I think I’m addicted to caffeine

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Im addicted to caffeine as well; however, my addiction is purely psychological. I've gone for 5 months with absolutely no caffeine but the desire to relax with my habitual cup of coffee in the morning never faded in the least. It reduces my anxiety, keeps me focused, makes me feel driven and alive, and it is the only thing that ever makes me feel social.

That being said I think its clear that I drink a significant amount of caffeine. So naturally, I was concerned about the possible negative ramifications. After some indepth internet research and personal experimenting I have come to the conclusion that all the negative side effects of caffeine are caused by either letting the stimulation interfere with your sleep or failing to replace the chemicals that caffeine causes your body expend (like water through diuresis, electrolytes, glycogen, certain neurochemicals etc.)

Well thats just my experience at least. I suppose its possible that other people just have a negative reaction to caffeine regardless.

Try the amino acid supplement tyrosine. The studies backing are shaky but I'd recommend it based on my own experience with it. Anyone else try tyrosine for problems with caffeine?

Personally i think you should go cold-turkey and stop with the caffeine completely, it'll only take you a few days to get back to normal again. The human body gets used to the caffeine being there, which is what causes your headaches. It also means that the positives you get from caffeine completely dissapear unless you drink even more caffeine per day. Drinking coffee is one of the most pointless activities you can engage in.

If you eat chocolate regularly, you might want to test if it has the same effect on you as caffeine and cut it out as well.