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It's day 1! Ouch, ouch, ouch

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[-] hexaflexagonbear@hexbear.net 12 points 1 year ago

If caffeine is bad why does its absence make my head hurt?

[-] beef_curds@hexbear.net 10 points 1 year ago

Good luck. Taper if you need to. I did cold turkey last time and had my worst migraine in years.

ugh yeah if you get migraines do not fuck with cold turkey. I don't and it's less bad but its still a lot easier if you taper at least a little.

[-] Finger@hexbear.net 9 points 1 year ago

no more half measures walter

[-] Othello@hexbear.net 9 points 1 year ago

i was addicted to caffeine pills in high school. its more addictive than people give it credit for.

[-] copandballtorture@hexbear.net 8 points 1 year ago

I had to switch to tea-based caffeine this year due to nausea/anxiety issues brought on by caffeine, and the crashes were way too hard. it's been more manageable than I thought, I wish you luck

[-] TillieNeuen@hexbear.net 8 points 1 year ago

You can do it party-cat party-blob party-parrot

[-] FuckYourselfEndless@hexbear.net 7 points 1 year ago

Is there any science on how long one needs to do this to reset caffeine tolerance?

Hard science idk, but article I read quoted a "coffee researcher" as saying it should be about a week. Probably varies depending on a bunch of factors.

[-] FuckYourselfEndless@hexbear.net 9 points 1 year ago

Was that coffee researcher's name Mr. Coffee?

[-] silent_water@hexbear.net 4 points 1 year ago

I don't think it ever totally resets. mine goes right back to the way it was when I was consuming large amounts of caffeine even though I only take it once every couple of months now. but it's never taken me more than a week to break the caffeine dependency.

[-] YearOfTheCommieDesktop@hexbear.net 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Me, literally at the coffee shop rn meow-coffee

Actually though I might need to do the same. I can survive a day or two break but I'm notably dull and lately I've been feeling a little jittery, mentally at least, but still tired :(

[-] Abracadaniel@hexbear.net 6 points 1 year ago

You gotta stick with it, it's worth it.

[-] JazzAlien@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

You gon feel like fuckin shit real soon

[-] Florn@hexbear.net 2 points 1 year ago

I have advil if I need it

[-] hexthismess@hexbear.net 3 points 1 year ago

Good luck! I found that herbal teas helped replace the ritual of drinking caffeine, which made the caffeine break a bit more tolerable.

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