Why I Quit Coffee After 13 Years (Caffeine Withdrawal, Benefits & What's Next?) 

coffee is a drug. once you quit you like sober up from being drunk and it's amazing how different the world around you looks and feels.. good on ya for improving your life and coming into your true reality

I quit caffeine! It's been almost a week now and everything is fine thanks to God! 🙏🏻🙌🏻💓 Your video came to my mind. God had been talking to me about quitting for about I think 2 or 3 years!

I have watched a lot of videos on trying to stop drinking coffee. This by far has been the BEST one! I can so relate to being a Christian and not liking the stronghold of coffee and it is an addiction. I can also relate to centering your day around coffee and the different reason for why you feel you need it. Thank you so much for sharing! God bless you!! 😘

Love your discipline Leah, and I agree that coffee is one of those things that people will try to make excuses for why they need it. Though I'm not a coffee drinker I do consume caffeine in teas from time to time and this made me want to cut all the way back. Though caffeine itself may not be a sin, our desire for it can easily become an idol, its always good to examine our heart and the root of why we want something. I'm glad you are reaping the benefits since quitting caffeine. "Don’t you realize that you become the slave of whatever you choose to obey?".... Romans 6:16

This is like confirmation. I have been drinking coffee for twenty-six years...which is how long I've worked for a state hospital. I started while working the night shift but continued after starting days. The last eight days I've been weaning off with decaf. Since going into menopause...caffeine has been triggering anxiety, insomnia and other issues.

Although this is about coffee this helped me realize some of my other addictions and admit that it’s a addiction. Now I know what to do and how to move forward. Thanks. Continue to be free and not bound!

I am quitting coffee because it is messing up my health. It makes me anxious and my heart beats too quickly. I am quitting sugar, if I have it in cupcakes or chocolate I get sick with flue. So yeah, I am so grateful to be at this point in my life. I actually feel happy and excited about this change

This resonates! Coffee for me I used as a meal replacement during times when I was really busy. It added to my anxiety and ruined my relationship with food. Day 3 caffeine free!

I know this is old but I'm glad I found it! I'm attempting to quit caffeine currently. Around my birthday I just started asking myself "Why am I doing this?" about many things in my life. "Am I doing this because I like it, or because I feel like I have to or because it's just a habit?" Coffee drinking was something I discovered I was doing just out of habit. And as you said, its not even that good. I had a killer headache for a couple days but now that's subsided and I feel good about getting off of caffeine fully in a few weeks.

Giiiirl, the note on coffee being such a common part of morning routines online 😳. I literally stopped watching videos of people who kept mentioning coffee. I stopped drinking coffee after high school, thank God, and I recently noticed myself thinking of having it more ... made the connection that it was because of a lot of the videos I was watching. Thank you so much for sharing!

there's nothing wrong with being addicted to something but the problem is the long list of side affects that caffeine (coffee) gives to your mind and body. its sad cause some people spend their whole lives addicted and never SEE the world without that drug, whole populations of certain countries, actually affects the whole consciousiness of the world

I work pt time at Starbucks and it amazes me how many returners we get. I notice the pain in people when they order. It's oftentimes a "fix it" thing just like sugar addictions, food etc. The bad thing is that parents come in with their children and they order the caffeine too 😕. But I pray for them and bless the cups before serving. I know I am there for a reason. I don't drink coffee often every now and again. I am starting to like this Ethiopian coffee down the street from where I live but I just bought the bag so that I don't keep going lol.

Peace be unto you all. 1 Corinthians 6:12 12 “All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are helpful. “All things are lawful for me,” but I will not be dominated by anything. 2 Peter 2:19 19 ...For whatever overcomes a person, to that he is enslaved.

Something in me has been nudging me to give it up more and more lately, and dag, this video got me close to the edge like, "Is you jumpin' or what?" ✊🏾😬

This is so true. Longest I've gone caffeine free is 8 months. I've been trying to quit it on and off for about 2 years now. Caffeine is really addictive. It's a real struggle.

Thanks for your video! I've been drinking coffee for well over 20 years and recently had some health scares. I quit coffee cold turkey three days ago because of some unchecked anxiety. I'm going through some serious headaches and fatigue. I do feel like the desire is not there and I know there is a light at the end of the tunnel. So proud of you and using you as inspiration!

Great video. Thanks for your honesty. I appreciated hearing about how your depression went away. This is very encouraging.

