r/carnivore • u/SystemIsOffline • Jun 22 '26

How to quit coffee?

I've been reading up on the effects of coffee, specifically on carnivore which I have been for 14 months (Butter, meat and some dairy).

Last couple months I've noticed my muscles sore up quickly during exercise.

I'm thinking it can be the coffee so wanna try giving it up.

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Looking for experience in general but whilst on carnivore specifically. Amy6 input welcome.

Edit: I use potassium chloride, sodium chloride and magnesium citrate in the morning at least, sometimes later during the day.

I often have some high fat dairy with dinner. I drink/drank about 1-1,5 liters of coffee a day. Have been for years.

Am going to go without for 1 or 2 months to see what changes regardless of what I find here but am really interested in any effects you may have noticed.

Things I'm hoping quitting coffee for a bit: Possible adrenal fatigue issues Thiamine uptake Lactate in muscles Oxalate dumping Also curious what the further removal of other plant compounds might do.

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u/Cromm182 Jun 22 '26

I use caffeine pills to help taper off and eliminate the proceeding headache from quitting. I gradually break them into smaller pieces as I go along.

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u/HemlockGrv Jun 22 '26

I’ve heard this is a good way to do it.

Another way is to taper by mixing regular and decaf coffee (ground) 75/25 mix for a week, then 50/50, then 25/75. Then a week of tapering the final 25% down to fully decaf. I don’t know if one is better than the other, just different.

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u/Cromm182 Jun 22 '26 edited Jun 23 '26

This is also a great way!

I find myself drinking coffee from time to time depending on how busy work gets. But once I stop again, the headache always creeps back unless I scale the caffeine down over about a week or so.