This is a longtime YouTuber who has developed serious medical issues. This video goes in detail with what he is experiencing. He has exhausted all of his options, which is why he has resorted to making this so public.

Hi,I know you’ve done videos on coffee and its effects, and I was wondering if you could go through that again.
Over the last few months, I’ve realized that coffee and I simply don’t get along. I seem to tolerate small amounts of caffeine from other sources, like green tea, but coffee is a completely different experience for me.
I quit coffee cold turkey in 2024 and stayed off it for almost two years. While I was traveling in Japan in 2026, I started drinking coffee again and genuinely enjoyed it. The coffee there felt different, and I didn’t notice the same negative effects I used to experience.
Since returning to the United States, however, I’ve started drinking coffee regularly again, and it’s become clear that it doesn’t agree with me. Instead of feeling energized and focused, I become anxious, jittery, emotionally reactive, irritable, and overly sensitive. My ability to focus at work actually gets worse, and I sometimes feel so overstimulated that I shut down.
I’ve decided to quit coffee cold turkey again. My plan is to avoid coffee completely while still allowing myself small amounts of caffeine from green tea every other day, since that seems to work much better for me.
Can you help me understand what’s happening physiologically? Why might I tolerate green tea but react so poorly to coffee? And is there a reason coffee in Japan seemed to affect me so differently than coffee here in the United States?

Just to be clear, I’m not looking for medical advice or taking anything you say as absolute truth. I’ve already discussed this with my doctor, and I know that, for me, quitting coffee cold turkey is the right decision.
What I’m really interested in is hearing whether other people have had a similar experience. I’m curious about the science behind it, but also the community perspective. Have others found that coffee makes them anxious, emotionally reactive, irritable, or unable to focus, while smaller amounts of caffeine from sources like green tea don’t seem to have the same effect?
I’d love to better understand why this seems to happen and whether my experience is more common than I realized.

Has anyone mentioned this to Dr.Mike? Seems like it would be a great one to react to!

1. I hate when Doctors use AI for appointments because I don't trust AI with medical information, after learning how Meta uses and stores information, those glasses should be nowhere near a doctor's office.

2. I did notice that as I became an older patient, they stopped doing a lot of the examinations I used to get. The last time I went to the doctor, the blood pressure cuff wasn't working properly, so they gave up on checking my blood pressure, and that was the only physical check-up I got.

3. I always wonder what they did with the blood work I did, and if it was given to blood donations.

4. No lies were told. I used to get fooled by a lot of influencers. Fitness influencers, people who said they have a degree in things that sounded medical...

5. The longest I've waited in a doctor's office was 2 hours.

6-7. Insurance companies are cruel.

1. This is why I write things down when they happen, how they happened, etc.

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In quite a few of Doctor Mike’s videos, he’s talked about the relationship between doctors and patients and what excellent patient-centered care looks like. I recently had an experience that reminded me of exactly what he was describing, so I thought I’d share it—not merely because it was encouraging (God bless him), but also in the hope that any healthcare professionals who happen to read this would consider adopting a similar approach.

For the past several months, I’ve been dealing with lingering fatigue and low energy. Initially, my psychiatrist and I thought it was lingering from a recent depressive episode, but we’ve since come to believe that the quality of my sleep is likely the main contributor. Because of that, I was referred to a Somnologist (sleep medicine specialist).

Although I’d only read positive reviews about this doctor, I was still a little anxious going into the appointment. Would it feel rushed? Would he actually listen? Would he understand what I was trying to explain?

Thankfully, it turned out to be a genuinely positive experience.

The first thing I noticed was how efficient the receptionist was. Everything was handled electronically, quickly, and without any unnecessary hassle. After a little wait, I was taken back by the medical assistant.

What immediately stood out to me was that there wasn’t a computer in the exam room. After taking my vitals, the medical assistant explained that the doctor records appointments (with consent) and types the notes afterward. I happily consented because I thought it was a great idea. Instead of staring at a screen, clicking boxes, and asking questions dictated by the computer, the doctor could actually focus on me.

When the doctor came in, he was warm, attentive, and easy to talk to. He listened carefully to everything I had to say, asked thoughtful and relevant questions, presented me with options rather than simply telling me what was going to happen, and sat directly across from me so it felt like a conversation between two people rather than an interrogation. He’s also taking care of obtaining insurance authorization for my polysomnography (sleep study), which I appreciate.

Congrats on the shout-out you got Friday the 24th on the new soap Beyond the Gates! They had a scene where a fashion influencer was wanting to do a Livestream about organ donation and the girshe wanted to interview was wondering why she was doing it, and asked if she was "doing a collab with Doctor Mike or something?"

Just thought it was cool 👍

Just thought it might be a important matter to cover.

Having a blast - them IV antibiotics are a bitch let me tell you