Coffee: There are conflicting reports, some saying it is healthy and others not. If you drink coffee regularly, have you tried to go a day without it? And how did that feel?

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[–]Musky 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I quit drinking coffee nearly 20 years ago on advice from my doctor for my blood pressure. I've experienced lots of withdrawals in my life. Caffeine was insignificant. You're a little moody and headache-y.

I don't know how I could say I experienced a benefit from it. It didn't help my blood pressure. I don't need a caffeine fix, that's nice. I don't get coffee jitters anymore. Would have been better not to quit? I don't know. It is mildly annoying how awake and perky people are in the mornings when I'm half asleep.

I can't point to any improvements though. I'm posting at 4am, it certainly didn't help my sleep.

[–]In-the-clouds[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Well I appreciate your thoughtful response at such an early (or very late) hour. So, you can be awake during the night even without coffee.

It's interesting that a doctor would tell you to quit coffee, but in your case you say it did not result in improved blood pressure. Did that doctor, or any of your doctors, know about the other things that resulted in withdrawals? I wonder if those other things could have contributed to high blood pressure. I know that excessive drinking of alcohol, which has been a problem in my family, was associated with high blood pressure.

You do mention a couple benefits of quitting coffee: You are no longer tethered to it, so you enjoy a freedom that a regular coffee drinker does not have, and your nervous system is more calm without it.