Tense.
Irritable.
Muscle Stiffness.
Headaches.
Tightness in the chest.
Jittery.
Exhausted.
Increasing coffee consumption doesn’t help.
Yep, it’s time for a caffeine detox!
I know, I know. This whole blog is built around a coffee theme. I’m not happy about it, but it’s time to step away from “the precious” for a few weeks.
Caffeine is a drug. A socially acceptable one for sure but a drug nonetheless. I’ve kind of OD’d on it. I’m up to four BIG (14 oz) cups a day and even that amount has me feeling tired yet sort of wired at the same time.
I’m a little bit….
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And a whole lot this…
I Am The Great Cornholio
It’s time to put the coffee cup down and clean out the system.
The next few days will be hard because I’m a “rip the band-aid off in one pull” kinda girl.
Headaches, sleepiness, lack of brain function…..yeah, it’s gonna be fun. Detoxing off caffeine is much harder than simply cutting back but I can tell my body needs a full break.
In a few weeks, 1-2 cups of coffee will be like jet fuel for my brain again.
Herbal tea anyone?
Yeah, I didn’t think so.
Umm…good luck with that!
I told someone that I didn’t get any caffeine (I don’t drink coffee and I have pretty much cut out soda this past year) but then I remembered – I start my day with 2 Excedrine migraines (every day!). I asked my DR about it and she said it is probably rebound headaches based on caffeine. I though about trying to quit but I’m not sure my family is ready for 3-7 days of that!
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Maybe you could wean down 1/2 a pill every few days? My face pretty much felt like it was going to slide off my skull this morning so I had one cup for the sake of my family. We’re going to the movies and apparently I can’t go to the theater with a pillow tied around my head to keep it from falling off!
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I hope today is better – does not sound fun at all!!
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Good luck! I’ve had to do this before too. Sometimes you just know what your body needs, even if it’s parting with a dear sweet friend.
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As you know, I’ve tried this before and it NO WORK FOR ME. Good Luck!
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Good luck! I gave up Diet Cokes this year. So hard. I still miss them so!
But you can do it with the caffeine! Hang in there.
Gaye
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