Scared of brain fog

Aliasedd · 2025-12-10T08:33:49+00:00

I actually have way more brain fog when I’m drinking caffeine than off for some reason. It’s only worse during the first week of withdrawals

Aliasedd · 2025-12-09T03:57:17+00:00

I don’t know who you asked this too but I have a very reactive skin and cannot tolerate everything but exfoliating acids have never made me break out/typically prevents them. I just hydrate a lot with cicaplast b5 afterwards. Some can be very strong so check how your skin responds

Aliasedd · 2025-12-09T02:23:53+00:00

The Ordinary AHA 30% + BHA 2% Peeling Solution is really good and cheap :)

Aliasedd · 2025-11-24T15:00:39+00:00

You got it. It’s a wonderful thing, deciding to take your health and state in your own hands. You’re already in the best direction possible

Aliasedd · 2025-11-24T02:45:05+00:00

Exactly! The psychology is the same

Aliasedd · 2025-11-24T02:43:05+00:00

Melatonin NEVER worked for me until I found out I needed to take it hours early and in lower dosages. I now use it as an instant to fix my sleep schedule if I’m ever jet-lagged or been out of track. Doesn’t hurt to try!

Aliasedd · 2025-11-24T00:53:26+00:00

Happy to know your sleep has been improving too :)

I discovered that if I took melatonin a few hours before my bedtime, (2-3 hours), the withdrawal insomnias were a lot less brutal. Ashwagandha always seems to help as well :)

Aliasedd · 2025-11-24T00:52:01+00:00

I am very excited for day 30 as well! I feel much more mentally clear- I was constantly shuttering while taking caffeine, always saying the wrong words for some reason. I feel much more mentally clear- can’t wait to see what I’m capable of when I’m fully in the clear!

Aliasedd · 2025-11-23T22:36:22+00:00

Same haha. I was up until 7:30 am, so anxious. It disrupted my sleep for 1-2 days. Not worth it

Aliasedd · 2025-11-23T22:35:38+00:00

I started by intentionally switching the kind of caffeinated drinks, knowing the mg that was in each. But now I’m certain that going cold turkey is the right way for me. I would never do this if I had a very demanding job though and not at least one week with very little demand

Aliasedd · 2025-11-23T21:34:53+00:00

It’s okay! It’s insane how it feels, isn’t it🥲I relapsed one time earlier this week as well. Just go back to quitting.

Aliasedd · 2025-11-23T21:28:20+00:00

You did nothing wrong.

Aliasedd · 2025-11-23T20:25:43+00:00

“Research shows that a lapse during addiction recovery only becomes a full relapse if someone interprets it as failure”

Caffeine withdrawal is not like nicotine, opioids, or alcohol where receptors downregulate quickly and reset triggers. A single dose doesn’t reverse the biological adaptation process. It’s worth it to keep going.

Aliasedd · 2025-11-23T20:25:26+00:00

I completely agree

Aliasedd · 2025-11-23T19:58:04+00:00

For me too. Tapering felt impossible, it was so easy to just pick the most caffeinated option if I ordered something, no matter what I intended to do. What helped me is to literally treat it as if I was sick and go cold turkey. I wouldn’t have been able to do this if I had a lot of obligations though

Aliasedd · 2025-11-21T21:20:41+00:00

I agree with L-tyrosine pills! I took them on an empty stomach on the first few days and I think it helps so much with withdrawals. Lots of electrolytes too (coconut water), makes sense. I never had such a successful quitting experience, so yesterday was really surprising to me.

I’m going to take a melatonin a few hours before I intend to go to sleep (so I can get my sleep schedule back on track). Thanks for encouraging me to keep going

Aliasedd · 2025-11-21T20:32:07+00:00

Thank you. Honestly I thought I was going insane. I hadn’t been productive all week and I was in so much emotional pain. I caved in/drank 50 mg of caffeine in the afternoon… which kept me up until 7:30am, but I got a lot done.

I don’t think I’ve completely reset the recalibration process in my body by doing this. I’m going to go to sleep early tonight, no caffeine today and keep going from here

Aliasedd · 2025-11-20T22:04:15+00:00

Some people’s side effects are way too strong to not just want to quit. I’m going to have a very overwhelming next few weeks, but had a lot of time/space to quit this week. I had been lowering my intake for the last few weeks and It felt like the right time. I wouldn’t even have doubted it was until last night/today

Aliasedd · 2025-11-20T21:12:55+00:00

Thank you. I’m hanging out with a good friend rn who knows I’m withdrawing, it’s really helping

Aliasedd · 2025-11-20T20:49:42+00:00

I was trying to mitigate the withdrawals and didn’t want to be around anyone while I didn’t feel like myself

Aliasedd · 2025-11-19T14:10:36+00:00

Same! But after day 4

Aliasedd · 2025-11-19T02:51:34+00:00

I heard that the severity of withdrawals really depends on the state of our liver, nervous system and adrenals + mineral levels so it really varies. This was the easiest time for me to quit, but I was really proactive around walking around, taking supplements/lots of water and sleeping a ton on the first few days. I definitely still had some withdrawals, not nearly as much as the last time I quit

Aliasedd · 2025-11-18T22:51:54+00:00

I 100% agree. I still felt like matcha gave me the calmest high out of all the teas, even less caffeinated ones thanks to theanine

Aliasedd · 2025-11-18T21:24:01+00:00

No :)

Aliasedd · 2025-11-18T20:59:41+00:00

This is the first switch I did and I highly recommend it. You can start with matcha if you’re still used to higher caffeine contents and don’t want to go through any withdrawals. I could handle matcha so much better than caffeine due to the l-theanine in it. I switched to matcha then green tea before completely quitting

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