Well, that’s not entirely true. I did have coffee. It was just decaf.
Yeah, yeah, I know. That’s not “real coffee.” But when you’ve been drinking a whole pot of dark roast a day, you kind of get into the habit.
I quit caffeine cold turkey for a few reasons. I wanted to sleep better, and I wanted to feel better when I wasn’t sleeping. Excessive amounts of caffeine and sugar can cause what’s called Adrenal Fatigue. That’s when your adrenal glands are so overworked, you always feel exhausted.
So far, I’ve slept much better. For a week or so, I’d get a small headache every time I walked by the coffee machine at work! But those are fading, and I find I’m not as awake in the mornings, but also not as tired in the afternoons.
It’s also helped lower my blood pressure, which I didn’t really think was that high, but for someone of my size (I’m a skinny dude- there, I said it) it was still high.
I’ll post updates on how this is going over time. For now, I’m just getting used to sleep working the way it’s supposed to.