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Man, folks really seem the feel the need to make posts as tactless as possible. It's kinda hard to evaluate a post and respond to it when the poster seems to be going out of their way to present their opinion aggressively.
It's possible to present things that are unpopular (or that the poster thinks is unpopular) without being rage bait. It the reason for it being unpopular is just the way it's presented, it kinda defeats the purpose, imo.
That being said, as unpopular as this opinion likely is, you ain't wrong lol.
Having dealt with caffeine addiction and the process of developing bad reactions to it and then having to quit entirely for years before I could even have small amounts, the high volume drinkers really are dealing with a high tolerance and addiction rather than an actual need.
Luckily, caffeine is a relatively easy addiction to deal with. You'll have a week or so of unpleasant days, but it'll even out and you can come back to it with a lower tolerance maybe a week or two after that. Barring weird shit, anyway.
Also, holy fuck do I miss the ability to counter fatigue with caffeine. I can only handle fairly small amounts, infrequently. Even decaf has some caffeine, but a full cup of regular coffee has me all kinds of fucked up. I can barely tolerate non decaf tea ffs. So brewing a strong mug of regular coffee when I'm wiped but can't stop isn't on the menu, dammit.
May I ask what your symptopms are? As an avid coffe drinker myself I'd like to avoid that as much as possible - I try to limit my caffeine intake but coffe just tastes great to me for some reason and I don't even know if it's the caffeine or just the experience that gives me the puah I need to keep going at whatever it is I have.
Damn near a seizure. Visual flashes, muscle spasms, drooling. I genuinely thought I'd had a stroke the first time it happened. Took about six months of tests before the neurologist started asking about dietary possibilities.
During the process, he had me stop caffeine and a slew of other things, and it turned out my body wasn't breaking it down right any more. It's apparently not as rare as it should be, but it's pretty fucking rare lol.
That sounds terrible. I'm sorry it happened to you. Is there any chance of the condition reversing?
Possibly, and the effect definitely decreases over time (so far, anyway). Could wish it would decrease enough that unexpected caffeine content didn't set it off as hard, like espresso powder in brownies lol.
And it is dose dependent, along with being fairly easy to detect the first signs of it. Means it's only the hidden doses that get me now. I don't mind decaf at all since the market for it has reached some decent brands and even regionals like blue mountain can be had.