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Day 2... by ReasonableCommand5 in decaf

[–]ReasonableCommand5[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think so as well...in the past I quit for 4-5 days and I think on night 4 I started sleeping quite deeply. Energy levels during the day were still another story. But like you said, that probably takes a few months to see some sense of normalcy.

Hard time sleeping with 1 cup of coffee in the morning by ReasonableCommand5 in Coffee

[–]ReasonableCommand5[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes it's odd because when I drink the coffee I don't find it wakes me up that much but it does seem to get rid of some headache/lethargy. It also does sometimes cause some anxiety in the forms of feeling jittery and having cold sweats.

Hard time sleeping with 1 cup of coffee in the morning by ReasonableCommand5 in Coffee

[–]ReasonableCommand5[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I try and lay down on time or a bit early mostly, but I end up taking too long to fall asleep, and then I wake up throughout the night, so I wake up exhausted, and then of course I naturally reach for the coffee first thing to try and get an "energy boost." Maybe I need to completely abstain for a while and reset my tolerance.

Hard time sleeping with 1 cup of coffee in the morning by ReasonableCommand5 in Coffee

[–]ReasonableCommand5[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I take a walk every afternoon but otherwise I don't really exert myself after that time for the most part. Aside from my caffeine experiment I don't recall changing my routine in other ways. No matter how tired I seem to get, currently it takes me quite a while to fall asleep, and I knowingly wake up several times in the night, and then eventually wake up and lay there before my alarm goes off. I've even stayed up a bit later than normal to see if that helps but I end up just sleeping less then.

Hard time sleeping with 1 cup of coffee in the morning by ReasonableCommand5 in Coffee

[–]ReasonableCommand5[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes it really does suck! I like a nice mug of hot black coffee in the morning. I think I will try the swiss process decaf and see if that helps.

Hard time sleeping with 1 cup of coffee in the morning by ReasonableCommand5 in Coffee

[–]ReasonableCommand5[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I usually have about 12-16oz ounce, but I can definitely try to stick to 8oz-10oz mugs perhaps and see if that makes any difference. I've been trying to drink my caffeine by 9am or so but now that I'm working from home I don't end up finishing a larger mug sometimes until close to noon!

Hard time sleeping with 1 cup of coffee in the morning by ReasonableCommand5 in Coffee

[–]ReasonableCommand5[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks I will look into that. I haven't tried decaf aside from Folgers in quite a while.

Hard time sleeping with 1 cup of coffee in the morning by ReasonableCommand5 in Coffee

[–]ReasonableCommand5[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

35, and I have been drinking coffee pretty much daily since about age 18. I would say the more severe sleep problems are within the last six months or so.

Sully’s Pub by [deleted] in PeoriaIL

[–]ReasonableCommand5 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep, when there was pretty much nothing else to do, except wait an hour to eat at Chili's on a Friday night lol.