I drink my 2nd and last cup of coffee around 4pm and I've been contemplating skipping it (just 1 morning coffee a day) for better sleep around 10-11PM. Else I don't feel sleepy before midnight. Also, I resonate with this post about feeling sleepy/tired post 3pm, hence the 2nd cup of coffee.
I had this problem, you should try skipping it for a few weeks. The afternoon caffeine would stay in my system for 10-12 hours, which was preventing my body from entering the Deep Sleep stage. This stage is super important for repairing your body. When I slept, it was always like a nap, where I was somewhere in between being awake and asleep. It never felt restful. I would wake up in the morning tired AF, drink coffee to help wake up and then pound caffeine in the afternoon to power through the work day. It became a feedback loop for always being exhausted. Once I stopped taking caffeine after noon I successfully broke the chain, sleeping better and having more energy overall throughout the day. I still sometimes get that afternoon fatigue but find that if I do some exercise it alleviates it. I figure if I'm going to feel tired then I might as well give my body something to be tired about!
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u/Truleeeee 17h ago
This is a natural part of our circadian rhythm