Your video turned out great! Had a blast working with you :)

I used to be addicted to caffeine it was taking over my life I couldn’t go through my day without several cups of coffee or I would getting headache and getting irritated but once I started to do cocaine I was able to cut cold turkey without any side effects

Coffee makes mess of your adrenal glands, and puts body into a constant stress mode.

I never had a problem with fatigue until I became a caffeine addict. Once I got completely dependent on caffeine pills that's when I developed CFS, issues with digestion, severe insomnia, etcetcetc the list goes on. It's been 1 week since I quit and I couldn't be happier that I'm done with this drug for good. I'm finally getting my natural energy back and starting to feel like my old self again. If you're thinking about quitting caffeine you won't regret it.

My grandma was giving me coffee in my sippy cup since I was 2 or 3, and I’ve been addicted to coffee longer than I’ve been able to read. I’m fairly certain it’s contributed to my adrenal fatigue, and I’m ready to quit. Grandmother was a horrible narcissist, so quitting coffee is also sort of becoming therapy in a way - breaking the chains of addiction that she put on me

Coffee makes me anxious around people and unable to focus on anything, making me an almost incompetent person. It also makes me a night owl. When I quit I started waking up earlier and was more focused and relaxed. The problem is that I keep going back due to poor self control but I'm working on that too.

You forgot the "worst headaches that literally don't go away with Advil"

Dehydration...anxiety...that's why I quit caffeine. I only went back to it recently because I figured why not? What's a week's worth of caffeine going to change over the holidays? And eventually I started to get anxious, and it would last...all day. So I quit cold turkey and suffered from insomnia for 2-3 days. Wonderful.

I have quit alcohol, smoking, weed, all the meds I have been taking, soda, and a few other things. My next goal is to quit all food, water and oxygen, followed shortly by quitting life itself.

5 cups of coffee per day? That's outrageous! (Drinks Monster)

So many “self-improvement” channels are focused on fine-tuning every aspect of your life, #hustle, whatever. I appreciate that you’re so honest about the need to improve while also being real about how to go about it, and how to still live an enjoyable life. You don’t feel like a self-important guru, you just seem like a guy lol. Thanks for being both relatable and motivating

I got a Starbucks advertisement before this

I tried caffeine detox for 3 days and it felt like I was developing amnesia

Switching to green tea works well for me. It has much less caffeine than coffee and contains L-theanine, which can have a calming, focusing effect.

hey great video... loved how fast you got into the content with out wasting 20 min. of my life on random personal anecdotes. Also a very clearcut and useful presentation on the actual science behind what caffeine is doing, makes me want to quit even more so (no to find that bag of medicinal heroin to help me get started)

This was one of the most lucid and clear explanations of the effects of caffeine for folks as well as methodologies on describing effective transitions between coffee and no-coffee lifestyles. Thank you.

Is anyone watching this while drinking caffeine

I've quit soda and caffeine completely before. I didn't have to take medication to sleep, I was awake but mellow during the day, less anxiety, less depression. More overall mental stability, more stable bodily cycles, and just a better overall quality of life. I want to do this again, in addition to fixing other unhealthy habits I've picked up over time; Mountain Dew burns after you've been off for months

Your explanation is straight to the point,which is just amaizing 👍

I went 55 days without it until new years and couldn't believe how great, calm, and more confident I felt. Drank coffee from the 1st to the 3rd of January and by the third I was like... "Oh. THIS is why I gave it up." The self torture must end! A good cup of tea with a greasy fry or hangover is simply a must though. No point giving up caffiene militantly.

Beware of decaf coffee, it has some caffeine too.

Very interesting !! Thanks for making this video and doing the research, keep it up!

Loved this video 👍😍 Clear - straight forward solutions - useful

Took me a good 2-3 months to start feeling normal again and had terrible depression during this time... but was well worth it! I’ve slipped up a couple times since but just end up feeling so drained and groggy it’s not worth it. This video is definitely best case scenario in terms of withdrawal time, but stick with it, withdrawals will eventually subside :)

Never got into coffee cause everytime I had even a small cup I would shit myself for over an hour lol

Of all the withdrawal symptoms you listed, the most severe one was left out completely, intense migrane-like headaches. Nevertheless, a short and concise breakdown of quitting coffee, good video.

I've detoxed a couple of times, about to do it again starting tomorrow. I definitely get the more consistent energy! I've found the best way for me is actually a rapid taper. That is, right now I drink 1 to 3 cups a day. My plan is to not have my morning coffee, and as soon as I start to feel withdrawl symptoms, usually a mild headache at first, I'll have half a cup of coffee or tea. That's it for tomorrow's caffeine. Repeat the next day then go cold turkey. You get some withdrawl symptoms but they are pretty mild when done this way. Within about 5 days to a week I'll be 100%

This video is very well researched, easy to understand and well edited, I was really surprised by the low amount of subscribers. Subbed!

