How to know if you're hooked:
On days when you don't coffee, soda, or energy drinks do you:
- feel sluggish?
- get a headache?
- act irritable?
How to quit:
- Add up how much caffeine you get a day: A cup of coffee has 100 milligrams; an energy drink 80; and a can of soda, 40.
- Drink half of that amount for three days, then half of that for the next three days. On the 7th day , have a few sips; on the 8th day, have none. Cutting back slowly lets your body adjust, so you won't get headache-y or tired.
