I am a huge caffeine addict. I had very very strong coffees every morning to wake myself up and would have about 3-4 throughout the morning. I recently got my LO into a new routine of early to bed early to rise and she's waking around 6-6.30am. This made me even more tired and I found that the coffee was actually making me feel worse. I would get a brief spell of energy from the caffeine and then a huge crash and it was affecting my sleep too.


On Monday I decided to bite the bullet and give up caffeine cold turkey! Omg it was so hard and I was almost falling asleep. I had caffeine withdrawal headaches and was constantly exhausted. I am now on day 4 and finally started getting more energy and managed to go out for a walk this morning. I've been napping with my LO each day and falling asleep earlier at night. The sleep has been amazing and I'm so glad that I gave up caffeine. My mornings just aren't the same without it, but I am enjoying the benefits of quitting

Blimey Bev, well done. It's such a hard thing to do because of the withdrawal as you know, so I am really impressed you have managed to quit like that. I think I read that it's sometimes a bit easier to just gradually reduce your intake to avoid the nightmarish symptoms so you have done amazingly well.

Glad you are feeling the benefits. Don't think I am quite ready to let go of my caffeine just yet but it is on the list hehe.

Thank you! My husband said I should cut down gradually, but the more coffee I have, the more I need because it gives me such a big slump afterwards. Serves me right for having such strong coffee!
Just finished day 5 of being caffeine free!

That's great you managed to give up! There are definitely some things that it has to be all or nothing. I suppose I'm quite lucky re coffee as I usually have one very strong cup in the morning and that's it. A second coffee gives me a headache for the rest of the day.

Well done to you.

Wow...how are you getting on? Might try this in new year. Are you drinking decaf?

I'm just drinking lemon in hot water as I've heard that is meant to be quite energising and refreshing in the morning

Well, I managed to quit for two weeks and have now started drinking coffee again. Dohh! I am drinking two strong coffees a day but I can already notice the difference that I'm feeling more tired and struggling to sleep as well. I think I need to try and quit again!

Would you be able to cut down to one cup per day? I have just the one strong coffee with my breakfast and it doesn't seem to cause any ill-effects, I just get the boost of energy for a little while and no slump. I think it helps to drink coffee with a little food, especially low GI food as there is a slow release of energy from the body metabolising the food and this seems to wok well with coffee. Once the caffeine fix wears off, I just feel normal, no lethargy.

Like I said though, if I push it with a second coffee, I just get a headache so I am quite lucky as I am totally put off by that.

Obviously it would be great if you could give it up once and for all but stricly allowing yourself 1 cup per day might be the next best thing, especially if you just can't give it up.

Hi! Thanks for the suggestion. I think I will tnever u to have just one cup a day. Sometimes I think I will be okay with more but it always makes me feel more tired. I am so so tired recently and I have no idea why. I'm having 3 strong coffees a day at the moment but I do want to cut it down to just the one!

Wow Bev you are truly a hero)) I love coffee soooo much!! i think i won't be able to live without it. I think cutting the amount of coffee can be a good way out for you! you know i have made promise to myself few years ago and i still keep it: not more than 2 cups of coffee for a day and i quited with a very strong coffee at all! I put one spoon for a big cup and drink 2 cups not later than 1-2 pm. The rest of the day NO coffee)) I have no problems with sleep. Good luck to you!