[Nancy1999]

Some people seem to think coffee is healthy and has benefits, caffeine has been shown to do many good things, however if it is leaving you jittery, anxious, or unable to sleep, cutting down would be wise. Some people use a medicine with caffeine in it such as Excedrin when trying to stop their coffee/cola habit. You just gradually increase the amount of time between pills, and of course no coffee or cola, while you are doing this. It's fairly easy to break this addiction compared to most, but I'm not sure why you want to. Diaries have been shown to be an effective way to modify behavior. At first you write down every time you have a caffeine product, don't change your behavior in any way, just make a note of the time and amount. After you do this for a few days, you will have a good idea of when you drink, and how much of it you drink. Then you try to cut down the amount. You can do this by increasing the amount of time between drinks, or stopping the caffeine earlier in the day. The dairy is really informative and it will keep you aware of what you are doing. Go slowly, there is no great hurry, gradual reduction is easiest on the body, and you can revaluate your progress weekly. This is one addiction where there is no benefit in going cold turkey.