I often go for long periods of time without it. But then I sleep. And sleep. And sleep. And such was life before caffeine and the only reason why I started popping them to begin with.
I should have another sleep study done because my sleep apnea is probably much worse. I would probably benefit from one of those breathing machines. (My mom has to use one)
But those studies cost a lot of money and are royal pains in the butt lol

There's a lot of truth to what you said, but my hands are tied if I want any sort of productive life.