If you define "baseline" as how you feel on caffeine the answer might be never. I haven't read any good studies on this, so just guessing. But it would not surprise me if caffeine simply increases motivation and improves mood above baseline.

In that case your choice is between living with slightly worse mood and less motivation than you're used to, or finding the optimal caffeine dose and having guardrails to ensure you don't keep increasing the dose.

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(this is about the longer term, e.g. beyond one or two week effects, once you've slept off the cold turkey withdrawal - the benefit is going to a much lower dose is much more clear cut imo)