Just curious as to why people say to avoid caffeine when quitting smoking?

[reader2019]

I know why we should avoid alcohol.

[RoisinO1 Administrator 3 Years Smoke Free]

Hey reader2019 , the stimulant in caffeine triggers severe triggers for nicotine if you are/were a smoker. Also even if you never smoked can bring on nasty anxiety attacks.

[reader2019 3 Years Smoke Free in reply to RoisinO1]

Hi thanks for your info. Is this because a lot of smokers smoke while they have coffee. I had been an outside smoker for 25 years and never had my coffee outside while I smoked. I still have my coffee in the morning. But now I am wondering if it will be something I will have to watch for once I am done the champix. May time to switch to decaf.

[RoisinO1 Administrator 3 Years Smoke Free in reply to reader2019]

For me anyway I stopped coffee completely when I stopped smoking, only would have 1 cup a day first thing in the morning but that one cup brought on severe cravings and anxiety.....

Oddly enough, I was fine with alcohol 😯

[gggg123 7 Years Smoke Free in reply to RoisinO1]

Weirdo!!! 😝

[RoisinO1 Administrator 3 Years Smoke Free in reply to gggg123]

[gggg123 7 Years Smoke Free]

I didn't avoid it when I quit, I did avoid alcohol though for 2 years but never coffee

[Mummymonster 100 Days Smoke Free]

Smoking dulls the effect of caffeine. So it can make you quite shaky and anxious and interfere with sleep.

[Mummymonster 100 Days Smoke Free]

When you have caffeine after quitting...