God definitely directed me to this video. I started drinking coffee at the age of sixteen. I'm thirty four now. When I met my husband, he challenged my addiction and asked me why I needed something to wake me up in the morning. Two cups a day turned into four cups a day. I managed to stop for a few years and I turned to green tea but I recently started back having coffee and let me tell you... I feel terrible. It gives me a high high and a pretty bad crash a couple hours later to the point where my eyes burn so bad that I want to drop down and sleep! I prayed about kicking the addiction then saw this video. Thank you for being transparent and sharing with us! This definitely helped me.

I knew you were a sister in Christ when seeing you for the first time! How cool ✝️ love the video!!

Hey Leah: This video was right on time because everything you noticed was the same for me. I actually decided to quit caffeine in 2019. I had the headaches for a few days then the sky didn’t seem so blue. The days weren’t as joyful to me in the beginning. I went four months and decided that it did help my weight loss.However I started my green drinks and noticed I looked a lot better and was was more rested at night. It’s very easy to overdue caffeine once you allow yourself to have it. So I need to find herbal teas I enjoy. God bless I think I need to hear this because why do I drink coffee even working remote or on weekends caffeine does cause that anxiety too.

Yes 🙌🏽 I am with you. Caffeine is so bad for female hormones and men definitely process it better. Just like alcohol, caffeine stays in our system longer than it does for men. I first gave up alcohol, then meats, then dairy and finally cut down on white flour. I have lost and maintained a weight loss of 40 pds no working out. But recently I have wanted to start a training program in the mornings. And I can never make it to the gym on time. And I realize it’s because after waking up I want to do my coffee ritual. I want to sit and sip my coffee for 30 minutes instead of working out. And just the thought of not having that daily ritual makes me sad. That’s not okay. It’s easier for me to give up everything else I listed but coffee is a toxin that I have been addicted to since I was 14. I am mentally preparing myself to give it up, but I think I need to go cold turkey. Thank you for this video 😊

I quit coffee 3 weeks ago, cold turkey, after drinking it for 40 years !

Leah, I am so grateful I found your account. I’m right there with you when it comes to coffee, and I want to cut it out for good. Other than maybe the taste, what is the real appeal?? Thanks for your vulnerability and sharing this when it is so counter cultural. God Bless you, my sister in Christ! 💖

I don’t blame you, I’m try to stop myself, I don’t drink it too much! But I drink coffee every morning at work, but still I want to quit, so I’m working on it! When you work at the high schools is bad, everybody drinks coffee, big cups all day!❤️🙏🏽

If I woke in the morning and I was out of coffee I would throw a jacket over my pjs and throw a jacket over my babies pjs and head straight to the coffee shop at 6am😅 I was completely addicted. These types of scenarios are what have made me quit I’m only 2 days in but I’m done! 22 years of drinking caffeine almost every single day and I don’t want to be addicted anymore.

Loved this Leah, it’s make you reflect on other areas about things we have an addiction on that we don’t even notice

Great video thanks, just about to try giving it up for good!

I've been drinking coffee for 15 plus years, 3-6 cups per day. For 6 months I cut down and the last 2 weeks I was at zero. This week I've struggled, I've had decaf and I'm questioning why I should keep this up if it's so hard. I did the weaning off because the migraines were so bad. I've definitely felt the positive effects of not drinking any caffeine but the identity, motivation and depression piece is still there. Can you give an update video? On what life is like a year later? Thank you for this video. I appreciate your candidness about how emotional this experience is.

I am desperate to breakup with coffee cut off coffee too!! Been drinking coffee since 22, I am now 43. I tired 3 years ago I was only able to stay off coffee for 2 months and month 3 I relapsed😩

I loved this video. I’m at the start of the journey and understanding it’s not helping me. But That’s crazy your friends dad gave his daughter coffee!

I'm going to send this out. 😇

I changed to Bio Coffee which no caffeine and is healthy. You just add hot water and it has natural Creamer in it. I purchase mine from Vitamin Shop.

I’m 29 and I quit drinking soda aka pop in April and even quit alcohol because it gave me weird reactions. I’m also not drinking plain white milk and switched to almond milk. I will now just drink tea or water. We don’t have Starbucks yet but we have a Scooter’s.

I love herbal teas with honey only or added milk. I drink caramel frappes as a treat once in a while. Coffee can become addictive if you don't put a stop to it absolutely correct!

Thank you! Motivating. Detoxing from coffee on my 9th day.

