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and it's killing me. My head aches every day. Been two weeks now and I'm hoping this ends soon.
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Wean yourself or take some migraine meds to alleviate the pain.
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2 weeks? wow Figured they would subside after a week or so..
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Why are you quitting cold turkey? Do you have a health problem?
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Wow, you must have had immense amounts every day for months to have withdrawals.
Then again Amercian coffee is brewed to the strength of mild tea, so I'm not sure how believable this really is.
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I quit caffeine a few years back. Went from 20 to 40 cups of coffee a day...to none.
I had headaches for a couple of months, got sick to my stomach, had the shits for a week about 3 weeks in, was weak and shaky at times for a couple of months as well.
It was worse than when I quit cocaine cold turkey. Much worse. keep at it. I felt tons better once I got thru it, and my health improved dramatically.
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I drink about 4-5 cups a day in 3 sessions. I dig it the most and I feel like a game rooster
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I gave up the Energy drinks. I have 1 to 2 cups of Joe in the morning and that's it. Used to be I would have that then have 2-3 Rockstars or Monsters.
I also stopped drinking. I wasn't drinking much but I noticed it was starting to be an almost daily thing.
In my world anyone who drinks daily is an alky. So.....
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Modeeb posted:
Wean yourself or take some migraine meds to alleviate the pain.
Im not much for pills, but the headaches may force me to.
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Tych2 posted:
Why are you quitting cold turkey? Do you have a health problem?
Wife volunteered me a new years resolution. 
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RHWarrior posted:
Wow, you must have had immense amounts every day for months to have withdrawals.
Then again Amercian coffee is brewed to the strength of mild tea, so I'm not sure how believable this really is.
Yeah, Cokes mainly...lots of them.
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It'd be much easier if you'd cut down gradually. If you were drinking 3 a day, drink 2 for a few weeks, then 1 for a few weeks, then maybe cut it out entirely.
But having invested the time you have already I'd stick with it rather than going back at this point.
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Yukishiro1 posted:
It'd be much easier if you'd cut down gradually. If you were drinking 3 a day, drink 2 for a few weeks, then 1 for a few weeks, then maybe cut it out entirely.
But having invested the time you have already I'd stick with it rather than going back at this point.
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I'm trying cold turkey, cuz weaning in the past has never taken.
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the boss of the company i contract for told me that he is 100% that quitting caffiene has no side effects...says it's all in your head
i tried to argue but he wasn't hearing it 
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600-800 mgs of Ibuprofen when the symptoms are bad got me through it, it was the only thing that stopped the "nail in your skull" headaches.
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Walker_ID posted:
the boss of the company i contract for told me that he is 100% that quitting caffiene has no side effects...says it's all in your head
i tried to argue but he wasn't hearing it
it IS all in my head...the pain.
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Bowlartz posted:
600-800 mgs of Ibuprofen when the symptoms are bad got me through it, it was the only thing that stopped the "nail in your skull" headaches.
Yeah, I'm afraid that may be the solution, I'm just adverse to taking pills for pain though.
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Get over it. This is a special situation.
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take Excedrin. It has caffeine. That's what I did when I quit.
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Yukishiro1 posted:
Get over it. This is a special situation.
Man, Yuki, you're gonna make one hardass parent.
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I love it. I work so many hours i need it to survive
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Vydor posted:
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Yeah, Cokes mainly...lots of them.
Maybe it's your blood sugar levels playing havoc then, and not the caffeine?
Hell over 3 cups I very rarely get more alert, and has to be fresh or it has marginal effect to begin with. But that's me.
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Why would I want to give up a drug that is legal, makes me concentrate better, gives me energy and is somewhat beneficial to my health if consumed in the right amounts.
and lets not forget that proper coffee is f'kin tasty!
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Vydor posted:
Yukishiro1 posted:
Get over it. This is a special situation.
Man, Yuki, you're gonna make one hardass parent.
Haha I meant get over your resistance to pain medication, not just get over your pain.
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Guess I must be lucky. I went from drinking 2-3 energy drinks a day + other caffeinated beverages to nothing. No side effects at all that I can notice.
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