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I'm becoming increasingly sensitive to caffeine

I love caffeine. I used to drink 2-3 coffees a day. But rece...
dull razzmatazz stain
  10/04/25
Nobody else has become caffeine sensitive after 40? Maybe I ...
dull razzmatazz stain
  10/04/25
This happens you just have to go cold turkey for a bit and u...
painfully honest mustard mood
  10/04/25
do you eventually get to go back to caffeine? how long cold ...
Mentally Impaired Range
  10/04/25
I usually go a few weeks just 0 caffeine yeah, you go back t...
painfully honest mustard mood
  10/04/25
ty. wdm stomach issue metabolizing it?
Mentally Impaired Range
  10/04/25
Can be genetic and age related, basically ur response to caf...
painfully honest mustard mood
  10/04/25
huh, interesting. ty
Mentally Impaired Range
  10/04/25
If it’s tachycardia it’s his heart not those oth...
Angry Round Eye
  10/04/25
I once had a thing where I had to stay up late while also st...
painfully honest mustard mood
  10/04/25
I've gone back to normal after quitting coffee, then back to...
dull razzmatazz stain
  10/09/25
how bout that decaffienated stuff. it tastes just like coffe...
Avocado trust fund sandwich
  10/04/25
this definitely happened to me also
Mentally Impaired Range
  10/04/25
ITT: pussies
carmine vivacious institution idiot
  10/04/25
(Guy who turned yellow from a few beers)
wine sanctuary scourge upon the earth
  10/04/25
a few thousand, ty
carmine vivacious institution idiot
  10/04/25
Cheers
wine sanctuary scourge upon the earth
  10/04/25
Caffeine is pretty fucked if you pay attention. Bathroom tri...
Angry Round Eye
  10/04/25
Same
maize glittery dilemma
  10/04/25
i wish. none of these things do anything for me. right no...
Hairless house boltzmann
  10/04/25
same
Mint area yarmulke
  10/05/25
drink more not flame
Beta Nursing Home Mad Cow Disease
  10/05/25
More screens too
bearded overrated degenerate
  10/05/25
...
Beta Nursing Home Mad Cow Disease
  10/05/25
Just switch to decaf. I did this years ago and other than l...
Blathering field people who are hurt
  10/05/25
The jitteriness is nbd but ime it turns me into an IBS shrew...
Angry Round Eye
  10/05/25
As I've gotten older and taken on more responsibilities/stre...
fragrant stage toilet seat
  10/05/25
...
Mentally Impaired Range
  10/05/25
I bet you'll cowards don't even smoke crack
Odious circlehead
  10/05/25
...
maroon pistol
  10/05/25
Wtf is this
Chestnut buck-toothed garrison
  10/05/25
Addy has damaged my brain so badly I feel absolutely nothing...
provocative school cafeteria friendly grandma
  10/05/25
That's because you aren't trying the right coffee. I used to...
dull razzmatazz stain
  10/09/25
Stop 'expresso' baiting the other euros here.
bipolar business firm
  10/09/25
What do you mean? I drank coffee heavily in the U.S. too, bu...
dull razzmatazz stain
  10/09/25
the 'x' does not exist, friend.
bipolar business firm
  10/16/25
Go to 7-Eleven and grab a large coffee cup. Put 0.70 seconds...
bipolar business firm
  10/09/25
Cut back on coffee and mix in a bump or two for energy in th...
purple internet-worthy pit
  10/09/25
This doesn't make sense to me. Nothing gets me gakked easil...
Stirring ebony public bath juggernaut
  10/09/25
Try yerba mate, specifically something strong like Rosamonte...
dull razzmatazz stain
  10/09/25
It means your liver is starting to lose its functionality, n...
turquoise vigorous windowlicker cruise ship
  10/10/25


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Date: October 4th, 2025 2:21 PM
Author: dull razzmatazz stain

I love caffeine. I used to drink 2-3 coffees a day. But recently things changed. The coffee I've been drinking is so good (and so strong) that my body started reacting with palpitations and anxiety. I tried slowing down, taking breaks, skipping a day, then just having 2 shots the next. But even that wasn't enough. I get headaches and my heart is just beating way faster even after 24 hours without having had any coffee.

Now I'm afraid I'll only be able to drink coffee once or twice a week at most, and only a single shot. Coffee has always been my biggest pleasure in life, and it feels like God is spitting in my face with this new development.

