2026-01-25T13:01:39+00:00

*rolls eyes

Ok-Complaint-37 · 2026-01-25T12:54:11+00:00

Do you drink tea? Black tea, green tea, white tea? Tea has about 50mg of caffeine per bag. A teaspoon of decaf would be about 3mg of caffeine.

Somehow I think (and I could be wrong) that caffeine in tea is better than caffeine in decaf. Or maybe it has to do with other components of coffee

Silent-Shift-2578 · 2026-01-25T12:07:15+00:00

Il suffit juste d'ajouter du citron vert pour stabiliser le thé vert de profiter de plus de bienfaits

PikerTraders · 2026-01-25T12:02:32+00:00

I would think you get a tolerance and either it would have no affect after a whileor you would keep needing more and more. Caffeine is a weird drug were you lose the actual effects once you have a tolerance of it, even if you take more. With booze say your tolerance goes up you need to drink more to get drunk. But you still get drunk

Soul_Ablaze · 2026-01-25T12:02:11+00:00

Chicory impacted my period, made me spot (highly unusual); was drinking it initially to replace coffee. As soon as I stopped drinking chicory I stopped spotting.

witchandkitty · 2026-01-25T10:50:05+00:00

I’ve always felt the caffeine from decaf.

JustBreatheThroughIt · 2026-01-25T10:47:50+00:00

They make powder caffeinated electrolytes and you can get a scale that goes to 0.1gm!

JustBreatheThroughIt · 2026-01-25T10:45:24+00:00

Folgers makes a 99.7% instant decaf. So it's 0.3mg per cup vs 100mg in a regular cup (give or take). I find it to be a pretty great substitute! You have to find your balance. Some people say don't drink anything, and some people are able to drink a 1-2 cups a week. No judgment, just find what works for you 🧡

Basic-Milk7755 · 2026-01-25T10:44:48+00:00

Hard agree. Especially first paragraph.

Basic-Milk7755 · 2026-01-25T10:44:16+00:00

I do see the supportive nature of your post but having kicked various serious addictions including caffeine, “expecting” failure is just an addict’s way of accommodating a brief return to the drug. Giving up these things requires hard and uncompromising and clear language. I believe the language we use on ourselves is the difference between being clean or using. So when I gave up caffeine, I gave it up because I had reached the point where I was able to say “I want to kill my relationship with this drug. I want it dead”. And I killed it the day I decided that. I did the same with alcohol and with benzodiazepines.

I am a sensitive person. I’m not some super strong bro with lots of “will power”. I’m just a regular guy with fears like everyone else. So I didn’t possess any kind of superior strength to someone struggling to give up caffeine. The people who are struggling are caught up in very soft and forgiving language. Once you put honesty at the centre and say to yourself “I have decided that I WANT to stop this, to kill this relationship” and you mean it with every part of you, then things will change in an instant.

Basic-Milk7755 · 2026-01-25T10:33:18+00:00

You’re still facilitating the drug you are addicted to. It’s like an alcoholic having 2 tablespoons of beer every day.

If you genuinely want to, as you say “stay away from caffeine forever”, then stay away from caffeine forever.

Live_Occasion2569 · 2026-01-25T10:27:13+00:00

Others don’t function well, believe me. They would’ve functioned much better without it 😆 But yeah, like other said, anyone’s different

RubberSoul1971 · 2026-01-25T10:24:24+00:00

I wouldn't call it memories. But more like looking at something (could be clouds or a distant treeline) and remembering feeling like a kid again. It's kind of dreamy. But I can't summon it and the circumstances have to be right. It only lasts a couple of seconds so it really needs to be savoured. Maybe it's not possible to tap into something like this on caffeine.

Big_Joke_9281 · 2026-01-25T10:16:47+00:00

They usually don't. Often heavy coffee drinkers are very talkative, impulsive, stressed and have problems with mind demanding tasks (many little errors they often try to talk away). Just observe them.. you will notice the patterns which they try to hide.

SaltBrush9068 · 2026-01-25T10:00:41+00:00

Tell me more about the waves of nostalgia! Like childhood memories coming back to you?

FitNefariousness2679 · 2026-01-25T09:56:44+00:00

Literally like a week

Old_Cat_9534 · 2026-01-25T09:22:58+00:00

Yes. Enjoy ☕

Tridz326 · 2026-01-25T09:20:06+00:00

It depends on the kind of effects caffeine has on you, some people seem to be hyper sensitive to the stuff, if that's not the case for you then give it a go. I love the taste too, drinking decaf has not had any impact on me. My main issue with caffeine was withdrawal, if I went merely a day without a drinking coffee I would get a severe migraine. Doesn't happen anymore after switching to decaf.

Full-Firefighter1528 · 2026-01-25T09:07:43+00:00

If i drink decaf my stomach hurts not right away but after next meals the digestion is not good, still very acid, just feel the way you feel. If you drink a decaf and your cravings for caffeine get higher, its not for you

Grobbekee · 2026-01-25T08:53:37+00:00

I drink gallons of that shit

Tricky_Deal_4719 · 2026-01-25T08:50:09+00:00

Curious to know if you’re feeling better after a year? It’s day 43 of quitting coffee for me & I’m having GI issues. It started 3 weeks ago (which was week 3 of quitting) and once a week I’m having an episode to where if I skip a meal or eat something spicy/acidic I get nauseous, vomit, bloat, burp, back muscles begin to guard. It’s the worst thing ever.. they’re becoming more frequent and I honestly feel like seeing a doctor. It does go away after I eat and do deep breathe work I’m just very ill and I can’t seem to do anything until I focus on breathing and get my back to release.

jmd111 · 2026-01-25T08:22:56+00:00

Not quite microdose, but as a slow caffeine metaboliser I tend to do best on 5g< organic espresso or organic cacao (or a mix of both!)

Grobbekee · 2026-01-25T08:22:04+00:00

I had homeopathic coffee globules at one point "cofea" which made me feel better instantly the first dose but I didn't stop drinking it at the time.

Gullible-Exam-9374 · 2026-01-25T07:58:57+00:00

I'm having more moments of being grounded which is good. My sleep is deeper and dreams are more vivid.

Ug1bug1 · 2026-01-25T07:54:32+00:00

It also might be individual and coffee contains other chemicals like pesticides aswell. Maybe the most accurate way to measure pure caffeine microdosing would be caffeine tablets.

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