This Is What Happens When You Rely on Stimulants - Andrew Huberman

In this video, Andrew covers:

• How caffeine affects dopamine & motivation
• Why nicotine increases focus
• His thoughts on nicotine pouches
• Why he limits his nicotine consumption and may quit: the perils of dose escalation, vasoconstriction, and addiction
• How substances like energy drinks and nicotine trigger high dopamine release with minimal effort, potentially leading to decreased motivation without them
• Why nothing affects dopamine levels like cold exposure

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[Anthonyc]

I just keep my stimulants light and smoke crack each morning before I start my day. 🙌🏼

[burlyheads]

I gotta clap back a little to Andrew's Point on Zyns. I used to be a vape fiend. Was going though the largest disposables in less than a week. Taking a hit probably at least every hour while at work or every couple minutes while at home. Thank God for good friends that incessantly bullied me to get off of the vape and just try Zyns. That was less than 6 months ago and now I'm at just around 2-3x 3mg a day. Recently had a super busy day at work and only had a single one after work. Now I'm at such a low amount I hardly feel any physically discomfort if I go long periods without nicotine. Before After a few hours I would start to feel uncomfortable. Hard to accurately describe nicotine withdrawal, just a general discomfort, uneasy feeling or mild anxiety, and occasional ache.

[l.z.]

Don’t rely on caffeine for gym…. But 5 minutes ago ….I take caffeine before gym….😂

[AllMoneyInDre]

I’m a food addict. I’ll just drink water all day and maybe every other day have one cup of coffee from work, but when it comes to food. Yo boy needs to chill on that part.

[das-]

Dude’s 100% a caffeine addict lol. He made it sound like he has a cup of coffee in the morning but at 400-500mg daily he’s blasting it

[renegadezen]

Kind of interesting that the worlds most popular neuro scientist just straight up described himself as a full blown caffeine addict, but didnt use that A word. Caffeine addicts rarely will admit they are addicted

[YourBoy-V]

I'll rather rely on stimulants than depressants

[Robever]

I wake up and have an 8 ounce cup of coffee and a couple of rails...I find that very stimulating.

[skaterdudeb]

Caffeine has me by the juevos rn. Alcohol, zyn’s, trees, ADHD meds, anxiety meds all in my house, I have 0 interest in any of them — only caffeine 😅

[Nickalzz]

Caffeine seems to have a dramatic effect on my energy levels and my dopamine two or three years ago. I decided to give it up because we went on a cruise and since then I’ve also attempted to give it up multiple times with varying levels of success, but the one thing I noticed, every time is three or four days afterwards, my energy levels go through the roof higher to no caffeine in my system. My dopamine and overall enjoyment of life is much higher noticeably higher. It’s just so freaking hard to give up if I could do it all over again 15 years ago, I would never, start drinking energy drinks

[labden]

400mg of caffeine a day is not a small dose lol

[UnitedEmpire]

Not Me drinking a king size Reb Bull while watching this 🤣

[arkiwnl]

Can we just take a moment to appreciate the interviewer's ability to not interrupt the speaker every half a second trying to interject after each word.
Such a refreshing thing to see.

[couldbeahuman]

“is it addictive? maybe.” brother it’s not uncommon knowledge that nicotine is one of the most addictive drugs in the world tf

[BrownPanda]

How else are we gonna get through this shift??

[Keviekev]

3 weeks cold
Turkey from weed, nicotine and caffeine( 400mg) daily. Had a heart palpitation and then a horrible panic attack filled
Week. I DONT recommend cold turkey but definitely quit eventually. Being stimulant free is self
Liberating and feels amazing. No “ come downs”

[koen]

I stopped drinking coffee 4 weeks ago. I only drink thea. I have more energy, sleep better and I feel more social.
Mornings can be tough because i would rather have the wake up boost from coffee than from thea but it is absolutely worth it

[Zakufy]

My plug died off a heart attack, thing i realized was that the only liquid he consumed everyday 24/7 was Red Bulls which took his life

[JustAnFootballGuy]

My problem is I need caffeine to focus. I have adhd but I don’t take medication. But caffeine helps my mind just narrow down to one thing instead of being scattered brained constantly.

Yes I sleep well, exercise and eat healthy for those curious