Cut caffeine about 7 weeks ago, holy fucking hell. Worst time of my life. Severe anxiety, panic attacks, hangover like mornings, headaches, foggy brain, horrible intrusive thoughts, no appetite, no sex drive, you could not control any thought. Withdrawals are real af. But around week 3-4, everything kinda went back to normal. Apparently caffeine fucks up your adenosine receptors and your adrenals. Shit gives a false flight or fight which is where the energy can emanate from. But now its clear head, calm, food gives me energy and its steady throughout the day unlike the roller coaster ride of coffee and all that. Sex drive stronger than ever, but the best thing is my sleep is soo much better. Anyway, just thought id share a lil story. Anyone going through it, it gets better you just need time. And whatever bs you’re thinking and feeling isnt you, its just imbalances due to your chemistry realigning back normal.

@PostFinasterideSyndromeNorway

2 ай бұрын

Nice!

@eichelkranzfurche9284

Ай бұрын

@@PostFinasterideSyndromeNorwayDHT is a Trash Hormone

@t.j.5574

Ай бұрын

Good story man. I needed that. I’m on week 3 and still not feeling myself at all. And I keep asking myself: “Is this what normal on no drugs feels like?” If so, I don’t want to feel like this. I hope my brain readjusts like yours did. Felt like caffeine helped with my depression.

@glennpesti6519

Ай бұрын

Thank you, Richard I am officially convinced

@teamzajac-korean-americanf8819

Ай бұрын

Spot on.

17th year of zero caffeine. 32-49. Best decision ever.

@Ascend1991

Ай бұрын

Wauw what made you stop

@Jake4G

15 күн бұрын

Lets goooo. I'm 32 and quitting it right now. Day 5. Its my 3rd attempt. Caffeine is insidious.

most people dont understand that when youre on a drug like caffeine youre not fully there in the moment. the way you experience and see your life is distorted, theres a caffeine filter on your vision and u miss the fine details of every moment. once you quit it feels like youve just sobered up from being drunk on caffeine. this guy couldve made more money off caffeine cause your mind is super clear and powerful. caffeine makes you weak.

@stelladonnelly2832

7 күн бұрын

Agree, its like when you're on caffeine how you feel, feels "normal" and you get used to this. I only drink 1-2 cups a day, sometimes 3, but I am very sensitive to it and have often been off it for a couple of days or so but inexplicable going back onto it. I know now, it does alter your view of things yet we don't seem to notice that. We are not there in the moment, as you say. It definitely is a drug.

@harveyking5038

7 күн бұрын

@@stelladonnelly2832 exactly. it suxs. all day we're talking to people that are essentially high .. thats why they cant even listen peacefully to you

@abableeah3070

5 күн бұрын

All shall worship The Bean.

Best quitting caffeine video ! I’m a housewife and long term use of caffeine make me forget things and delay chores because of chronic tiredness. I quit caffeine / coffee early this April. Such clarity nowadays.

Just starting my journey to quitting caffeine. Had such terrible anxiety, bad sleep and IBS flareups. It's just the beginning but even the first day without coffee, my anxiety was WAY better. I even found out there's a support group for people trying to quit caffeine, it's like AA. I actually need help through this because the addiction is REAL. Thanks for the great video.

grateful for this video. day two of weening, tomorrow i will be off. coffee has kept me in loops of anxiety and no productivity and even isolation. i’ve kept the illusion and lie going for 15+ years.

@FreeSoul605

3 күн бұрын

How is it going?

I've watched a few "I Quit Caffeine" videos and this is THE BEST one! I relate to everything!! Extremely helpful!! Thank you for being transparent!!

Was hospitalised with erosive gastrtis this week. Quit all caffeine immediately because my stomach can't handle it... and I love feeling calmer with good sleep off it!

