I Think I'm Addicted To Caffeine

Should I seek counseling? Should I taper down?? Pls help

 

No.

Go full on addict.

 

Fuck.... You don't even know what caffeine is.

 

Stop.Go cold turkey.

 

I am too....but I just don't care.

 

No, coffee is good for you in even big amounts. It has tons of antioxidants and cuts your chances of diabetes and liver disease by like 50%.

edit: Actually, caffeine by itself is not so good. But tea and coffee are good.

 

I'm so addicted that I keep caffeine pills in my purse so if I'm out in 100F weather and don't drink coffee, I don't go into withdrawals.

Still, I think there is another ingredient in coffee that helps my head. I don't get the same feeling with energy drinks or pills. Maybe that's just the heat of the coffee my head craves.

 

I used to drink 20 oz. of coffee every day for energy at work.

But I couldn't drink it right away because I can't stand drinking things so hot. On the job it would get knocked over, or thrown away because I wasn't allowed to have it
in the building, etc. I almost busted some skulls over it a few times.

Now I just slam a 16 oz. V8 juice in the morning before work and I'm good to go all day. Even a couple hours of overtime is no sweat.

 

I drink all my coffee iced. My tongue is really sensitive to hot things.

 

Sometimes my coffee would be iced by the time I finished it, lol. I just sipped it all day. That's why I got mad when something happened to it.

I don't miss those days.

But you're right MB, some say coffee is good for you (lately)...

Just not too much.

 

Do you mean for headaches?

I gave up caffeine awhile ago, but I decided to start using it again sparingly. I think it's horrible most of the time, but when I work my really long weekends I tend to have tea with lunch to suppress my appetite. There are other times I'll drink it as a last resort when I have a really bad headache, or when I've gotten on an off sleeping schedule.

I basically use it as a drug. I also tend to have some dark chocolate when I'm on my moon cycle.

But when I consumed it on a regular basis it caused a lot of anxiety, sleeplessness, etc. I think I'm better without it. If I could take it down to just a couple pieces of chocolate during my cycle I'd be satisfied.

 

Yes, but now I'm probably mostly treating caffeine withdrawal headaches with coffee.

 

lol dude, taper down, cold turkey is pure hell

Otherwise you can embrace the addiction

 

Well I just got my fix for today. Got a large Pepsi on my lunch break. Yesterday I didn't drink any caffeine and I was so irritable and had major headache. Coffee works better for me when I follow a paleo or keto diet. Idk why though

 

If u love caffeine, bein addicted is not a problem, but if not u should stop use it so much )

 

I am definitely addicted to caffeine. I get a pounding headache and feel sluggish around noon if I haven't had any, but that rarely happens. I almost always have 4 cups of coffee by noon but I do switch to water by lunch so I don't have any problems sleeping.

coffee is really good for you so I'm not worried about my addiction. At least I gave up soda.

 

well, this does kind of explain all the poop thread you make.

i wouldn't taper down unless you want some constipation.

 

I wouldn't say I am addicted to it, but I like my coffee and wouldn't want to go without it. I generally drink about 2-4 cups a day. Synthetic forms of caffeine is what I avoid.