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Anecdotally, cutting my coffee intake to near-zero levels has allowed my anxiety to simmer down. Perhaps this may help in your situation.


Contrapoint, research shows that coffee seems to act as a fairly effective antidepressant[1].

[1] https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/000486741560313...


It can be a good antidepressant, but definitely won't help anxiety. I've recently quit coffee as well and it's done wonders for my anxiety.

https://www.goodrx.com/blog/does-coffee-caffeine-cause-anxie...


This abstract says that depression risk decreased by ~8%, but I still think this is an amazing finding.

I also wish I was scientifically literate enough to understand how good the study is :P


Coffee + L-Theanine = Balance


Out of curiosity did you switch to decaf or just no coffee at all? I could never tell if it was coffee specifically or just caffeine in general which heightened my anxiety.


I switched to decaf, and I have much less anxiety, but also much less energy... It's definitely the caffeine.


I kinda detoxed on coffe because my activity level went down and I didn't even notice it. Just realised I didn't drink coffee at home anymore...




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