Side effects associated with drinking a lot of decaf coffee?

I am currently trying to lose the last hurrah of lbs and I'm finding it very hard to stay below my TDEE without a ton of fibre from veggies and the taste of tea and coffee. Recently I've been having too much caffeine (~300mg+ if one 30ml espresso has ~70mg/caffeine) and some difficulty in sleeping.

I can't seem to find anything which suggests that a healthy and active person will have any long-term problems when drinking several cups of coffee a day for a short-term period, say a month or two.

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  • FlaxMilk
    FlaxMilk Posts: 3,452 Member
    Hey, from what I've read, drink as much decaf coffee and tea as you like--they both have antioxidants and are good for you. Drink a few cups of caffeinated and make the rest decaf. (I do not follow this myself-I down caffeine like it's my job.)
  • links_slayer
    links_slayer Posts: 1,151 Member
    Side effects of decaf coffee for me: irritability and general *kitten*-ish behavior
  • Escape_Artist
    Escape_Artist Posts: 1,155 Member
    Yes, I thought I had mono the week my Bf made a mistake and bought Decaf coffee.
    Was horrible
  • Side effects for me: stained teeth.