any tips for a stim break that is coming up?

[Luckylefty811]

I'm almost done logging mr hyde v2 and i know its time for a stim break. i love the stuff but i know i need a break. i ran game day, domination, enhanced, uncut , fast fuel, and now mr hyde consecutively. loll this is going to suck big time. should i taper down or just go cold turkey. the headaches are going to be insane i know this already.

[DasBiceps]

I would slowly taper down. It is never good to just stop cold turkey when it comes to high doses of caffeine.

[TrainerTone]

I would slowly taper down. It is never good to just stop cold turkey when it comes to high doses of caffeine.

^This. And in the future don't run so many pre's consecutively back to back to back to back lol

[llahhsoj]

I would taper down. If you are using 3 scoops of whatever, drop down to 2 for a week, than 1 for a week, the next week maybe drink a cup of black coffee, than O caffeine. Your workouts might be off, but in the long run you will be okay.

[shoefanatic23]

I agree with slowly tapering it down. It will be rough in the beginning but it will be worth it in the long run.

[Nyrin]

I've found that I can avoid most noticeable side effects if I taper my caffeine down by ~100mg per day. Gives those extra adenosine receptors time to shrivel up gradually. So if I was on 600mg per day at my peak, weaning myself off over 6 days avoided all the nasty withdrawal symptoms for me.

[Luckylefty811]

^This. And in the future don't run so many pre's consecutively back to back to back to back lol

Trying to prepare myself for when mr Hyde is all done 418mg per scoop is serious and I take one ec dose in the morning. That's 618mg caf a day !!

[ajvitan]

I'm almost done logging mr hyde v2 and i know its time for a stim break. i love the stuff but i know i need a break. i ran game day, domination, enhanced, uncut , fast fuel, and now mr hyde consecutively. loll this is going to suck big time. should i taper down or just go cold turkey. the headaches are going to be insane i know this already.

Just taper it down like other guys have said. Make sure you have a good non stim prewo. Hemavol, Body Octane and Green Mag are my non stim prewo gems.

[DasBiceps]

Trying to prepare myself for when mr Hyde is all done 418mg per scoop is serious and I take one ec dose in the morning. That's 618mg caf a day !!

I can barely hand 175mg. I'm weak sauce.

[Nyrin]

I can barely hand 175mg. I'm weak sauce.

And it stays that way even after you dose it for awhile? Man, enjoy it; it's like I tell my lightweight friends when we're out drinking--it's not that you're a "cheap date," it's that you're "cost effective."

[DasBiceps]

And it stays that way even after you dose it for awhile? Man, enjoy it; it's like I tell my lightweight friends when we're out drinking--it's not that you're a "cheap date," it's that you're "cost effective."

I finally reached 150mg last week. I was very stim sensitive where even 50mg got me wired but i am trying to build a tolerance so i can use other pre's without problems.

[RichL1982]

My break started today. I'm going cold turkey. Picked up some dymatize xpand for my preworkout and some sprite zero for my soda.

[ROACHCLASS]

I'm leaning myself off as well. Although my morning cup of coffee is going to be hard to get away from

Thinking on buying some hemavol to aid me.

[browguy808]

I started a month long stim break myself and it sucks! Just taper off slowly so that it wont be too bad when you go off of it.

[Mobraelite]

why take a break?

if anything just take half of what u used to take


stims are not bad

[TheGilmore]

Tapering is your best bet. If you go cold turkey, take a little ibuprofen when the headache shows up. That tends to keep me good until the same time the next day.

[ROACHCLASS]

why take a break?

if anything just take half of what u used to take


stims are not bad

So take half of the recommended dosage and essential "cheat" yourself?

People take breaks from stims because their bodies become use to them and they don't work as they once did.

[Bequi]

Taper for sure. get a low stim PWO. the headache and FATIGUE will take you out if you dont slowly taper down.

[emergency]

When I take a stim break I always taper down for the first week and then go completely stim free for the next three.

[p_gomez]

Meh, just stop cold turkey.

I think doing that will make you use preworkouts more "strictly"

I use a combo of carbs/hemavol/aminos during my workout when taking a break from stims.

[The Solution]

Just taper it down like other guys have said. Make sure you have a good non stim prewo. Hemavol, Body Octane and Green Mag are my non stim prewo gems.

Bingo...
Try to cut out the pre-workouts and replace with a coffee or two a day to reduce caffeine intake at first, then to 1, then switch to a non-stim pre
Hemavol FTW tastes delicious.

[wasp9166]

i'm on day 5, first time i've gotten off caffeine completely , prob was 500-600 mg a day

lemme tell ya, first 3 days , brutal, i'm a cold turkey guy

first day, nasty headache, 2nd and 3rd needed 2 naps a day,lol

wake up feeling hung over

but with each day i feel better

i'd def try to stop on a thurs , that way you have fri , a work day, an 2 days to sleep

[nugget5]

Grab some bulk CitMal, COP caps, maybe some kno3 and you'll be fine.

[StrongRepublican]

Tapering down - takes longer, but usually eliminates severe caffeine headaches and helps with initial lethargy.
Cold turkey - gets it over with quickly, but definitely sucks the first few days.

Maybe plan a deload week at the gym for the first week of your stim break so you aren't overtaxing yourself. There are also several solid stim-free pres available to help out your performance: BodyForge 2.0, Body Octane, Hemavol - I've tried and enjoyed all three of these myself. Also, Push 10 gets a lot of solid feedbacl from what I have seen, though I haven't tried it myself.

[Outliers]

Tapering down - takes longer, but usually eliminates severe caffeine headaches and helps with initial lethargy.
Cold turkey - gets it over with quickly, but definitely sucks the first few days.

Tapering down is the way to go. I went to cold turkey, had unbearable headaches and half asleep during the day, one of the worst weeks of my life.

[Luckylefty811]

Tapering down - takes longer, but usually eliminates severe caffeine headaches and helps with initial lethargy.
Cold turkey - gets it over with quickly, but definitely sucks the first few days.

Maybe plan a deload week at the gym for the first week of your stim break so you aren't overtaxing yourself. There are also several solid stim-free pres available to help out your performance: BodyForge 2.0, Body Octane, Hemavol - I've tried and enjoyed all three of these myself. Also, Push 10 gets a lot of solid feedbacl from what I have seen, though I haven't tried it myself.

i think im going to taper down and break up my caffeine tabs in half so they are 100mg each.

[Luckylefty811]

Bingo...
Try to cut out the pre-workouts and replace with a coffee or two a day to reduce caffeine intake at first, then to 1, then switch to a non-stim pre
Hemavol FTW tastes delicious.

i was going to start using some c4 to taper down from mr hyde.

[Luckylefty811]

i have some c4 still on hand, and was thinking of maybe purchasing uncut again which was capped at 130mg per cap.

[CodyHill4]

Im taking a stim break too... taper ftw

maybe get ahold of some iforce compete + hemavol or bodyforge 2.0... also some CL glycergrow = brb epic painful pumps

[The Solution]

i was going to start using some c4 to taper down from mr hyde.

Perfect idea, do like 1.5 scoops, 1 scoop, .5 scoop then cut it and into hemavol or a stim free pill.