Anyone else dealing with this issue? I know quite a few people who gave up coffee for one reason or another, but srsly, I was not planning on being one of them, ever.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5783006&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310864#49324796)



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Date: October 4th, 2025 7:23 PM
Author: dull razzmatazz stain

Nobody else has become caffeine sensitive after 40? Maybe I just abused it. Who the hell knows.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5783006&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310864#49325463)



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Date: October 4th, 2025 7:24 PM
Author: painfully honest mustard mood

This happens you just have to go cold turkey for a bit and u go back to nromal

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5783006&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310864#49325466)



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Date: October 4th, 2025 7:28 PM
Author: Mentally Impaired Range

do you eventually get to go back to caffeine? how long cold turkey

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5783006&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310864#49325475)



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Date: October 4th, 2025 7:31 PM
Author: painfully honest mustard mood

I usually go a few weeks just 0 caffeine yeah, you go back to normal, inner calm, totally feel steady, dont even crave it anymore, then u can start up again

also proibably stomach issue metabolizing it idk, u just have to hop off for a bit

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5783006&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310864#49325483)



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Date: October 4th, 2025 7:34 PM
Author: Mentally Impaired Range

ty. wdm stomach issue metabolizing it?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5783006&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310864#49325495)



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Date: October 4th, 2025 7:37 PM
Author: painfully honest mustard mood

Can be genetic and age related, basically ur response to caffeine changes and causes all those bad sides, could be bunch of shit, kidneys, liver etc

I just recommend resetting/slowing down and it will subside, give ur body a detox/break

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5783006&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310864#49325500)



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Date: October 4th, 2025 7:39 PM
Author: Mentally Impaired Range

huh, interesting. ty

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5783006&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310864#49325501)



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Date: October 4th, 2025 10:19 PM
Author: Angry Round Eye

If it’s tachycardia it’s his heart not those other organs

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5783006&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310864#49325789)



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Date: October 4th, 2025 7:33 PM
Author: painfully honest mustard mood

I once had a thing where I had to stay up late while also staying focused without crashing, so had to drop the caffeine for a few weeks, felt really great in retrospect, you have the same level of mental clarity when u detox and get back to normal with added bonus of more stamina, that is if youve gotten used to a certain amnt of caffeine to do shit. just feels serene

felt really good honestly, miss that feeling of being off now, might get off rn

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5783006&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310864#49325489)



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Date: October 9th, 2025 8:44 AM
Author: dull razzmatazz stain

I've gone back to normal after quitting coffee, then back to feeling terrible each time I try again. At this point, I'll have to give it up for good and only have it as an occasional treat.



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5783006&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310864#49336254)



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Date: October 4th, 2025 7:27 PM
Author: Avocado trust fund sandwich

how bout that decaffienated stuff. it tastes just like coffee i hear

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5783006&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310864#49325471)



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Date: October 4th, 2025 7:28 PM
Author: Mentally Impaired Range

this definitely happened to me also

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5783006&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310864#49325477)



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Date: October 4th, 2025 7:34 PM
Author: carmine vivacious institution idiot

ITT: pussies

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5783006&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310864#49325493)



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Date: October 4th, 2025 9:03 PM
Author: wine sanctuary scourge upon the earth

(Guy who turned yellow from a few beers)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5783006&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310864#49325643)



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Date: October 4th, 2025 9:04 PM
Author: carmine vivacious institution idiot

a few thousand, ty

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5783006&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310864#49325644)



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Date: October 4th, 2025 9:04 PM
Author: wine sanctuary scourge upon the earth

Cheers

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5783006&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310864#49325645)



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Date: October 4th, 2025 7:41 PM
Author: Angry Round Eye

Caffeine is pretty fucked if you pay attention. Bathroom trips over the course of a day just Multiply. 1 or sometimes 0 shits a day without, and God knows how many with.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5783006&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310864#49325506)



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Date: October 4th, 2025 7:49 PM
Author: maize glittery dilemma

Same

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5783006&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310864#49325531)



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Date: October 4th, 2025 9:14 PM
Author: Hairless house boltzmann

i wish. none of these things do anything for me.

right now im on (8mg salbutamol + 100mg caffine) * 3, 5 monsters, and 40 mg nic a day and i notice no stimulant effect



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5783006&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310864#49325661)



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Date: October 5th, 2025 10:28 AM
Author: Mint area yarmulke

same

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5783006&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310864#49326415)



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Date: October 5th, 2025 10:40 AM
Author: Beta Nursing Home Mad Cow Disease

drink more

not flame

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5783006&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310864#49326436)



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Date: October 5th, 2025 2:57 PM
Author: bearded overrated degenerate

More screens too

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5783006&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310864#49326937)



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Date: October 5th, 2025 10:07 PM
Author: Beta Nursing Home Mad Cow Disease



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5783006&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310864#49327803)



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Date: October 5th, 2025 11:33 AM
Author: Blathering field people who are hurt

Just switch to decaf. I did this years ago and other than looking like an absolute pussy when ordering coffee it’s vastly superior.

