CAFFEINE ADDICTION !!! Has anyone ever quit? And recovered?

[CleanestMeanestPenis Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close CleanestMeanestPenis]

Caffeine addiction is a cycle in my life, I drink about 8-12 sugar-free red bulls a day and 6-8 coffees after a while I get bored of the 4-5 hours of sleep and quit cold turkey(takes a lot of willpower but is easily done) then after about 2-3months I think "what the hell? One can won't hurt" then I go back to the above stated amount and the cycle repeats again. However my family is full of people with addictive genes and relapses are common. At least it's not as bad as opiates and alcohol right? With enough willpower I think you'll be able to stick it.

On a side note I am currently on caffeine.

[kiva Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close kiva]

Quitting caffeine is a joke compared to quitting other things.

Yes, quitting caffeine is easy if you don't have to 'think' with your brain... .. ?

People have difficulties quitting caffeine because of the initial bodily withdrawal effects. However, once you get deeper and pass that phase, your brain has still not recovered. This recovery is proportional to how long the user has been taking it due to long-term potentiation; which is a persistent increase in synaptic strength following high-frequency stimulation of a chemical synapse. From a students perspective, it is like taking Xanax for 5 years of studying and then trying to study without it - good luck.

I have been drinking coffee for 5 years now. By the end of the second year I had been taking 2x double shot coffee's per day which eventually turned into 3x or 4x double shot coffee's per day until the 5th year. In my case, which is now.

I quit caffeine for 30 days.
- In the first couple of days I had migraines.
- After the migraines headaches for the next couple of days.
- After the headache, severe sciatica pain had kicked in which feels like a herniated disk.
- 15 days later, the sluggish effects and pain had dissipated.
- Finished right?
- Wrong. Your brain doesn't function anything close to what it did before making you literally useless.
- I would go through the physical pain another 5x to get away from the cognitive deficiency...

I now drink coffee again, I have a mentally draining job.

Caffeine addiction is not a joke dude, have respect for the disorder.