[jotakami]

I’ve had a similar experience, although with one notable exception: within a week after I began microdosing a certain psychedelic, I spontaneously decided to quit caffeine cold turkey and had no qualms about it. Like some inner voice just said “why the hell do you have to push the accelerator so hard?” and there was no sensible answer so I quit. Unfortunately, that was short-lived because I don’t have a steady microdose supply so now I’ve reverted to my old ways.

[2muchcoffeeman]

Unfortunately for us, the delivery vehicle for caffeine can taste great and the process to remove the caffeine can leave a substandard result.

I’d totally use other nootropics in managed doses if I could do so long term with no serious side effects.

[neltnerb]

Offices are also way too cold, I will just sit there drinking hot water if I don't want the caffeine...

[kqr]

It might go beyond the temperature of the liquid, though: caffeine is a vasoconstrictor, meaning it restricts blood flow to your extremities, meaning you'd be better at retaining your core temperature. (That said, you should also be "feeling" colder in your hands and feet.)

(This is the opposite effect of alcohol, which is a vasodilator: it makes you feel warm by filling your extremities and outer layers with blood, but at the cost of actually losing core temperature. Hence drunk people easily freezing to death in winter.)

[phonypc]

Caffeine is generally thought of as a vasodilator. It's a bit more complex than that, but it definitely doesn't restrict blood flow to your extremities.

[distances]

I don't find coffee to have much of a warming effect. My solution to cold offices is three shirts and wrist warmers.

[taude]

I've actually quit coffee a few times for 6+ month periods. One thing you'll notice, or at least I did, coffee just didn't taste that good, and your mind quickly connects the caffeine rush it's going to get. Even trying to drink decalf wasn't a worthwhile endeavor (even though there's still a tiny bit of caffeine in it). I imagine, it's a variation of a junkie not loving to put the needle in their arms, but anticipating their high.

Note: I don't drink coffee "drinks" like mochas, lattes, frappachinos, etc. just drink black coffee, without sugar and milk .

[jungletime]

This reminds me how Australia solved its beetle problem with a toad problem. One day, they were like, why are we letting all these beetles eat our sugar cane. Lets bring in toads to eat the beetles.

[GuiA]

That sounds like a toad problem in the making.

Well, we can probably bring in foxes or something.

[steve_adams_86]

I'm not sure, but depending on how micro your dose was, it might have had a similar wakeful effect. Anecdotally and based on experiences of people I've spoken to, psilocybin tends to keep people awake. Some even say they couldn't possibly fall asleep for anywhere from 6 to 12 hours after taking a dose intended for psychedelic effects. Perhaps in micro doses it has the same effect but more mildly.

[veggieburglar]

LSD also absolutely keeps you awake.