Caffeine is the most widely used psychoactive drug on the planet. Like all good things in this world, it should be consumed in moderation—but PopSci editors Jess Boddy and Claire Maldarelli were definitely not following that unwritten rule, guzzling between six and ten cups of coffee per day. That put them at risk for disrupted sleep, heart palpitations, unusual nervousness, and more. So they decided to detox. Will their torturous 14-day cut regulate their sleep patterns and teach them to respect caffeine for the powerful drug that it is? Find out on this week’s episode of Test Dummy.
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theylied1776
April 14, 2020 at 2:42 pm
I have never seen the point in overalls?
@theylied1776
April 14, 2020 at 10:42 am
I have never seen the point in overalls?
Steven H
April 14, 2020 at 2:46 pm
There is much, much more to the mechanism behind what caffeine does to the brain, adrenals, and the cascade of hormones behind it all…. Cortisol, aldosterone, insulin, and a mariad of others.
Benjamin Jerew
April 14, 2020 at 2:56 pm
every few years or so i have to detox. stopping cold turkey is a horrible experience, but then i can go back to a single cup of espresso after 3 weeks. “i don’t feel dead inside” hahaha! but it has to be done!
Scarlett Morrocco
September 7, 2020 at 2:29 pm
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September 7, 2020 at 2:29 pm
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September 7, 2020 at 2:29 pm
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September 7, 2020 at 2:29 pm
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September 7, 2020 at 2:29 pm
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@JerewB
April 14, 2020 at 10:56 am
every few years or so i have to detox. stopping cold turkey is a horrible experience, but then i can go back to a single cup of espresso after 3 weeks. “i don’t feel dead inside” hahaha! but it has to be done!
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September 7, 2020 at 10:29 am
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Arnav Shukla
April 14, 2020 at 3:18 pm
I just hope the “science” part of this show would be more articulate and organised in the future. Have been a reader of popular science since my school days and would very much like to see the channel grow. I know the production team is trying to cater to a broad viewership and it’s hard to balance empirical analysis with entertainment. Still step up your game girls😊
@576arnav
April 14, 2020 at 11:18 am
I just hope the “science” part of this show would be more articulate and organised in the future. Have been a reader of popular science since my school days and would very much like to see the channel grow. I know the production team is trying to cater to a broad viewership and it’s hard to balance empirical analysis with entertainment. Still step up your game girls😊
BnORailFan
April 14, 2020 at 3:34 pm
I’m in trouble. I just drank some tea and had a caffeine pill before I saw this video was available. Though I only have about 120 mg per day not 400!
Scott Concertman
December 26, 2020 at 12:01 pm
Do they still make speed? _Black caddies were my favorite Bing Bing Bing pill._ 🤪
Jell O
January 26, 2021 at 10:04 am
caffeine pills completely wrecked my adrenals after a year of continuous use @ 100-200mg. I say stop while you’re ahead. Once you start feeling massive fatigue no matter how much caffeine you take is when you know your adrenals are stressed the hell out. If you must I’d just stick to coffee or tea because it takes longer to drink.
JellO
January 26, 2021 at 10:04 am
caffeine pills completely wrecked my adrenals after a year of continuous use @ 100-200mg. I say stop while you’re ahead. Once you start feeling massive fatigue no matter how much caffeine you take is when you know your adrenals are stressed the hell out. If you must I’d just stick to coffee or tea because it takes longer to drink.
@BnORailFan
April 14, 2020 at 11:34 am
I’m in trouble. I just drank some tea and had a caffeine pill before I saw this video was available. Though I only have about 120 mg per day not 400!
@scottconcertman3423
December 26, 2020 at 7:01 am
Do they still make speed? _Black caddies were my favorite Bing Bing Bing pill._ 🤪
@GetUnwoke
January 26, 2021 at 5:04 am
caffeine pills completely wrecked my adrenals after a year of continuous use @ 100-200mg. I say stop while you’re ahead. Once you start feeling massive fatigue no matter how much caffeine you take is when you know your adrenals are stressed the hell out. If you must I’d just stick to coffee or tea because it takes longer to drink.
gregory burczyk
April 14, 2020 at 3:40 pm
when i quit i cant get out of bed for a few days.
Scott Concertman
December 26, 2020 at 11:55 am
_Well you better keep away from morphine then because you’ll be addicted to bed._
gregory burczyk
December 27, 2020 at 2:46 am
@Scott Concertman tried that as a teen. not a good experience.
Jell O
January 26, 2021 at 9:53 am
@Scott Concertman I was fed liquid morphine at the hospital and it didn’t work that well compared to benzos.
