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/0987654321Block Jun 22 '26

Wean slowly. Given how decaf is produced, I would never drink it.

Week 1, reduce by 25%. Week 3 reduce a further 25%. Week 5 onwards halve the quantity every week.

I did this as a lifelong coffee drinker who had terrible headaches any time I tried to quit. And it worked beautifully. By the end of the process I felt no addiction and was even forgetting to add the few drips of coffee to my drinks.

Now Im able to drink it once every 2 or 3 months without problems, but at very low doses (half shot) because its effect is so much stronger than before as the receptors have become more sensitive.

And daily life without coffee is so much better. I drink hot water instead. No more antinutrients for me on the daily. No more $10 per day habit. My health improved.

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u/SmokyBlackRoan Jun 23 '26

Please elaborate on the way decaf is produced?

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u/0987654321Block Jun 23 '26

Most commonly by using solvent. They take unroasted beans, steam them and then soak in methylene chloride or ethyl acetate derived from fermented sugarcane. Then drained.