Who’s forcing you to drink it?
Uh, nobody?
Then why do you need to tolerate it better?
There’s something missing in this ask. If you don’t handle a food very well, you simply avoid/reduce it. Whether it’s caffeine, an allergy, or whatever.
Why do you need to change your body’s reaction? Why not just switch to decaf or other drinks?
If I’ve been feeling the effects of coffee I switch to teas for a few days. But I much prefer coffee so I end up switching back once I gel better. So maybe change up your caffeine medium of you’re having issues?
develop a dependency
With consistency. Whether I have 1 cup of coffee in the morning, or drink caffeinated beverages all day, the key for me is to do that consistently, or suffer dire consequences. Ramping up, I can’t focus and anxiety attacks. Ramping down I get migraines.
Woe betide me if I am on a ramp down and find myself having to take an Excedrin or three. That spike keeps me up for days.
By developing a caffeine addiction so it stops affecting me. Also ADHD.
Flashback to all those high school nights slamming monsters and passing out like nothing happened. If only there were signs so I could have been tested earlier.
I smoke some crack before drinking coffee…
That way I didn’t feel the effects of caffeine…
L-Theanine.
Practice
Try making a rich hot cocoa with a raw cocoa. Cocoa contains theobromine which can give a somewhat similar surge of energy as caffeine, but I find it less harsh.
Oh man, that sounds delicious!
I’m unable to process caffeine normally. The effects last 8 hours or more in my case. Let me know if you figure this out.
Drink less? It’s optional. If it causes you issues, just don’t.
Care to clarify?
I have one cup of coffee per day and maybe one soda if I need it later. If I have any more caffeine than that I feel like I’m going to jump out of my own skin
I’d it’s just the caffeine that’s a problem, there always decaf. There are some surprisingly good decafs out there.
What are the good decafs? The only one I know of is Blue Bottle Decaf Noir, and blue bottle is owned by Nestle so fuck blue bottle. Plus I can’t find it where I live now.
I had a hard time finding whole bean decaf. Counter culture: slow motion and magnolia coffee co: Brazil decaf are too options that I like fairly well.
My sensitivity to caffeine varies. When it starts to bother me, going to approximately half decaf and half normal beans is a good way to cut the caffeine without having the shock of suddenly switching to decaf only.
Half caf is great if you can deal with it. The older you get the harder time your body has processing caffeine. I’ve gotten to a place where I can’t drink almost any caffeine except early morning (due to the longer half-life in my body) or I can’t sleep, which sucks because I love the flavor of coffee, especially French roast, which is highly caffeinated.
Practice?