@jokedevries

15 күн бұрын

Same for me gastritis ended my caffeine intake. I must confess I hardly drank water anymore but sipped coffee/decaf all day. Might have helped getting gastritis I guess. But lesson learned. 😅😂

Thank you Vince. I am done with alcohol and caffeine. I can relate to it all. I went back to caffeine for the last 2 months and already feel the negative effects. Thank you for helping me back to my true self.

The book "Caffeine Blues" is a real eye opener. I quit because of sleep issues. It takes awhile to turn that around especially because that is ultimately connected to adrenaline overload and things other than caffeine cause that, but it definitely helps! Excess adrenaline and cortisol from caffeine, sugar and stress are the big issues for all health problems. Quitting caffeine, sugar and other foods that over stimulate the adrenals and blood sugar spikes, which also stimulate adrenaline release, is so important along with addressing unresolved emotional trauma, learning to regulate our emotional responses, etc. Also eating soluble fiber super important for helping excess hormones come out of our GI tract-soluble fiber is the only thing that binds the hormones that the liver secretes for disposal. If we aren't eating soluble fiber at regular intervals throughout the day, every day, those hormones will be recycled and are still physiologically active, which causes overload. The best sources of soluble fiber are legumes-beans, peas, lentils-and psyllium husk. Thanks for sharing this topic, really under acknowledged, especially in the U.S.! Blessings!

@markpettersson5056

2 ай бұрын

I don't comment much but I just have to say you have described my "get well plan" , that I have just started down to a tee. Lose the coffee , deal with my past trauma's and get regulated , and get on the beans and legumes. Hope to be a new fellow this time next year.

@thewhitchkingofangmar578

4 күн бұрын

So how is you'r sleep now I also want to quit it to try and improve my sleep.

Hey Vince, I did the same thing. For me, the first 4 weeks were torture (and people say this stuff is good for you?)...and then very slowly every other week got easier. I no longer drink or eat anything with caffeine in it. Yep, no more chocolate. Only difficulty giving up is the social aspect. EVERYONE I KNOW drinks coffee etc.. My go to drink at Cafe's is usually a peppermint tea or smoothy with protein powder. At home, I am loving rooibos tea, love it! Keep going with it, don't give up and don't listen to the little voice that will say "hey, you've been good, you can have just one cup...) Don't do it! You'll end up back where you started.... I've been there! Regards from Australia.

This whole country is jacked up on caffeine. Its the root of alot of physical and emotional issues.

@VinceDelMonte

12 күн бұрын

The statistics around caffeine consumption are pretty wild and I talk more about it in this video - kzread.info/dash/bejne/pZp_xZSeYtHYo9I.html

On Day 5...and feeling better!! (Sleeping through the night and waking refreshed is an awesome change!) I am amazed that I am actually doing this! Oh...and my night-time anxiety has basically disappeared!!

I don’t usually comment on videos but I really like your style and this video came across as super heartfelt. I’m 10 days cold turkey for the same reason, life just flys past and I need it to slow down.

@filipstruhar8048

3 ай бұрын

life without caffeine is so much slower dude..

Thanks for this! I have been struggling with this addiction for years

Love that you included the list that your daughter has to read her Bible. When we put God in the center of our lives things are in order!

Thank you! I’ve made the decision to quit drinking coffee and it helps to hear people like you talk about the benefits. 🤗

Thanks, for the motivational video. Its great to hear from people who have given up caffiene for good while and say how good it is. Especially when in my personal world, if i say i want to give up caffiene, people look at me confused as if I'm an alien or something.

This is motivating. Thank you for making the video. I'm on day 6 ✌️

Amen Vince! Glad to see you powering through adversity and learning/growing!! I hope the next 10 years is incredible for you

28 , M, I was addicted to coffee and started noticing wrinkles under my eyes of being sunken in because I was drinking so much and not getting any sleep and then on top of that I wasn’t getting enough water. It’s been 1 week of giving it up and moisturizing with castor oil and people who were telling me I looked old and tired are now telling me I look a lot younger .

