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For me, it didn't hit until about 3 or 4 days after - I suppose the caffeine was still in my system and took time to work out. Pity I'm not into S&M - I might have enjoyed it more :leather:Quote:
Originally posted by BDBionic
But on weekends or days when I just don't bother making coffee... I don't notice a thing. Don't feel any different. Don't suffer. Feel fine!
So I'm guessin' I do fine on the caffeine addiction front. :)
I'm a coffee drinker... i don't drink a lot, just one cup every morning. But having this habit of drinking coffee every morning since i was little little, made me completely dependent of it.
A few months ago, i decided to stop drinking coffee. And headaches started to appear and i was in a bitchy mood. I didn't put everything together... I was laughing at people before when they would say you can be addicted to caffeine...
But yep, i got big headaches and could not work and concentrate on anything because i didn't get my coffee first... So i started to drink again and headaches are gone.
The thing is i can't stand coffee anymore... After a few minutes, i got the taste of the coffee in my mouth that repulses me andi have to suck on a mint or something. That's when i can say "i'm totally addicted" and i know if i stop, headaches will come back.
I MUST have my sodas, but I discovered that I don't have them for the caffeine, I just want the delightful sweet soda taste. I can switch from caffeine free to fully caffeinated and back again with no ill effects.
So, I drink Diet Rite. No caffeine, no sugar, no sodium, still a cola!!!! w00t!!
Now, in the early morning, someone better be giving me my coffee. I have ONE cup of coffee first thing in the morning, with fat-free, sugar-free creamer and splenda. After that, I'm good for the day.
Now, I'm addicted to the soda flavor and sweetness. I drink Diet Rite all day, every day. Rarely do I drink just plain water, and then I have to be really thirsty. Crystal Light in the water makes it better, and I've been known to drink that like crazy. I get the sugar-free kind.
(Can we tell that I'm trying to cut down on my sugar intake?)
holy shit...they still make Diet Rite?
in any case...i don't really care if i'm addicted to caffine or not. we go through so many pots of coffee at those aa meetings i don't think anyone cares. but if it's a problem and you want to quit....i suggest you ride it out like jasun said. it's a hell of a lot better than the w/d that comes from quitting other drugs (like alcohol)...sometimes you can't quit cold turkey without medical supervision.