Hey! I'm in graduate school, and I quite caffeine roughly 5 months ago. At first, I would gradually lower my intake, and eat more foods that were good for energy (carbs/fruits). I'm not sure if that's how most people do it, but in order to keep myself awake and alert, I would eat more smaller meals in order to gain energy from that and gradually stop the caffeine altogether.

I eat a lot of protein in the morning, and tomato juice helps give me a boost when I need it.

Hope this helps! Good luck!

Well, I couldn't just cut out Caffeine all together so for my coffee I switched to 1/2 Caff Foldgers and Maxwell house has the same thing, you just have to look closer on the label. Helped me out tremendously!! Now for sodas I do usually only drink caffeine free and did you know Mt.Dew also has a caffeine free version. Good luck!! I know even just cuttiong back on caffeine helped my anxiety bunches :)

I am a tea drinker. I am trying very hard to only drink decaf or herbal (eg. Chamomile) But I really need something to wake up in the morning. Maybe exercise can help...

i used to have like 7 cups of extra strong black coffee the entire day a few months back but now its down to just 1 cup and im functioning pretty well with that. it was a little difficult at first and i was literally sleepwalking for around 2 weeks without it but now its ok.try and cut it down slowly all the while using low caffeine substitutes. itll help.

take care

decaf still has caffeine in it, but much less, so you might try that. i try to only drink one or 2 cups/day. you might try teechino. it looks like coffee, but has no caffeine.

Exercise! To me, anxiety is just pent up energy. If we don't release that extra energy, we store it in our muscles and joints as tension. Try an apple. I read that it has as much kick as a cup of coffee

I used to drink coffee from the moment i woke up right up until bedtime: about 10 cups a day. That was before anxiety. A couple years after my first panic attack, i still had a few cups a day. Nowadays i can't tolerate any caffeine. I KNOW that it is supposed to cause anxiety and it's like th eplacebo effect. Even after a sip, i am nervous.

You should change your diet. That is where you're supposed to get energy from, not caffeine.

Teeccino! It is a coffee substitute that will give you that warm coffee experience with healthy energy and no stimulants or caffeine. Give it a try!

B-vitamins can sometimes provide an energy lift, especially when taken with a healthy snack like fruit or a salad.

I got caffeine-free by switching from regular coffee to decaf for a few months. Coffee also gave me a lot of urinary problems that have cleared up since quitting. I still love it, and once in a great while will have a cup. Now, one cup is like an instant party, were I could formerly drink 8 cups a day and barely feel a thing, except for a HUGE headache whenever I had to skip a day.

Good luck.