@Blueskies445

Ай бұрын

I quit right now!!:) seriously

@i_am_thebatman

Ай бұрын

@@Blueskies445 on top of the sunken eyes I also have a Nasolabial fold that formed on 1 side

Amazing video! Thanks for sharing about these important topics Im 20 hours into quitting caffeine cold turkey right now

Vince my brother, please keep posting here on KZread 👍. It's so nice to have you back and I just want to say I've been a big fan of yours since 2011!! Adore you so much mate, your content is so relatable and honest which I've always loved about you. Cheers bro! 👏🇬🇧

@VinceDelMonte

4 ай бұрын

Thanks brother. Will do.

My goal this week is to follow you and other travelers off of caffeine. I realize after watching your video how caffeine plays such a demanding part of my life.

Definitely can relate to the energy crashes with caffeine! Thanks for being so authentic!

@VinceDelMonte

4 ай бұрын

Absolutely, thank you.

This is why I’ve been subscribed to you since 2011 you have always kept it real you helped me build 20 pounds of muscle with the no nonsense muscle building program I’ve never been a coffee drinker its never helped me out in a workout just made me feel erratic and jittery lol

@VinceDelMonte

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for a decade+ of a support brother.

im on day 3 of no caffeine. this drug has destroyed my life for sure. chronic fatigue, digestive issues, social anxiety for years, constant stress and worry. and a bunch of other issues aswell.. cant blame the caffeine 100% but it def played a big part. Just being off 3 days and im dreaming for the first time in years. headache is killing but man its nice to feel calm for once.

@VinceDelMonte

4 ай бұрын

Come off for a few months and it's incredible what happens to your energy.

@iamthefiremanjj

4 ай бұрын

Bro I see you on every video you gotta quit drugs hormones and everything and give yourself a year off everything and your anxiety will go away

@cesarneri5091

2 ай бұрын

Yeah, I’m feeling a calm I’ve never felt before

@iamthefiremanjj

2 ай бұрын

@@cesarneri5091 yep

Thank you very much. Great video and very nice guy :) Always awesome to see people going their way :)

This was very informative, I think it's important to be detailed with subjects like this because there are so many things that we participate in, in life that we don't know have effects and can also so much of what we have going on on a day-to-day basis thank you for this❤👍🏾

Hey Vince, thanks for trying to show the full picture. I've followed your channel since 2012 and I could safely say that back in the days you presented only the "nice" specter of the life. I believe these type of videos could be very helpful for young folks (in their twenties). They could help us avoid unnecessary pain/bad experience in life. The life experience, knowledge and wisdom you gained through the years (since 2012) is quite visible in the past months/year in your videos. I have trust you would find a solution to your personal problems. God bless!

@VinceDelMonte

4 ай бұрын

Appreciate that a lot

Thank you for this video. I have been really struggling with quitting caffeine. I’ve been clean from alcohol for 4 years but I can’t kick caffeine, that says something. It’s really affecting my life at this point. I’ll pray to god that he gives me strength.

@neversurrender2337

13 күн бұрын

You can do it!

@neversurrender2337

13 күн бұрын

Watch Thor Torrens interview with Karen Hurd. That’s the video that finally got me to quit & it was before I saw this one. I drank copious amounts of coffee for 30 years. Quit alcohol a year ago & now after 2-3 weeks weaning off I’m 4 days off coffee/caffeine completely. Hang in there.

Thank you very much for sharing this video, this is very wholesome

My caffeine use has kept creeping up. Now I have it first thing after waking up. And then more and more just to get through the morning. It helps with boredom but it can’t be healthy. Good to see you and others who kicked the habit. I did it a few times and always relapsed. Maybe time to take another caffeine break. Best of luck to you.

