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« on: August 03, 2007, 20:05:45 »
On a whim i decided to stop drinking coffee to see if i sleep better :?  as i drink sometimes 10+cups a day i spend most of the day like this :shock:  which doesnt help when i,m trying to sleep
so..i stop drinking and go through what i can only describe as the same symptoms as someone coming off drugs :shock: , felt sick , bad headache and i mean a real throbber, and threw up :shock:  but now i seem to be fine :?

anyone else had this or is it just me?

not touched a cup of coffee for 3 days now cant say i,ve slept better yet though :?
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« Reply #1 on: August 03, 2007, 20:17:48 »
Sure you aint pregnant :lol:  :lol:  :wink:
Too much coffee must be bad for your system... might try giving it up myself.
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« Reply #2 on: August 03, 2007, 20:22:57 »
Haven't drunk coffee for years.  Now cider is a different matter......
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« Reply #3 on: August 03, 2007, 20:26:05 »
i cant drink cofee, tastes horrible, and im nearly 19  :shock:  is this normal?
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« Reply #4 on: August 03, 2007, 20:28:16 »
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i cant drink cofee, tastes horrible, and im nearly 19  :shock:  is this normal?


Give it time :D
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« Reply #5 on: August 03, 2007, 20:30:50 »
coffee dehydrates your body and as such is not a good thing.

regarding being unable to get used to the taste, i would probably guess youve tasted cr*p coffee!

MASSIVE difference between instant and filter, and between black and white (even though obvious the actual flavour of the coffee is different too)

also worth trying sweetex instead of sugar as i find sweetex sweeter than sugar.

i also prefer earl gray black too
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« Reply #6 on: August 03, 2007, 20:31:00 »
cant stand "tea" as it makes me sick so all i drink is coffee even have a coffee perquator in my truck
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« Reply #7 on: August 03, 2007, 20:37:57 »
I believe your body gets dependent on caffeine and hence when you reduce your intake as much as you did you do indeed suffer withdrawal symptoms.

Certainly when I gave up entirely I got a terrible stiff neck that was cured by half a cup of coffee after a aweek of pain. I now have two cups a day and I'm fine. I dare say I could give it up entirely.

I heard a radio program that said caffeine was one of the few drugs we take in that has absolutley no good points at all - just none at all.

If you want to give up coffee do it gradually and you should be OK. The radio program suggested that it was a good idea to give up caffeine but who knows? They say one thing one week and something else the next.

I like Turkish coffee and took some time to learn how to make it but I gave it up when I thought about how strong it is.

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« Reply #8 on: August 03, 2007, 20:41:24 »
i do quite like a good cup of coffee, everything is bad for you now  :roll:  so it does not matter anyway,may as well enjoy the coffee while you can  :D
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« Reply #9 on: August 03, 2007, 20:42:25 »
I did the same, got the same - wait until the muscle pain etc. You'll get over it - then avoid obvious caffiene, i.e. coke, diet coke, red bull, sprite, tea etc etc. Otherwise HEADACHES.

Been nearly a year now.
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« Reply #10 on: August 03, 2007, 20:53:19 »
thats interesting thrasher :?  i couldnt believe how bad i felt like i was going to die :lol:
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« Reply #11 on: August 03, 2007, 20:56:52 »
Saw the title, and thought that it was going to be referring to this.

Don't think that I could do without my coffee.
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« Reply #12 on: August 03, 2007, 21:00:35 »
I was suprised how bad I felt and how quickly half a cup fixed me up.

See I said they change their mind each week so now caffeine is good for you.

As my dear old Mum says - everything in moderation, 87 and still kicking.

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« Reply #13 on: August 03, 2007, 21:03:23 »
Neal I think I was just getting to the tail end of clearing it at Sodbury ... ;-)

It's worth it at the other end :) I feel much better most of the time. I'd been on coffee since I was about 8, and was taking about 10-12 mugs a day - then went cold turkey. Some people wean off - then cut, but you will still get withdrawal symptoms. Just remember - TEA also has a lot of caffeine. I simply gave up hot drinks - was easier :)
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« Reply #14 on: August 03, 2007, 21:39:51 »
Quote from: "TDi90"
i cant drink cofee, tastes horrible, and im nearly 19  :shock:  is this normal?


im 21 and i hate the stuff!! Never liked it ever since i was little like very strong TEA (must be the yorkshire in me :lol: )
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« Reply #15 on: August 03, 2007, 22:03:37 »
I ended at the hospital seeing a consultant.I had been getting stomach cramps and feeling generally unwell for ages.I had cameras in allsorts of horrible places.But this consultant said all results were negative and he needed to look at another angle.He asked did I drink a lot of coffee .I said no but I drink a lot of tea.He told me to try decaff tea,and avoid all caffiene. Within a couple of weeks I couldnt believe the difference.I now know I,ve a problem with milk as well .I,ve changed to decaff everything and skimmed milk and I feel great.But the lager still makes me fart. :lol:
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« Reply #16 on: August 03, 2007, 22:05:12 »
You become dependant on caffine and thus you go through cold turkey.

Caffine can actually do good in moderation but large ammounts can cause Arrhythmias/Palpitations which have thier associated risks.
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« Reply #17 on: August 03, 2007, 22:08:20 »
Quote from: "beast5680"
On a whim i decided to stop drinking coffee to see if i sleep better :?  as i drink sometimes 10+cups a day i spend most of the day like this :shock:  which doesnt help when i,m trying to sleep
so..i stop drinking and go through what i can only describe as the same symptoms as someone coming off drugs :shock: , felt sick , bad headache and i mean a real throbber, and threw up :shock:  but now i seem to be fine :?

anyone else had this or is it just me?

not touched a cup of coffee for 3 days now cant say i,ve slept better yet though :?


Drink strong tea in the morning and black coffee through the day at work. Have no problem sleeping, the larger and the whiskey see to that! :wink:

Cheers

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« Reply #18 on: August 03, 2007, 22:10:06 »
dont know if any of you were aware but i lost a ton of weight last year and the first thing i had to cut down was coffee, initial withdrawals ended but my god did i feel good afterwards!
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« Reply #19 on: August 03, 2007, 23:52:40 »
i had to cut out coffee and red bull recently as i ended up in hospital on a machine that went beep! admittidly at that point i was doing 20-30 cups of coffee and about a third of a case of red bull a day. When i stopped i felt like id died untill i was put on ginseng. now i have ginseng tablets to provide a baseline and ginseng drinks for that extra 'boost'. better for you apparently but some interesting side effects :twisted: !

still cant resist a vodka red bull on a night out though!
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« Reply #20 on: August 04, 2007, 01:50:56 »
these theories, reports, experiences and common opinions all boil down (get it - boil, kettle..... *get coat*) to two things:

a) all our bodies are slightly differant
b) an excess of anything is bad for you, all things in moderation!

PS i drink about 5 cups of T a day, full fat git milk, 1 suger. occasionally have coffee, black with one sug [YOU MIGHT WANT TO TAKE NOTE  INCASE I VISIT!]

...and as you can see, its my addiction to MC that keep me up all nigt!  :lol:
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