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SergeantStoned t1_jdyws41 wrote

Reply to comment by Fun_Engineering_5865 in TIFU by drinking black tea by monkshood_bezoar

Decaf means no caffeine. You're getting a nocebo effect from decaf coffee if I'm not misreading because I'm hella sleepy.

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ZoraksGirlfriend t1_jdz3lta wrote

I believe decaf still has some caffeine, just at an amount that wouldn’t affect most people.

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SergeantStoned t1_jdztsm9 wrote

That's true, according to a quick Google regular decaf has 2mg per cup whereas normal coffee comes in between 95-120mg.

I don't know if such a miniscule amount of decaf is enough to give someone the jitters as it's like at least 30times less than a normal cup of coffe.

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Ok-Category9249 t1_jdz30hu wrote

Did you just say nocebo efect? Cuz I'm crying.

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SergeantStoned t1_jdzlsqs wrote

Yes, it's the opposite of the placebo effect.

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Crissroad t1_jdzpmix wrote

Is it though? OP took decaf exactly because they think there is no caffeine in it. As opposed to taking decaf, thinking it’s normal coffee and feeling sick. (Just pondering technicalities)

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Fun_Engineering_5865 t1_je09a2s wrote

No, I’m so sensitive to caffeine that I tried decaf, knowing that there is a small amount, and it still made me very sick.

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