My Doctor put me on a Caffeine free diet 8 months ago. It was very difficult but I stuck to it with 0 relapses.

I’m going to taper off coffee I tried quitting cold turkey and got such a terrible headache I chickened out and went back to coffee but I won’t give up , I already quit smoking cigarettes and I’m determined not to be hooked on anything! Thanks for the info!

I’ve tried both cold turkey and tapering off quitting methods. Going cold turkey was horrible. I experienced the worst migraine of my life the 5th day of quitting and had to turn off all the lights in my house lol second method was pain free. Coming from someone who drank 2-3 Red Bull’s a day for years, I went to 1 redbull for a week, half a redbull next week, and a sip the week after before cutting it out the second time. Been caffeine free for months now and I feel great.

Bro thanks for this one it popped up in my feed but I wasn't looking for it. But I have been focusing on increasing my energy so I'll try it for sure

But should they? _Vsauce music_ *I died* xD

I switched from coffee to green tea. Feeling better so far. Yes, I know green tea has caffeine but I'm not jittery like I was with coffee.

Amazing video i look forward to seeing you channel grow and be one of the early subscribers

Wow this is really insightful, thanks so much!

"just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in" -ex coffee addict, going through caffeine withdrawal.

I feel like this video seriously underestimates the time frame in which symptoms occur. Some feel depressed and fatigued for months.

Great video, thank you so much for the tips!

Never seen higher quality videos come from a Powell Riverite. Keep up the great work !

I've gone cold turkey twice now. The third day of withdrawl was the worst, with awful headaches. After that, things started to improve, though I still felt mellow and down for weeks. I only managed about a month without coffee, and that first cup after the break felt absolutely amazing. I might try going with the decaf method next time.

The vsauce meme in the beginning 😂, great video

Clean and sober from booze 30 months now, and my caffeine consumption definitely increase in that period, it is time to give that up too. I am tired of the energy swings as you mention. Although I know it will be tricky, I think it is safe to say that it won’t be anywhere near as hard as getting sober from alcohol, we shall see!

I really appreciate your advise, thanks for the video.

I know am addicted when I walked threw a snow storm to get my Dunkin donuts extra large coffee I downsized to large then medium to weekends only.

I live a sugar-free life and also never smoking and alcohol. In this way, I will completely quit consuming something.

Even though this is the first video of yours I’ve seen, I subbed because of your editing style. Between the Vsauce music in the opening, the “science” emoji over your face, and “cold TURKEY or TAPEring off”, you had me,

You’re awesome dude! Thanks! Great video 👍🏼

It takes months to get through withdrawal symptoms. Symptoms increase after the first month of no caffeine. At around 4 months your are about 80% better

Great video! You’ve convinced me to give up my daily coffee! I knew I was “addicted” when after thinking this morning for five minutes straight in my brain should I or shouldn’t I have the coffee haha it was like a debate in my head. I wasn’t even tired and I still ended up making a cup of coffee! 🥴🥴 then I realised ok, you’re addicted!! Thankfully I only drink 1-2 cups a day so it shouldn’t be too hard for me to give it up! Thanks for the great video! 👍

Great vid. Liked your editing style. Made me want a coffee.

Great video thank you! very informative.

I kept have heart palpitations from drinking coffee. I switched to decafe . I would normally drink one large French press of coffee per day. Palpitations stopped being so intense but we’re still there. Had my DNA done and found out I was a slow metabolizer of coffee. I also found I had vitamin deficiencies from a mutation in my genes-MTHFR. Bought supplements, changed my diet, and they disappeared. I found a substitute for coffee, chicory root. I bought it off of Amazon from World Botanicals. I also found Teecino chicory coffee at my local Whole Foods. They cost more but you do not need to use much. Two scoops is fine in a French press. This has been a life health changer. No more palpitations. Also, there are foods that made me have this problem. So I watch myself. I believe by having good nutrition based on your DNA helps you achieve a healthier life. My doctor is amazed by my research, DNA, and problem solved. I took control of my health.

Even if I drink one cup of coffee (12oz filled up) the next day I usually feel pretty tired more than usual waking up.

Your edits are amazing 🤣🤣💯

Great vid. Gonna taper down this week. Thanks for the inspiration :)

I quit caffeine when I started realizing I was becoming dependent on it

I now brew my coffee in a cezve and leave it in the fridge before serving. Since going cold turkey, I feel amazing.

