Decaf Coffee
People mainly take Decaf Coffee for energy, anxiety. Based on 12 first-hand reports and 0 meta-analyses & systematic reviews in the medical literature. Ranked #721 of 1,974 overall.
Of reports that state an outcome, 50% are positive.
What Decaf Coffee does, according to users
Of the people who reported each effect, the share who said it got better.
What the research says
Systematic reviews and meta-analyses from PubMed, with their published conclusions.
1–4 randomized controlled trials, no meta-analysis yet. The grade measures how much human research exists — read the conclusions below for what it found.
Dosage people report
As stated by users — not a recommendation. Follow the label or your doctor.
Reported side effects
How often each side effect came up across all reports.
What users say
Verbatim quotes, shortened only — each links to the original discussion.
“I've been doing a mix of decaf and regular coffee for years because I was getting too much anxiety from overdoing the caffeine.”
“I have switched to decaf coffee to get me off caffeine”
“And decaf coffee.”
“I just added swiss water decaf into my routine, planning on dialing way back.”
“I also did a self-blind testing with caffeinated and decaffeinated coffee, and had no significant change in my character with the decaf coffee.”
Top discussions (5)
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- I am quitting caffeine for at least 1 week. ↗
- Can we talk about COMT and food polyphenols (coffee, tea, beans, spices) leading to increased stress/anxiety? Seems like an underrated/under-discussed phenomenon. But is it real? ↗
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User data from public discussions; research from PubMed. Information only, not medical advice — talk to a doctor before starting, stopping or combining anything. Data updated October 2, 2026. How we rate