Respect your honesty

I had no idea how caffeine worked up till now. I am constantly taking caffeine pills plus on work out days some pre with that. I basically can't function without it. It is without a doubt a very addictive drug. I hope to someday be able to taper it down to and actually get off of it. Thanks for sharing your story it has truly opened my eyes, Aloha Vince

Its really amazing to me how much caffeine has affected my personality. I csn relate to this video so much caffeine gave me anxiety and poor sleep i drank it all day and it impacted all my most personal relationships. I quit this yr still struggling through it all but far more patient with my family and stress free

Thank you for sharing. We are such an addictive society and don’t realize it. I find it interesting that at our church they serve coffee- that has that acceptable drug in it. Theres always people driving themselves to that counter as if they can’t do without it.

@VinceDelMonte

4 ай бұрын

Yup, caffeine has become culturally acceptable.

Thank you for shedding light on this. This was an amazing video. Many women don't realize that caffeine also has adverse effects when you have PMDD or endometriosis. It exacerbates those symptoms,especially with pmdd, where your mood can get out of control. Once I quit caffeine, my whole world changed. It was as if a veil had been lifted from my eyes as well as my mind. I often wonder if the labs who perform these positive studies on caffeine are actually paid by those who have big money in caffeine and coffee.

Thank you for this.🙏🏾

@VinceDelMonte

12 күн бұрын

Glad it helped!

I’m on week 3 right now. Still not feeling 100%. Especially with my weight training. That’s the hardest part for me, because caffeine is a huge performance enhancer in the gym. Is anyone having a much harder time weight training after cutting caffeine?

Wish u the best bro! i watched u years ago so it was really odd to see u post a video like this. but great content.

@VinceDelMonte

4 ай бұрын

Oh yeah, why is that?

@inspirationalguy81

4 ай бұрын

What you said in this video is odd to many people because they've been totally indoctrinated to believe that you must caffeinate for productivity, performance etc. However you're going against the grain and telling people truths that they don't want to hear, especially regarding the most abused and accepted drug in this world. Well done for speaking the truth!

Amen on being substance free and connected mind body and soul... i've switched to decaf before 9am and sometimes a cup of Yerba Mate when studying 📚 - Praying for reconciliation with your wife 🙏🏼

Disconnect, so true!! Naps! I have so many issues from caffeine ! Day one- going cold turkey! Great video.

@VinceDelMonte

25 күн бұрын

Amazing, I just put out another video regarding quitting caffeine, shoot me an update now that it's been 7 days since this comment!

I've been over two years without alcohol and last year I cut out the occasional cannabis and based on your inspiration drastically cut down my caffeine intake. Instead of three or four cups a day I'm down to one or two and I always delay it at least an hour or two to let that adenosine get out of the system. Like you've noticed I've definitely not had a reduction in my energy, if anything it's gotten up, and I'm drinking a quarter of the amount of caffeine daily that I was!

Great job! I just quit too! First few days very hard!! What do you use as a Pre-workout drink now???

5 days in quitting coffee the headache were horrendous! On the second day. I’m done with coffee need to live that clean life

❤ from Cyprus!!

Contra weaning off of caffeine is that you go through withdrawal symptoms each day. So you start your day with coffee. High on energy and super motivated and then you crash with anxiety because you do not drink another one just because you are weaning off. So it is hard. There is basically no other option than to go cold turkey to get the personality back that is you.

Real talk 🎉

@richardristich5282

2 ай бұрын

Reel talk 😂

Excellent

People get so triggered if you mention that their drug of choice may not actually be benefiting them but causing them more harm than good. Well done for speaking the truth!

I feel you had a goal to provide for your family and make you sure never had to worry about money again. Which is a good thing, idk man maybe you couldbe scaled back a lot sooner once you reached your goal. Sad thing is as men we're always like "whats next" and we get bored if we're not working towards something.

@VinceDelMonte

4 ай бұрын

This is very true. Happens to too many men.