I loved your video, not just because of caffeine, but because I could train my English! I will watch more now!

15 year pot a day coffee drinker here, going on my 6th day cold turkey, yesterday was the worst (migraine) but woke up this morning feeling great! Never going back.

I quit on Friday, felt very tired but not too bad. On Saturday I felt extremely tired, had zero motivation, a headache, and also felt slightly depressive but that went away. Today I feel much better, although still a bit tied. I exercised this morning so that helped wake me up. I only drink a double-shot latte in the morning before getting to work (around 8:30), but even that was enough to create withdrawal. It's scary that a drug has become so widely accepted as normal...

I love the taste of coffee and the rush from it but I decided I'm going to quit. I only drink one cup in the morning but I always feel the crash a few hours later. I have quit before and I remember how my energy level would stay more constant throughout the day when I wasn't drinking coffee.

I love your videos. feel like having a coffee now with the thought of quitting in the future, good reduction plan I will surely try it. thanks

I was drinking 3 cups of coffee a day for a very long time, and I randomly started getting carpel tunnel symptoms, it got so bad it was had to even hold on to things or open stuff. I tried a b6 supplement and it got better but sill had issues I noticed it was worse after drinking coffee. Then I cut my coffee down to 1 cup a day and after about a week I had no more carpel tunnel symptoms and still no issues after about 6 months so far. not sure if it was the coffee itself or the caffeine maybe causing a b vitamin deficiency. it's just strange I have been drinking it all my life, I guess my body just had enough.

Do you know what is the best thing about quitting caffeine? When you need a boost, it actually works. Usually I sleep 8 hours every night but this night I needed to finish some work and slept only 5h. Woke up kinda down. Drank some coffee (not a lot) and I am feeling great.

I am addicted to the euphoria from taking caffeine after the withdrawal - which gets me back into the cycle unfortunately... I even like the withdrawals as every day without caffeine will make the euphoria better - kind of like longer nofap gives better orgasm. I am yet to find a way to use caffeine just occassionally or none at all.

I just started a new semester in school and I feel trapped. I love my morning cup but the feeling that I need to cut my dependence has been creeping slowly for the last year

I really can't tell if I genuinely like the taste of coffee or if I only like the taste because of it's benefits, nonetheless that stuff tastes like chocolate to me and I only drink it dark. It'd be hard for me to quit and I only have like 1 cup a day but also have lots of tea which I'm sure adds significantly to my caffeine count. Great vid.

I will walk through the Valley of the Shadow of a Caffeine dip with an espresso and French press in my hand

Hey guys, here is a tip that helps me with coffee: mint tea. It's spicy, bitter, strong taste, hot of course and... absolutely caffeine free, naturally. It probably won't "wake you up" like a cup of coffee but it does provide that fresh breath after a sip, which does help, alongside with the coffee attributes I mentioned. Also don't add sugar to it, enjoy its naturtal gentele sweetness.

Thank you very much, you are a blessing.

Many thanks for the valuable info

How to quit caffeine?...use cocaine

I am now about 36 hours without caffeine. My goal is do go 30 days and see how it feels. I have a little headache and I noticed that I am more irritable. I think it varies to person to person, whether you should quit or not. This is something you know. I know, that I have to.

First of all , thank You

I've been heavily dependent on caffeinated crystal light for my entire post college working life, about ten years. I'm about to have some free time in between jobs and I really am ready to use this as an excuse to quit caffeine......so I can have zero tolerance and start over again 😅😬 this video is a huge help and motivator! Thank you!

You forgot to mention the massive headache. I only drink 1 or 2 12oz cans of diet coke a day and if I don't have at least 1, I get a massive headache with mood swings and shaky hands. It takes me 2 weeks to withdraw from that small amount. I've quit a few times and lost loads of weight. I'm planning on doing a fast from it again soon. But the way I see it, I don't smoke or drink or any other drugs, so such a little amount isn't that harmful compared to others I know. I know people who go through 24pks in 3 days or less. I would hate to be them trying to withdraw.

I'm clean for almost 6 days right now. Hopefully it works this time 💪🏻👊🏻 definitely want to endure my cure 😉

Second Thought brought me here (thanks dude!!)....Great video!! Peace

I quit drinking coffee after I found out I had stomach ulcers and my energy had been more steady rather than many ups and downs. But I do miss the taste of if sometimes

I've almost entirely quit caffeine over the past year, though I still eat chocolate and drink soda on occasion. I've found that I can now go to sleep more easily and at an earlier time. Paradoxically, quitting caffeine made it easier for me to wake up and feel refreshed.