It has a small amount of caffeine so once u adapt u still get a little stim increase but its not a ton which upsets ur stomach, makes u jittery, etc etc.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5783006&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310864#49326539)



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Date: October 5th, 2025 11:36 AM
Author: Angry Round Eye

The jitteriness is nbd but ime it turns me into an IBS shrew which eventually causes vitamin deficiencies or something.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5783006&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310864#49326544)



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Date: October 5th, 2025 2:43 PM
Author: fragrant stage toilet seat

As I've gotten older and taken on more responsibilities/stressors, I can't handle more than a cup of coffee a day, and I can't have it after 11 AM or so. It makes me incredibly anxious if I have more than that one cup, and my sleep is fucked if I have some in the afternoon. People forget it has a pretty long half-life. I don't even have caffeine before workouts because the anxiety and jitteriness persists for hours after I finish my workouts. I'm so sensitive to it that I notice a difference when I have just 1.25 cups of coffee instead of one cup in the morning.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5783006&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310864#49326916)



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Date: October 5th, 2025 9:52 PM
Author: Mentally Impaired Range



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5783006&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310864#49327787)



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Date: October 5th, 2025 2:53 PM
Author: Odious circlehead

I bet you'll cowards don't even smoke crack

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5783006&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310864#49326927)



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Date: October 5th, 2025 9:56 PM
Author: maroon pistol



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5783006&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310864#49327793)



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Date: October 5th, 2025 10:11 PM
Author: Chestnut buck-toothed garrison

Wtf is this

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5783006&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310864#49327810)



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Date: October 5th, 2025 10:14 PM
Author: provocative school cafeteria friendly grandma

Addy has damaged my brain so badly I feel absolutely nothing from any amount of caffeine anymore

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5783006&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310864#49327814)



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Date: October 9th, 2025 8:49 AM
Author: dull razzmatazz stain

That's because you aren't trying the right coffee. I used to be like you. But I switched to expressos. Those will definitely make you feel more than 'something'. Of course, expressos in the US are shit, so you won't do it. I am in Europe and here expressos are delicious, but also real bombs.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5783006&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310864#49336264)



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Date: October 9th, 2025 9:03 AM
Author: bipolar business firm

Stop 'expresso' baiting the other euros here.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5783006&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310864#49336304)



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Date: October 9th, 2025 11:19 AM
Author: dull razzmatazz stain

What do you mean? I drank coffee heavily in the U.S. too, but back then the issue was ulcers. These days, after 2-3 weeks of daily double macchiatos, I get a neurological response, not a gastrointestinal one.

I'm talking about macchiatos in Italy, not in other parts of Europe, where the coffee is more like what you find in the U.S. These macchiatos are real caffeine bombs. It was 180... until it wasn't.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5783006&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310864#49336625)



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Date: October 16th, 2025 6:35 AM
Author: bipolar business firm

the 'x' does not exist, friend.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5783006&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310864#49352531)



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Date: October 9th, 2025 9:02 AM
Author: bipolar business firm

Go to 7-Eleven and grab a large coffee cup. Put 0.70 seconds worth of ice, then fill half with decaf, half with Brazilian - and toast to middle age.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5783006&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310864#49336298)



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Date: October 9th, 2025 9:38 AM
Author: purple internet-worthy pit

Cut back on coffee and mix in a bump or two for energy in the morning.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5783006&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310864#49336423)



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Date: October 9th, 2025 10:00 AM
Author: Stirring ebony public bath juggernaut

This doesn't make sense to me. Nothing gets me gakked easily anymore. I'm routinely taking in 600mg+ a day.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5783006&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310864#49336475)



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Date: October 9th, 2025 11:22 AM
Author: dull razzmatazz stain

Try yerba mate, specifically something strong like Rosamonte. If you brew 10–20g and repeat it, you'll be gakked as hell. I also struggled to get that effect until I tried mate. But fair warning: I may have overdone it and messed myself up. Now I can't even handle the caffeine in regular coffee.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5783006&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310864#49336632)



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Date: October 10th, 2025 9:13 PM
Author: turquoise vigorous windowlicker cruise ship

It means your liver is starting to lose its functionality, not flame.

How old are you? It’s normal around age 65.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5783006&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310864#49340901)