Vince… 1) So much hate on the internet these days because it is easy for them to sit behind a computer or phone. I guarantee the hate comments are people who are not happy in their own lives. 2) I have followed you for MANY years and this year I can see a change. You are more calm and engaged with your kids and it is noticeable. I can see you are enjoying them and being a father for possibly the first time. I see you putting them first instead of a business video. 3) keep going! No matter what happens you are becoming your best YOU for yourself and everyone around you. 4) I think these videos do help people! I loved watching you old fitness content and these are now up there with my favorite. Im not a business person so I enjoy the self help/fitness JOURNEYS!

About a month ago I went to a manual therapist for some muscle work and I found out I am never relaxed at all. Always tense. But after that I had some stomach troubles and had to change my diet. No more coffee too. And guess what? Now I know why I was never relaxed. 🎉

I'm on day 5, drinking a mix of Teeccino herbal coffee and decaf, and headaches are gone, but I woke up this morning with flu-like body aches, ugh! When will it end? ?

Caffeine Blues: Wake Up to the Hidden Dangers of America's #1 Drug by Stephen Cherniske MS is an awesome read and incredible eye opener. I did a full stop after reading it.

I just quit coffee. Day 1 has not been bad. But Withdrawals always start day 2-4 for me. Coffee has been giving me too much anxiety

Surprised you didnt mention cerebral vasoconstriction. Thats my concern with my caffeine abuse

Had to stop three weeks ago due to gastritis. New eating habits now and tried once a cupper but did not taste well 😮at all. So I continued and since a few days I feel far more at peace. Some sleeping problems wide awake at night. Hope that will solve. 😅. I consider not going back even though in the beginning i missed the routine. Take 1 cup chicory drink a day (0 cafeïne) The rest water. Thanks for your inspirational vid❤

@VinceDelMonte

12 күн бұрын

Stay the course, it gets easier with time!

Where can we buy said pre-workout? 🤔

I tried quitting before and after a week or 2 of headaches, tiredness and laziness, i did'nt feel any better so i went beck to coffee. I plan to give it another try. I'm a habbit creature, so i think i'll try mixing portions of regular coffee & decaf. I think gradually reducing the coffee / decaf ratio until only decaf would be a better approach. Then lay off the decaf rill no more.

Didnt know how addicted I was until I tried to quit. Im only 2 weeks in and my sleep is all over the place but getting better. Im not as tired as I was. Hope it doesn't take 6 months to fully recover.

@VinceDelMonte

4 күн бұрын

Just take it one day at a time, you got this 💪

I did 2 months of No Caffeine, but I found out that it is not enough. Like you said you need go for like 6 months until 1 year to see really the benefits.

@VinceDelMonte

12 күн бұрын

What symptoms were you experiencing?

I never understood coffee/alcohol drinkers. I got nothing against it. You are allowed to like what you like. But a lot of people's personalities are based on it. You are not an adult without it. 10:34 Im a big believer in progress and production, but not at the expense of my joy.

Caffeine is, indeed, a highly addictive drug. I hate that it tastes so great with cream! I have managed to go periods on weak decaf swiss coffee, but I haven't managed to fully quit. I need to.

i've done 12 attempts of coffee detox last 2 years. 4 in 2022, 4 in 2023, 2 this year. twice did 34-37 days and then drunk coffee again. experienced digestive issue from drinking it plain or with raw honey. trying to go 13th time and move on from it. i drink 1 gallon of water a day. last time detox'd from coffee last 18 days last month basically 5 weeks now since drinked coffee again. i really wanna go 3 months without it and go from there. feel like im confusing my body being off coffee and back on it. me doing cold turkey isnt a issue. my stomach cant handle coffee at all.

Through suffering comes salvation ❤

I am on day two. I tapered off on half and half or drank tea. I got a horrible virus and I said no more. I lost my sense of taste and smell but negative covid test. I feel weird but want slept deep last night.

Caffeine makes my hair thinner

Bro I went the same route as you caffeine testosterone etc just to get ahead it just ended up fucking up my mental health

Dude i could have sworn that you were andrew huberman. I didnt focus on your face in the thumbnail but you guys look kinda similar

How many milligrams were you averaging per day?

how is it possible that a channel with almost 400k subs gets 1-2k views per video?