JellO
January 26, 2021 at 9:53 am
@Scott Concertman I was fed liquid morphine at the hospital and it didn’t work that well compared to benzos.
Jell O
January 26, 2021 at 9:55 am
I’m 17 days caffeine free and it’s still very hard to get out of bed. It takes me 5 hours for the grogginess to go away. I heard it take 6 months – 1yr for your hormones to get back to normal once you quit caffeine but some people experience moderate improvement in 2-5 months.
JellO
January 26, 2021 at 9:55 am
I’m 17 days caffeine free and it’s still very hard to get out of bed. It takes me 5 hours for the grogginess to go away. I heard it take 6 months – 1yr for your hormones to get back to normal once you quit caffeine but some people experience moderate improvement in 2-5 months.
gregory burczyk
January 27, 2021 at 2:10 am
@Jell O maybe reading about will spark me to try again. i didnt know that it messed with hormones
gregory burczyk
January 27, 2021 at 2:10 am
@JellO maybe reading about will spark me to try again. i didnt know that it messed with hormones
Jell O
January 27, 2021 at 3:29 am
@gregory burczyk caffeine stresses out your adrenals and it messes with cortisol production over time. it can also inhibit nutrient absorption from food. you should definitely read about it and its links to adrenal fatigue. I only started reading about it once I was experiencing the worst symptoms which unsurprisingly has gone away since I quit caffeine.
JellO
January 27, 2021 at 3:29 am
@gregory burczyk caffeine stresses out your adrenals and it messes with cortisol production over time. it can also inhibit nutrient absorption from food. you should definitely read about it and its links to adrenal fatigue. I only started reading about it once I was experiencing the worst symptoms which unsurprisingly has gone away since I quit caffeine.
@merrick926
April 14, 2020 at 11:40 am
when i quit i cant get out of bed for a few days.
@scottconcertman3423
December 26, 2020 at 6:55 am
_Well you better keep away from morphine then because you’ll be addicted to bed._
@merrick926
December 26, 2020 at 9:46 pm
@@scottconcertman3423 tried that as a teen. not a good experience.
@merrick926
December 26, 2020 at 9:46 pm
@Scott Concertman tried that as a teen. not a good experience.
@GetUnwoke
January 26, 2021 at 4:53 am
@@scottconcertman3423 I was fed liquid morphine at the hospital and it didn’t work that well compared to benzos.
@GetUnwoke
January 26, 2021 at 4:53 am
@Scott Concertman I was fed liquid morphine at the hospital and it didn’t work that well compared to benzos.
@GetUnwoke
January 26, 2021 at 4:55 am
I’m 17 days caffeine free and it’s still very hard to get out of bed. It takes me 5 hours for the grogginess to go away. I heard it take 6 months – 1yr for your hormones to get back to normal once you quit caffeine but some people experience moderate improvement in 2-5 months.
@merrick926
January 26, 2021 at 9:10 pm
@@GetUnwoke maybe reading about will spark me to try again. i didnt know that it messed with hormones
@merrick926
January 26, 2021 at 9:10 pm
@Jell O maybe reading about will spark me to try again. i didnt know that it messed with hormones
becomepostal
April 14, 2020 at 4:24 pm
That’s not how you stop coffee. You must do it gradually.
@becomepostal
April 14, 2020 at 12:24 pm
That’s not how you stop coffee. You must do it gradually.
kd1s
April 14, 2020 at 8:17 pm
There’s also caffeine in black tea, coca-cola, etc. So a lot more people are addicted to caffeine, including me. That said here in the U.S. we’ve been drugging ourselves with both illicit and non-illicit drugs for nearly 100 years now.
@kd1s
April 14, 2020 at 4:17 pm
There’s also caffeine in black tea, coca-cola, etc. So a lot more people are addicted to caffeine, including me. That said here in the U.S. we’ve been drugging ourselves with both illicit and non-illicit drugs for nearly 100 years now.
Musikaravaa
April 14, 2020 at 9:02 pm
Would you guys post transcripts? I don’t like to watch videos. I know this is an inane place to say that, but I frequently just don’t consume content because it’s in video format when I could read it in 1/3rd the time.
Jamie White
April 14, 2020 at 10:40 pm
You can change the video speed.
@musikaravaa
April 14, 2020 at 5:02 pm
Would you guys post transcripts? I don’t like to watch videos. I know this is an inane place to say that, but I frequently just don’t consume content because it’s in video format when I could read it in 1/3rd the time.
@Kinnijup
April 14, 2020 at 6:40 pm
You can change the video speed.
