# Caffeine tolerance

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caffeine-tolerance/915526>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 16, 2020, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caffeine-tolerance/915526 "2020-07-16T21:38:07Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 16, 2020, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caffeine-tolerance/915526/1 "2020-07-16T21:38:07Z")

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I read that it takes about two weeks of drinking coffee every morning to start developing a dependency/tolerance. If you only drink coffee five days out of seven, does that break or delay the cycle? What about four days out of seven? Three? What if you have your coffee every other day?

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**Post date:** [July 16, 2020, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caffeine-tolerance/915526/2 "2020-07-16T21:53:10Z")

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It depends on why you’re using caffeine.  
[https://examine.com/nutrition/do-i-need-to-cycle-caffeine/](https://examine.com/nutrition/do-i-need-to-cycle-caffeine/)

[https://examine.com/nutrition/science-behind-caffeine/](https://examine.com/nutrition/science-behind-caffeine/)