I quit caffeine 6 years ago. Replaced it with 4-5 liters of water a day and I’ll never go back. Combined that with only eating once every 24 hours and my energy levels are maxed every day, no crashes, no Headaches. My wife quit caffeine 7 days ago cold turkey and she looks 5 years younger.

I tried decaf as a substitute. There’s a race element of caffeine in decaf so your are just adjusting the dosage down. Next, after a week cut down on volume. Instead of 5 cups, reduce to 2, 1 and then nil. Seems to be working in terms of increased energy.

This is a goal for this new year. Really need.

Never made caffeine a regular part of my day and I'm still exhausted throughout the day

when you brought up stress, it made me think that this is the reason why I chew the sides of my fingers so much. I've been very unhealthy with my caffeine intake to the point where I would have around 600-800 mg's a day, I would achieve this amount because of the pre-workout and nootropics I take during school and my workouts. I do notice though that when I take these supplements, I tend to be more stressed out and start chewing on my fingers as an act to calm me down or something. I think I'm going to try bringing my caffeine level down by a lot cause honestly, it sucks when I try to put my shoes on and my fingers hurt and bleed cause the shoe is really tight to get my foot in and just other things in general about it too. lol

I tried quitting a few years ago, cold turkey, and my intestines didn't know what to do. I had fecal impactions, so I started drinking coffee again. Going to try again using the taper method over the course of a few weeks, maybe i'll get better results.

Great video man! nice v sauce reference!

Pretty interesting that KZfaq suggested me this video even if I would never quit drinking coffee. For me it is a sensory experience and I enjoy the different flavours of coffees from different regions (yes, it’s almost like wine if you don’t drink Starbucks ) Although I know that a lot of people experience high levels of stress during drinking caffeinated drinks and I want to hear about their experiences and try to find a tasty alternative solution. Although sadly most decaf coffee doesn’t taste so good. I am still searching .

I find the easiest way to quit drinking coffee is switching it to black tea for a week and then another week to green tea that has even less caffeine. At least for me, tea keeps the withdrawal symptoms away but has not enough caffeine to get me addicted.

I used to drink so much coffee I'm surprised I'm alive. One week I came down with the flu and led to go cold turkey on coffee so I quit for 3 months and experienced little to no withdrawal.

Love it! Thank you!

I have been drinking coffee for about 4-5 years, 1 or 2 cups a day and I have experienced on myself that coffeine is really bad for the body. For example couple of weeks ago I wasn't drinking normal coffee for 2 or 3 days, only 3in1 and after that it felt so horrible when I drank a little coffee again. My heart rate was high and I felt like fainting and my whole body was shaking. Before this I often felt a strange shaking in my heart as if it was arithmetically beating but I didn't really care about it. As a cons I decided to stop drinking coffee immediately. I know that it also has some good features but the bad ones are really serius. Maybe, it might play a little role in causing a lot of people heart problems and fatal heart diseases.

When I don't drink coffee : Headaches and sleepiness When I drink coffee : extreme anxiety and stress. God I need to quit.

Thank you for the video.

I had atrial fibrillation. My body was rejecting caffeine. Now I avoided as much as possible. I can drink as much decaf as I want. And I think I'm doing a lot better now.

5 cups, that would put me in cardiac arrest

If anyone is still looking at this video for years later I'll say that fasting absolutely worked for me with no caffeine withdrawal. Mind you I was having roughly 100 to 150 mg of coffee in either 50 mg tablets or two to three cups of coffee a day. I did an Islamic style fast which consists of waking up very early in the morning, usually 4:00 a.m., eating before the sun rises and hydrating, and then not eating or drinking anything until sundown. I also do intermittent fasting regularly, and I'm able to not eat for 16 to 20 hours. During my fasting period, I had absolutely no symptoms, and no withdrawal, and remained that way in the days after until I felt like a taste of coffee before a workout and got hooked again lol.

Great info thanks🌹

Oh my gosh i just watched this! :) not done watching but i got excited to share! :) i used to also drink 3 cups of coffee in a day plus milk tea, (i’m a 20somthing year old girl who is 4”8 in height and 33kg) i was addicted. It came to a point when i would feel my heart beat really fast for a few seconds and i couldn’t breathe. And when i’m on the computer in my room, i always thought someone was staring at me from behind even if i’m alone...it was scary haha! I did a cleanse, too! But i did it slowly :) until i didn’t get headaches for a whole day. Then completely stopped. Now i drink once or twice a week only :)