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I've gone through multiple periods in the past few years where I would cut out caffeine.
If you are able to consistently limit yourself to a rough amount my current answer is no, it's not really worth it. A month or so ago I accidentally missed a cup of coffee in the morning so I decided to just cold turkey it. After the withdrawal symptoms went away there were a few days where I felt a lot more energetic than usual but that went away and I returned to my norm where I pretty much have to take a nap or two to comfortably function. After restarting caffeine it's pretty much the same thing except I felt more energetic due to taking caffeine with a reset tolerance. Once it starts building up again, I return to the same thing where I need to take a nap.
I've had energy issues my entire life and I limit myself to ~100mg I think in the morning and at noon. I'm also shorter than average and I think my weight just above underweight so I might not need as much.
I've only ever gotten slight anxiety from caffeinated milkshakes sometimes.