DaytimeSpecial
April 15, 2020 at 1:51 am
This channel should be called anecdotal science
@gankt
April 14, 2020 at 9:51 pm
This channel should be called anecdotal science
Daniel Vance
April 15, 2020 at 5:24 pm
I cut out caffeine nearly 25-years ago now because of a rare kidney disease diagnosis. When at a restaurant, I often order root beer, expecting it to be caffeine free. There are those rare times however that I’ll get my drink and it’ll be Barq’s (which has caffeine). Feeling what it does to me, I have no clue how people drink caffeine every day, multiple times per day. And Barq’s has very low caffeine compared to most drinks on the market. Now if you’ll excuse me, I must go take a nap. All this typing tired me out.
Jell O
January 26, 2021 at 10:06 am
I read Muggs rootbeer is caffeine free but Barqs has about as much as a cup of green tea.
JellO
January 26, 2021 at 10:06 am
I read Muggs rootbeer is caffeine free but Barqs has about as much as a cup of green tea.
Ryan Doyle
October 24, 2022 at 9:32 pm
Some of it is lost tolerance, but some of it is yes I think after you quit and then drink caffeine you notice how it makes you feel so much more. When you drink it regularly you think it’s just life, not the caffeine.
@DanielVance
April 15, 2020 at 1:24 pm
I cut out caffeine nearly 25-years ago now because of a rare kidney disease diagnosis. When at a restaurant, I often order root beer, expecting it to be caffeine free. There are those rare times however that I’ll get my drink and it’ll be Barq’s (which has caffeine). Feeling what it does to me, I have no clue how people drink caffeine every day, multiple times per day. And Barq’s has very low caffeine compared to most drinks on the market. Now if you’ll excuse me, I must go take a nap. All this typing tired me out.
@GetUnwoke
January 26, 2021 at 5:06 am
I read Muggs rootbeer is caffeine free but Barqs has about as much as a cup of green tea.
@ryan06105
October 24, 2022 at 5:32 pm
Some of it is lost tolerance, but some of it is yes I think after you quit and then drink caffeine you notice how it makes you feel so much more. When you drink it regularly you think it’s just life, not the caffeine.
@BookClubDisaster
October 24, 2022 at 5:32 pm
Some of it is lost tolerance, but some of it is yes I think after you quit and then drink caffeine you notice how it makes you feel so much more. When you drink it regularly you think it’s just life, not the caffeine.
Kent Hambrock
April 15, 2020 at 6:08 pm
I was consuming around 400~mg of caffeine a day for months. Gave it up in February when I discovered the effects high cortisol (caused by excessive caffeine consumption) has on the immune system. During a pandemic, the last thing I want is a controllable habit to make things worse on me. Took me at least two weeks to get over the worst of it. xD Been doing fine, since, though.
100mg is roughly 10oz of fresh brewed coffee or 20oz of instant coffee. I however take my caffeine in the form of gum. 100mg per piece.
@KentHambrock
April 15, 2020 at 2:08 pm
I was consuming around 400~mg of caffeine a day for months. Gave it up in February when I discovered the effects high cortisol (caused by excessive caffeine consumption) has on the immune system. During a pandemic, the last thing I want is a controllable habit to make things worse on me. Took me at least two weeks to get over the worst of it. xD Been doing fine, since, though.
100mg is roughly 10oz of fresh brewed coffee or 20oz of instant coffee. I however take my caffeine in the form of gum. 100mg per piece.
Chris Kenny
April 15, 2020 at 6:44 pm
I ain’t watching 16 minutes of this. What’s the TL;DR?
Jeremy Marko
April 15, 2020 at 6:48 pm
Are you kidding. Talk about dumbing us all down. This is not informative. Please have some credible people discussing science…
@jeremymarko7950
April 15, 2020 at 2:48 pm
Are you kidding. Talk about dumbing us all down. This is not informative. Please have some credible people discussing science…
Michael Ireton
April 15, 2020 at 7:14 pm
Well this was profoundly disappointing and even in these socially isolated times with a lot of free time on my hands, a complete waste of 10 minutes (I skipped over a lot). A lot of giggly anecdotes and precious little substance or actual “science”. Caffeine is indeed a psychoactive drug. There’s still debate about whether it is truly “addictive”–substantive discussion of which might have made this at least somewhat more interesting. At least SOME exploration of the (psycho)pharmacology of caffeine would have been interesting. (Is it possible to overdose on caffeine?) Maybe some discussion of the history of coffee and coffee culture might have added some heft as well. (Who figured out that you could take (toxic) berries, then remove the flesh, then roast the seeds, then grind the seeds, then pour water over the ground seeds to produce a beverage? It seems quite bizarre!) Or perhaps a contemplation of how glibly so many people (including these ones) talk about “needing” coffee, while simultaneously condemning other psychoactive substances might have been interesting. It’s not just hypocritical–it also reveals something about social attitudes toward psychoactive substances in general. Again, some exploration of that might have made this more worthwhile to watch. WHY is coffee so widely socially accepted, while other substances aren’t? WHY do so many people feel like they “need” coffee to get through their day?