Hey ..your video has truly Inspired me and helped me tremendously.. Thank you so Much.. This video Should have way more views 💪🏾

Me drinking coffee while watching this video: ☕️😅

Hey Leah, this was so eye opening!!!!

Hello. Does instant milk coffee (non caffeine) increasing fat.weight up.

Great video, thanks for sharing.

RU-vid has been eavesdropping on my conversations with my family. I quit coffee just 5 days ago. I was already down to one cup a day for the last couple years. I just don't enjoy the taste anymore nor do I like how it makes me agitated.

I honestly don't think drinking 1 cup or 2 cups of coffee a day is addicting. I consider that normal consumption, but if you feel like you really can't live without it then I see why you would quit caffeine.

Can you do a follow up on your progress with quitting caffeine ? I feel like you probably are back on the juice ?

drink coffee sometimes just like alcohol, just know the consequences, these drinks are only good for a social stuff, a like a party etc or if u wanna get high

I didn’t have a clue I was addicted to caffeine until I was getting diagnosed for seizures. I was told to stop all caffeine as it could trigger them. I only drank a cup in the morning but it still caused withdrawals when told to stop. Before seizures I had a long history of migraine headaches, I would immediately take excederine, which had caffeine in it. Now in the last four years I exchanged them for random seizures. When I stopped caffeine, I woke up groggy and wanted that pick me up and the slept like 18 hours a day for almost a week! I felt like Rip Van Winkle. But I was well rested. I now wonder if caffeine contributed to 25 years of migraines. It’s funny that I’m now taking small doses of seizure medication that calms the brain to not set off the cell that triggers the seizure. Maybe good rest has been the answer to all my problems. Being all hyped up on caffeine may have been a huge contributing factor. Thanks for describing your experience. You are still young and definitely doing your body and brain a healthy blessing.

Good for you.

I am on day three of drinking a mix of coffee, decaf and no-caf(Teeccino) it's about 1/6th coffee - - I slept better, and no head ache

This is a really good video. I'm on day 14 of no caffeine.

I'm surprised that you were only drinking 1 or 2 cups a day! MOST people with a serious coffee habit drink SEVERAL cups a day. I am a lifelong hard core SUGAR ADDICT. Like you previously did, I always drink 1 or 2 cups of coffee a day. I drink instant coffee with only cream added. I figured that small of an amount was not a big deal. But in watching your video I am seeing similarities with me and coffee. Maybe I need to examine my coffee intake as well as my processed sugar food addiction!

Powerful story 8:04

@LeahsEssence - It’s been a year since you posted this. Please post an update. How did it go? Are you still off coffee? How are you feeling? Would love to hear!

7:00 is so me

Thanks for the video.

Thanks for sharing!

Sooo I’m 27 and have been drinking coffee since 13 and recently, Ive been debating cutting caffeine/coffee because I didn’t like whenever I’d “miss” having coffee for the day, if get a bad headache. But after watching this, (as of Thursday), I decided to give it up (cold Turkey) because nothing should have that much control of me. So thank you for this video! So many good points. Ps pray for me cause the headaches and tiredness are real 😫 Alsooo do you have some tea alternatives that are caffeine free? I would typically do chai but chai is caffeine too lol

It causes anxiety and depression

''Ain't no drink''😂

I agree with most of what u said but youre being too hard on yourself. coffee is there to be enjoyed and so is alcohol and sweets etc just not daily. it's not coffee's fault, people abuse it. drink selectively. for example i dont exercise daily because it stresses the body and mind too much but i have a craving to exercise daily but i just dont so being addicted to anything is bad, coffee is just worse. be gentle on yourself. i dont like people that totally quit something never to have it again. eg some people stop eating meat.. why? just eat it sometimes if u enjoy it. bottom line i only drink coffee when i have the morning off and am at home. if im working i dont drink it cause i work better without it, similar to alcohol etc

iam def in the 5-6-7 cup a day habbit, its like i hear myself talking in this video haha, iam def addicted and its not normal to need this coffee to feel good in the morning. i also quit for a month and making all kind of excuses to go back to drinking it iam at the moment iam back to drinking it all day but gonna quit for good next time, i was sleeping so much better what you say vivid dreams and not planning your day around when you have that cup of coffee etc i did cold turkey last time but i felt soooooo depressed and having zero energy sleeping 10+ hours every night but after 3 weeks i felt quite good even better then with coffee i was happyer at work was sleeping better and feeling more hydrated but then took 1 cup of coffee and felt intens euphoria my mind was all over the place felt like i was taking cocaine or something and i was addicted right away within weeks i was drinking 5+ cups every day and didnt feel anything from it no more. for me the cup here and there isnt working, its all or nothing and i cant drink 1 cup in the morning and then no more... this time gonna ween myself off for couple weeks and then quit for good!

