withdraw and insomnia? back to front?!

[taurushead]

hi guys...

is it possible that withdrawal symptoms as ive just drastically cut caffeine intake , are causing insomnia?! coz...i didn't cut back due to insomnia, and always slept fine. and now i cant ?! ..just curious. if so..its not worth it :I i miss sleep...

[Cassiel]

I have heard of this happening. I've also heard of some people responding to excess caffeine in weird ways - it makes them sleepy rather than jittery. It's a chemical messing with your adrenal glands, and when you do that they tend to overreact for a while (overproduce stress hormones like cortisol) and then they fatigue and underproduce. So, cut back on caffeine, and you may have a similar response in reverse. The endocrine system is not something to manipulate lightly.