Of course, coffee allows workers to be more “productive”–to work harder, faster, and longer. This, of course, is beneficial to business. It allows businesses to extract more (surplus) “value” from their workers. In other words, coffee makes people better worker bees. It has also become big business in and of itself. Some exploration of the economics and labor practices of the coffee industry–including the move toward “fair trade” coffee might have been welcome.
On the purely anecdotal level, I quit all sources of caffeine about 25 years ago, after being a very heavy user. Yes, I went through some “withdrawal”, but I’m glad I did it. Don’t miss it a bit.
David Hays
April 16, 2020 at 12:48 am
(I skipped over a lot) of this wall of text.
@MichaelIretonEsq
April 15, 2020 at 3:14 pm
Well this was profoundly disappointing and even in these socially isolated times with a lot of free time on my hands, a complete waste of 10 minutes (I skipped over a lot). A lot of giggly anecdotes and precious little substance or actual “science”. Caffeine is indeed a psychoactive drug. There’s still debate about whether it is truly “addictive”–substantive discussion of which might have made this at least somewhat more interesting. At least SOME exploration of the (psycho)pharmacology of caffeine would have been interesting. (Is it possible to overdose on caffeine?) Maybe some discussion of the history of coffee and coffee culture might have added some heft as well. (Who figured out that you could take (toxic) berries, then remove the flesh, then roast the seeds, then grind the seeds, then pour water over the ground seeds to produce a beverage? It seems quite bizarre!) Or perhaps a contemplation of how glibly so many people (including these ones) talk about “needing” coffee, while simultaneously condemning other psychoactive substances might have been interesting. It’s not just hypocritical–it also reveals something about social attitudes toward psychoactive substances in general. Again, some exploration of that might have made this more worthwhile to watch. WHY is coffee so widely socially accepted, while other substances aren’t? WHY do so many people feel like they “need” coffee to get through their day?
Of course, coffee allows workers to be more “productive”–to work harder, faster, and longer. This, of course, is beneficial to business. It allows businesses to extract more (surplus) “value” from their workers. In other words, coffee makes people better worker bees. It has also become big business in and of itself. Some exploration of the economics and labor practices of the coffee industry–including the move toward “fair trade” coffee might have been welcome.
On the purely anecdotal level, I quit all sources of caffeine about 25 years ago, after being a very heavy user. Yes, I went through some “withdrawal”, but I’m glad I did it. Don’t miss it a bit.
Pople BackyardFarm
April 16, 2020 at 2:09 pm
I only drink 2 cups a day
@PopleBackyardFarm
April 16, 2020 at 10:09 am
I only drink 2 cups a day
Kevin Anderson
April 16, 2020 at 5:51 pm
It is like so helpful to like be able to have like this like science based information like available like on YouTube! You like wouldn’t believe like how many other like science YouTubers leave out the totally like relevant celebrity take on these like important like issues. I mean, I was like OMG! Like J’lo doesn’t even like drink caffeine because she like says that it like destroys her skin! I was like, OMG is that true?!?!
Scott Concertman
December 26, 2020 at 12:05 pm
Thanks so subscribe, give me a thumbs up after a 5 minute yada yada yada intro.
@sipsake
April 16, 2020 at 1:51 pm
It is like so helpful to like be able to have like this like science based information like available like on YouTube! You like wouldn’t believe like how many other like science YouTubers leave out the totally like relevant celebrity take on these like important like issues. I mean, I was like OMG! Like J’lo doesn’t even like drink caffeine because she like says that it like destroys her skin! I was like, OMG is that true?!?!
@scottconcertman3423
December 26, 2020 at 7:05 am
Thanks so subscribe, give me a thumbs up after a 5 minute yada yada yada intro.
Keith Olson
April 17, 2020 at 1:07 am
Watching this drinking my afternoon coffee.
Scott Concertman
December 26, 2020 at 12:06 pm
Afternoon coffee enema?
Keith Olson (vintonole)
April 17, 2020 at 1:07 am
Watching this drinking my afternoon coffee.
@KeithOlson0326
April 16, 2020 at 9:07 pm
Watching this drinking my afternoon coffee.
@scottconcertman3423
December 26, 2020 at 7:06 am
Afternoon coffee enema?
