Caffeine Withdraw

Lynnier · Post by **Lynnier** » Fri Jan 09, 2009 2:37 pm

Hi Everyone: I am currently cutting back on the caffeine, as suggested, and have been experiencing some headaches. I was wondering if anyone else had gone through this, and if you have, how long do they last?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Jan 09, 2009 3:50 pm

lynne;
I am off caffeine, I tapered down each day and had maybe 6 oz the last 2 days and the headache stops. Sorry to hear about your hectic life the last week or so with the water going out. Keep e-mailing.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 1:10 am

I get the headaches at night. Though they aren't particularly bad, they do come at a time when the last thing I want to do is have something with caffeine in it. Last night, I took an aspirin and went to bed.
Thanks for the suggestion. I really appreciate it, Celion.
Lynnier

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 1:45 am

Headaches from caffeine withdrawal is probably the most common side effect of doing this. As Celion said, it's very important to WEAN yourself off as gradually as possible. But I also still got some minor headaches when I was going off of caffeine, and like you, just used some ibuprofen to help with those. You're doing good, and good on you for getting off the caffeine!!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 1:50 am

Hi lynnier, just wanted to thank you for being the first to respond to my new member status. I have also been cutting down on coffee this past week. I do get headaches here and there. everything I have read basically says drink lots of water and after some time these headaches will pass. we'll see. I have such a difficult time even imagining not drinking coffee. I'm down to about 20% caff. coffee and the rest decaf for this coming week. Except for one year in 1997 I've used caffeine for 25 years. I do know that it DEFINATELY increases my anxiety which is worse than a headache so the caffeine has to go. I am thinking about trying to drink an alternative like yerba mate tea or ?.