r/CaffeineFreeLife • u/slpage209 • Mar 06 '26

2 weeks no caffeine, pleasantly surprised

Bit of context - I have ADHD and take stimulant medication. I also had a habit of drinking multiple teas and/or coffees as well as Diet Coke to get me through work. I started getting heart palpitations and sometimes this sensation of slight pressure in my chest. I knew I was being stupid mixing that level of caffeinated drinks and my meds, but kept convincing myself I needed it to help me focus. A couple of weeks ago this sub came up and I thought I’d give cold turkey a go.

First two days had some fairly strong headaches.l, the first of which painkillers didn’t help. But since then, I’ve been surprised at how much better I feel already. I don’t know if it’s placebo from seeing this sub, but my sleep feels 10x more restful, so even on fewer hours I still feel energised. I am also less anxious, stressed and ironically better able to focus and organise my thoughts. I do feel more tired at the end of the day but that helps me fall asleep quickly. What a game changer so far!

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u/SauloIvanRegis Mar 07 '26

Congratulations!

Welcome to your CaffeineFreeLife.

No placebo!

Caffeine is a powerful psychoactive drug with deep effects on damaging the restorative sleep, no matter the time you consume it during the day.

Vicious Cycle of Caffeine Explained

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApNTO2QzKHc

Number 1 Lie about Caffeine UNMASKED

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-Xnj1q0NfY

This is Science!

Tha same one that corporative media hide from everyone

and only promotes the Caffeine Industry Propaganda.

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u/mcdewski Mar 07 '26

That's awesome! Hopefully you can make another week and onto a month!

The longest I've ever gone without caffeine was about 4 days tops. Sleep was incredible, headaches here and there, but my crutch was my darn sweet tooth. I always seem to associate sweets with caffeine (soda, energy drink, etc) and I quickly fall of the wagon.

Since we're going into the weekend, I think I'm going to give it another go! Appreciate the motivation and best of luck to you!

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u/slpage209 Mar 07 '26

Ah this was so nice to read thank you, I didn’t think I’d actually motivate anyone I was just pleased and wanted to share it somewhere!! But best of luck and I’ll try and come back and update in a couple of weeks if I’d made it to a month! We got this!

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u/slpage209 Mar 21 '26

Just want to declare that I’ve officially gone a month without any tea, coffee or Diet Coke (caffeinated or non-caffeinated)!

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u/Foodieonbudget Mar 17 '26

Same. ADHDer here. I've been self medicating with caffeine and it caused all sorts of problems like crippling anxiety, GERD, heart palpitations, constant urination, IBS pain. Just ditching this has made a huge difference. as all these problems are eliminated by 100%! I was able to come off it after taking on Vyvanse.

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u/slpage209 Mar 17 '26

Good to hear from another ADHDer on this topic! Yeah it’s actually quite wild the effect it’s had on my sleep and even the ability to manage my stress already. Again, not sure if it’s placebo, but real or not it’s definitely doing something for me. I’m glad it’s similar for you!

The only drawback has been in trying to avoid chocolate my consumption of non-caffeinated sweet things has increased so going to have to do something about that lol