Follow up
A few months ago I made a post on here saying I was going to try an experiment with caffeine. I was going to stop drinking sodas with caffeine in it. That meant giving up my favorite sodas at the time, Vanilla Coke and Cherry Coke. I said I would make a post with my results in a month or so. Anyway, this is a little late, but reading an article a few minutes ago about caffeine and fertility just reminded me about my experiment, so I thought I'd update. The article also brought a few things from my experiment to light. So, here's a basic summary of the experiment:
The first few days without caffeine, I felt I was sleeping much better... a little too good, in fact. I was sleeping way too long on the days I didn't have to be up early, and I always felt sluggish waking up. If I let myself, I could fall back asleep very easily and keep on sleeping for hours. The article I just read suggested to ease off slowly (which I didn't do) to avoid withdrawal symptoms (ah!) such as fatigue and headaches.
Fast forward to now. I still only drink non-caffeinated sodas if possible. Waking up is no longer sluggish. Once I'm awake, I feel alert and never feel tired... doesn't really seem to matter how much sleep I get. So, once I got past those initial withdrawal symptoms, everything was fine. I would have to say my experiment was successful enough for me to give up caffeine completely.
The first few days without caffeine, I felt I was sleeping much better... a little too good, in fact. I was sleeping way too long on the days I didn't have to be up early, and I always felt sluggish waking up. If I let myself, I could fall back asleep very easily and keep on sleeping for hours. The article I just read suggested to ease off slowly (which I didn't do) to avoid withdrawal symptoms (ah!) such as fatigue and headaches.
Fast forward to now. I still only drink non-caffeinated sodas if possible. Waking up is no longer sluggish. Once I'm awake, I feel alert and never feel tired... doesn't really seem to matter how much sleep I get. So, once I got past those initial withdrawal symptoms, everything was fine. I would have to say my experiment was successful enough for me to give up caffeine completely.