If I don’t drink coffee I get a migraine like headache

Sorry my english is bad but i try to give my feelings on caffeine!! Caffeine is so so worst!! I was addicted for 2 year i drink 3-4 cups of strong coffee. Due to high dose of caffine i was suffered from anxiety, loss of thinking power, depression,extreame level of mood swings, lack of sleep, due to this i sufferd a losses in stock market before caffine addict i was a profitable trader but caffine ruined my life professionaly!! Now i quit caffine and i am slowly recover from this!! 2 things recover my brain ( Chamomile tea& lions mane)

Now its time to return the money you made from the pre workout. Right ? Right...

@vincioflores6699

4 ай бұрын

😂😂

Bone broth is great for your health

you probably wouldn’t had lashed out if you hadnt been on caffeine. That shit is poison.

I can get to 3 days then the migraine start… NOTHING will take it away NOT even pain meds like Vicodins or Percocet etc.. BUT as soon as I drink a cup of coffee it’s literally within 10 mins migraines GONE

So is Flav just out there living her best life now while you are apologizing?

@lp8110

4 ай бұрын

What is the point to making this comment? For real why wouldn't you be trying to encourage and pray for them to be able to reunite their family. You have someone opening up and sharing their journey well your just being a jerk. Take your negative energy elsewhere when someone is trying to do better and be better!

@alexanderhaydukov8255

4 ай бұрын

Obviously you don't have a family and wife. Show some respect.

@paulnicholl7313

4 ай бұрын

That's possibly/definitely the most loser comment on a video I've read!

@novelaego2404

3 ай бұрын

you sound like a simp

Bean juice!

Day 1 for me…. I am so tired!!! 😴

Using caffeine to be someone you’re not. I do that everyday at work. The days I don’t drink coffee I find my workplace a little absurd. That’s it though, all of us running about like good little elves. A colossal fiasco.

how can you live without caffeine

@VinceDelMonte

4 ай бұрын

I had the same doubts. ha

@inspirationalguy81

4 ай бұрын

Just like how you lived without it from birth until you started taking it. Life still goes on but you'll feel life more fully and profoundly without caffeine.

When it comes to addictive substances, your body doesn't care about what level of mental fortitude or willpower you have, it is a medical situation. So you will have withdrawals anyway... With that said, quitting caffeine is best done gradually, otherwise you get horrible headaches (happened to me many years ago when I tried to quit it). I drink coffee because I like the drink itself: it tastes really good. Anyway I am quitting coffee and switching to decaf tea soon as this is something I like too. And last, I realize most claims about coffee are just myths, after doing throughout research online. As for your marriage Vince, all marriages end in divorce (in my opinion haha). Its the times we live in, so good luck to you if there is anything you can do to get the outcome you desire.

Υou should quit also water and oxygen 😅

Welcome to the Red Pill.

U need help

Seek God first and foremost and your marriage will be restored.

@StephanoHamez

4 ай бұрын

Which GOD there are so many

@28copland

4 ай бұрын

Through suffering comes salvation, put God first, everything else will fall into place ❤

@pikubird

3 ай бұрын

@@StephanoHameznot to late to start believing in THE ONLY ONE CHRISTIAN GOD. Bless you

@svenjanssen3173

3 ай бұрын

​@@pikubirdWhy would u wanna believe a lie to feel better. The real god is the one of the flying spaghetti monster.

@pikubird

3 ай бұрын

@@svenjanssen3173 hope you’ll get to your senses sooner than later. BLESS YOU

You going through a divorce?

She doesn't care dude lol, this wont win her back

@VinceDelMonte

4 ай бұрын

LOL. I've surrendered it all brother. That's not my intent of the video. Believe me.

@inspirationalguy81

4 ай бұрын

He's winning his life back that's the main thing.