thank you. I will start weening off. have you ever worked the night shift? do you now?
I have never worked a night shift but yeah, I used to start getting really tired around 2pm in my desk job and that was with heavy heavy caffeine abuse.
That never, ever happens any more that I no longer have shitloads of caffeine.
Ween and come completely off. Come back to it when you're sure you've sorted it out. You might find that you no longer enjoy the feeling of caffeine buzz. I know I do not, any more.
Also, responding to a few people - I don't have insomnia, I can drink a coffee and go to sleep - I have a different problem. Something to do with feeling utterly drained by strong caffeine. Like completely deadheaded, low energy. Really bad.
I recently experimented with modafinil. Even at a quarter tablet at 9am, I was absolutely fucked by night time. Mentally just destroyed. I worked like a demon all day, though. Wasn't worth the cost, though. One thing is for sure, you don't suggest to an insomniac to take the drug they use for narcolepsy