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John Ferguson
May 13, 2020 at 9:09 pm
I got derealization/ depressed when I quit for 2 month . It was horrible. I’m back drinking coffee
David R
June 3, 2020 at 7:12 am
That’s good psychoactive ASMR
David Resetar
June 3, 2020 at 7:12 am
That’s good psychoactive ASMR
Spontaneous Snowflake
July 24, 2020 at 2:31 pm
This is possibly the most irritating video I have ever watched.
Scott Concertman
December 26, 2020 at 11:57 am
I second that seasick motion. Nails across a chalk board would have been more pleasurable 😳
@spontaneoussnowflake5494
July 24, 2020 at 10:31 am
This is possibly the most irritating video I have ever watched.
@scottconcertman3423
December 26, 2020 at 6:57 am
I second that seasick motion. Nails across a chalk board would have been more pleasurable 😳
Scott Concertman
December 26, 2020 at 11:54 am
Caffeine detox headache? Just take an Excedrin. Not to manage the headache, but because Excedrin contains caffeine.
@scottconcertman3423
December 26, 2020 at 6:54 am
Caffeine detox headache? Just take an Excedrin. Not to manage the headache, but because Excedrin contains caffeine.
MYL-CREATE
March 21, 2021 at 1:26 pm
Jess is so adorable. I can get lost in her eyes.
Obsolete Tutorials
March 21, 2021 at 1:26 pm
Jess is so adorable. I can get lost in her eyes.
@ObsoleteTutorials
March 21, 2021 at 9:26 am
Jess is so adorable. I can get lost in her eyes.
cookie
May 4, 2021 at 2:08 pm
its my 4th day now wish me luck!
@cookie-gw5em
May 4, 2021 at 10:08 am
its my 4th day now wish me luck!
Damitha Nadeesha Wanniarachchi
December 13, 2021 at 12:06 pm
who drinks coffee in a wine glass??
@DamithaNadeeshaWanniarachchi
December 13, 2021 at 7:06 am
who drinks coffee in a wine glass??
Julie jesse Carol
August 16, 2022 at 9:48 pm
Living with Body odour and Excessive sweating hasn’t been easy for me, with the everyday bullying and embarrassment. had it since adolescence.I was able to get rid of it long term with diet and herbal protocol of from #druwenboherbalhome on Youtube, know more fishy odour. Now am able to associate with friend and family, even at work without been embarrassed.. I have my life back👃👃
Jo Hu (Joanna)
September 5, 2022 at 1:24 am
Wow, unwatchable
Joanna
September 4, 2022 at 9:24 pm
Wow, unwatchable
@joannaquanttumphysics
September 4, 2022 at 9:24 pm
Wow, unwatchable
Ryan Doyle
October 24, 2022 at 9:30 pm
This is darker than Requiem For A Dream.
Also you really need more than 2 weeks to assess life without caffeine.
@ryan06105
October 24, 2022 at 5:30 pm
This is darker than Requiem For A Dream.
Also you really need more than 2 weeks to assess life without caffeine.
@BookClubDisaster
October 24, 2022 at 5:30 pm
This is darker than Requiem For A Dream.
Also you really need more than 2 weeks to assess life without caffeine.
@Osgood-iz5rs
February 19, 2024 at 4:13 pm
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@halvardlund4782
April 15, 2024 at 6:06 am
I did not know rational channels still excisted on the internet.
@dylanscalfscalf9488
April 28, 2024 at 12:47 pm
Caffeine is one of the hardest thing to kick. I’ve stopped and withdrawn from everything under the sun and caffeine is the only thing I can’t kick other than my vape. I get INSANE headaches if I go 24 hours without drinking any. I’ve just accepted the fact that I’m going to be drinking caffeine and vaping until I die at 100 years old.
@changeminds2736
May 2, 2024 at 11:52 am
you have no idea what it’s like to quit nicotine or heroin, nicotine being a bit harder than heroin on the mental side but heroin will keep you sick for a week and fogged for months.
@dylanscalfscalf9488
May 5, 2024 at 1:11 pm
@@changeminds2736 why are you acting like you know me? I’m an ex addict. I’ll be sober for 4 years at the end of October. I know exactly what it’s like to withdraw off both of those. I not saying caffeine is harder on the body. I have had entire weeks where I didn’t sleep because I was withdrawing off of heroin or pills. I’m saying I have kicked everything except for caffeine and nicotine. Maybe that’s because I got tired of using stuff and stopping. Caffeine and nicotine are tame compared to pills or H. Therefore I subconsciously put less effort into stopping them, even though I really wanted to kick them. Don’t act like you know me though