Drink less? It's optional. If it causes you issues, just don't.
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ADHD. Turns out I was self medicating this whole time.
Some people have a gene that makes them hyper-sensitive to caffeine. You either try lowering the dose or just no amount may work for you.
By developing a caffeine addiction so it stops affecting me. Also ADHD.
Flashback to all those high school night slamming monsters and passing out like nothing happened. If only there were signs so I could have been tested earlier.
L theananine for me to, works great though consult a doctor if you need.
Mindfullness/quiet thinking - its important to understand youself to help calm down
Lots of water can help regulate your system better
Having it regulalry and slowly more and mor. I used to get anxious on coca cola. But i started moving to a small coffee, then a medium and now a large usually doesnt give me anxiety unless i have a strong shot
L-theanine! Personally I drink black tea every day and it feels much more pleasant. Of course, the methy feeling of coffee is fun, but I'm sweaty and anxious till I crash.
Eating something. Caffeine while I an empty stomach is no beuno at least for me anyways
Same. I get the shits after my 3rd cup in the morning if I haven't eaten anything.
develop a dependency
With consistency. Whether I have 1 cup of coffee in the morning, or drink caffeinated beverages all day, the key for me is to do that consistently, or suffer dire consequences. Ramping up, I can't focus and anxiety attacks. Ramping down I get migraines.
Woe betide me if I am on a ramp down and find myself having to take an Excedrin or three. That spike keeps me up for days.
Ramping down is probably giving you withdrawal symptoms. They shouldn't last more than a week. Painkillers will help, but if you're trying to get away from caffeine, make sure they aren't in your painkillers, too. A number of extra strength painkillers have 50 mg caffeine (Excedrin has caffeine). Of course, everyone is different, even ignoring how ADHD interacts with caffeine, so no one solution is perfect.
As someone who has maintained a consistently low caffeine addiction for decades, these are important factors. I keep it low so it isn't required to function normally and I still get a kick with reasonable results when I need it. And I like the taste of Coca-Cola.
Who's forcing you to drink it?
I’d it’s just the caffeine that’s a problem, there always decaf. There are some surprisingly good decafs out there.
What are the good decafs? The only one I know of is Blue Bottle Decaf Noir, and blue bottle is owned by Nestle so fuck blue bottle. Plus I can't find it where I live now.
Care to clarify?
Practice
I have one cup of coffee per day and maybe one soda if I need it later. If I have any more caffeine than that I feel like I'm going to jump out of my own skin
I limit myself to the caffeine equivalent because I don't want to build a tolerance. As long as I stick to medically safe levels of caffeine I don't seem to have any side effects, just more alertness/energy, so having to take more to keep withdrawal symptoms at bay as well as having to take even more to see any benefits just seems like a bad idea.
As others have said, not everyone has the same reaction to caffeine. Some people (esp. with ADHD) find it refreshing and even soothing, while others with a sensitivity have a strong reaction like racing heart, anxiety, and difficulty sleeping.
You didn't really give much info, but I'm guessing by the question you are in the latter.
If you enjoy it, switch to tea or decaf (which still contains a small amount of caffeine). If you don't enjoy it, then some people get an energy boost from ginseng or the like.
That's the neat part, I don't.
Caffeine in which context? Coffee, tea, energy drinks...?
I smoke some crack before drinking coffee..
That way I didn't feel the effects of caffeine..
If I've been feeling the effects of coffee I switch to teas for a few days. But I much prefer coffee so I end up switching back once I gel better. So maybe change up your caffeine medium of you're having issues?
I’m unable to process caffeine normally. The effects last 8 hours or more in my case. Let me know if you figure this out.
L-Theanine.
Practice?