Your teeth probably look brighter too 😅

Cool story, u single tho?

A lot of what you are saying is what I am currently going through. I only have a cup of coffee in the morning as it is part of my routine and a lot of the times I don't even finish the cup. It's more of a "smell of coffee in the air" and "that hot fresh cup" for me however, that routine and habit of coffee every morning, I didn't realize how strong it was until I tried to stop. I didn't get headaches but I felt like I couldn't enjoy my mornings if I didn't have a cup. Tried tea but its so blaaahhh tasting. I just got to buckle down and get through 30 days and see what happens. Even at such a small amount of coffee, in comparison others, it still is addicting! (ง︡'-'︠)ง

Thanks for stopping by✨

This is exactly why I don't drink coffee. The brain processes caffeine just like other stimulants. Thanks for sharing your genuine journey.

The dreams!!! I have always wondered why I seemed to dream all night long and always had the craziest, most vivid dreams! I have been off caffeine for over a week and your video made me realize I haven’t been dreaming like that anymore! I sleep so deeply now, too!❤

I quit many things but coffee was one thing I said I’ll never give up nevertheless - I’m on day 3 off coffee, the vivid dreams are deep and I’m so hungry. The headache was only on day 2, today I’m feeling off, weak and hungry for burgers and grease which I don’t eat.

I’ve gone full quit. No chocolate, decaf etc. feel like I can now function normally,as a human being. No social anxiety either. I’m 63.

My social outings involve coffee. Going coffee free can be life changing I’ve found it more challenging than quitting smoking and alcohol.

I’ve been taking single shots the past three days and I feel so mentally slow, I am barely awake and I feel like a zombie. It’s so embarrassing and idk if it will ever go away. But then again, drinking coffee is giving me palpitations and issues with anxiety so I feel so stuck

Beautiful blue top 😍I've never liked coffee but I'm a herbal tea fiend😂Love the spiritual perspective you brought to the table. Proud of you for making this move. This was a very informative video. Thank you so much for sharing your story, Leah!

Hi addicted to coffee and want to quit and overtime I start to quit I stop drinking it for four days and catch myself drinking it again and I skip three days last week and and my head hurts for those three days until I took motran and it stop na I back drinking it again so it's hard 😢.am a Bahamian

Wow, I am on day 3 after 10 years of drinking coffee every morning . I’m not having withdrawals or anything BUT I love me an Oatmilk Latte 😩😩

Thank you for sharing your experience 🩵

Are you quiting bit by bit or at once?

“I can’t pretend this is ok” I have been loving this for two years

Fantastic video; I have been edified. Thanks for making it. God bless

That’s when I started at 13 I tried to stop but my head would hurt . I went from 3 cups a day to 1 .

For me the only thing that kept me off coffee is cacao. You can even make an iced cacao drink, tastes even better than coffee. Whenever I quit coffee I get really depressed. Cacao really helps, It Increases serotonin, has anandamide or the “bliss” chemical, plus many other benefits. just way better in my opinion

Hi Leah! Thank you so much for sharing your story! I’m actually wanting to wean off coffee. Are there any drinks you would recommend to drink in the morning instead of coffee?

I actually tried to give up caffeine in the headaches was really hard the first day and I gave in just to not have headaches. I'm going to try again because I don't want to be dependent on it either. Thank you for this encouraging video! 💛

Wow! Thanks so much for sharing this video. I have been drinking coffee as long as you have been alive. I admire your courage and will to make that lifestyle change.

Girl you seem so self aware and intelligent! Lately God had been telling me to quit caffeine and this helped put me on the path. Loved this video :)

you should concentrate on giving up the vape. Nevermind the pleasure of a hot coffee - and ditch the sugar n cream and have it black. thank you

why do people eat steak? cause they like the taste, they dont need it. the caffeine in coffee contributes to the taste, decaf cant compete. coffee is the most tastiest thing in my diet but im aware of the side affects so i dont have it daily but to be honest 1 cup of coffee with breakast (so one a day) is a very good level for most people but most people abuse it and have 2 to 7 cups a day !