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Several times incidentally over the years. I've never noticed any withdrawal effects, though I also suppose I wasn't intentionally avoiding all possible sources of caffeine, though I'm sure I went without caffeine for at least days at a time.
Similarly, I don't use caffeine intentionally on the weekend.
That being said, I use relatively large doses of caffeine during the work week for performance reasons. I have a job that requires both high mental performance and the ability to remember many exact details. Doing this to the degree needed seems to necessitate the use of caffeine. While it is certainly possible to be passable without caffeine (and I do so if I happen to run out of coffee, etc), being my best does require it. My degree of mental clarity and efficiency of memory is measurably higher when using caffeine. Unless you suffer health problems due to caffeine use (tachycardia, etc), and you don't have to worry about dehydration or heat stress in your job, I would seriously consider its use or continued use at work.
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[–] Matter_and_Form ago
Several times incidentally over the years. I've never noticed any withdrawal effects, though I also suppose I wasn't intentionally avoiding all possible sources of caffeine, though I'm sure I went without caffeine for at least days at a time.
Similarly, I don't use caffeine intentionally on the weekend.
That being said, I use relatively large doses of caffeine during the work week for performance reasons. I have a job that requires both high mental performance and the ability to remember many exact details. Doing this to the degree needed seems to necessitate the use of caffeine. While it is certainly possible to be passable without caffeine (and I do so if I happen to run out of coffee, etc), being my best does require it. My degree of mental clarity and efficiency of memory is measurably higher when using caffeine. Unless you suffer health problems due to caffeine use (tachycardia, etc), and you don't have to worry about dehydration or heat stress in your job, I would seriously consider its use or continued use at work.