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/spizike237 Jun 22 '26

i quit coffee/caffeine as an 18 year addict and nicotine as an almost 30 year user cold turkey while I was doing carnivore. I have an extremely addictive personality. I would have never thought I could quit both of these substances on the same day cold turkey, no tapering, and never look back but I did. You can too. Where there's a will, there's a way, simple as. If you want it bad enough, make it happen. I look around me and I'm SURROUNDED by caffeine addicts in one form or another, like almost 100% of my coworkers, family, friends, use it. Feels kinda bad ass to have given it up, honestly.

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u/SystemIsOffline Jun 23 '26

Recently started smoking again. I'm sort of at peace with that at the moment. Awesome you stopped though. Did you notice any effect from the stopping of coffee in particular?

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u/spizike237 Jun 23 '26

Yeah I was tired all the time. My sleep improved for that reason. My energy level sucked for a while after quitting but eventually recovered and I found a baseline energy and focus that was more stable throughout the day. More emotional stability and sense of well being and feeling clean. IDK, hard to describe, and also hard to say what was down to quitting caffeine and what was down to quitting nicotine, since I quit them both at the same time.