My ENT doctor said if I ever wanted to stop taking prevacid I would have to give up coffee. I figured I was going to die someday anyway, but life was too short to not enjoy my daily cup(s) of coffee. I love a good dark brewed coffee, drink it black, and have 2-3 cups a day.
The Doc. said to try an herbal tea, which I've been trying to drink for years, but they don't do the trick. Then in an online search for coffee substitutes I found Teeccino. I've tried the sample pack, the Java, and the Maya dark roast. The Maya comes the closest to my nice dark coffee flavor, the Java is nice too, and a bit more mellow. My first taste was questionable, but after two days all my doubts were gone. This was an excellent coffee substitute, and I can have more than 3 cups if I want, or drink it in the afternoon and still sleep at night.
I seem to have more energy, without the jitters I got from caffiene, and I never get the sour stomach feeling that I got from too much coffee. I'm cutting down the prevacid to every other day, and hope to be completely off it by the end of the year.