Quitting coffee

[steveindenmark]

I have decided I drink far too much coffee. Not only do I have it at breaks, I also have a thermos mug of it on my desk at all times. I took the decision to cut coffe out and stopped drinking it altogether yesterday morning.

It is not as easy as I thought it would be.

I woke up this morning with a headache and felt pretty crap. I swapped the coffee for hot water with a spoon of sugar and a piece of ginger. Its nice but I think I have got coffee withdrawl symptoms.

I had half a cup of coffee at the break and feel a lot better now.

I think I will drastically reduce the coffee intake. But not cut it out altogether to start with.

Has anyone else tried this before?

 

[AndyRM]

I've supported SophRM through numerous abstentions and relapses. It is deviously hard to kick.

Good quality decaff and green tea are your friends.

 

[Haitch]

[QUOTE 4686453, member: 259"]the link between having a ciggy and an espresso[/QUOTE]

Colazione!

 

[Globalti]

Yes, I only drink coffee once in the morning; for the rest of the day I'm on tea then decaff tea after 6 pm (or beer obviously) so I'm slowly ridding my body of caffeine as the day goes on.

I do get mild cravings at about 10.00 but no other symptoms and I sleep OK.

 

[Lonestar]

I've cut tea out at home (after 40 years of drinking it)...and drink at the most 3 cups at work but generally two.I just got fed up with boiling the kettle all the time...Now I drink water or orange squash.Not really too many problems with doing this.

With the nature of my work it's easy to survive on two cups of tea.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Many a year ago I did the Atkins diet and had to give up tea and I had a headache for three days, it was awful. Drank mint tea for 12 months or so before getting back onto proper tea. Won't be going cold turkey again.

 

[Mo1959]

I am inclined to suffer headaches so have pretty much cut it out now. Wouldn't advise going cold turkey though or you will get withdrawals.

I have a cup of tea in the morning first thing, then I have started drinking Barleycup for the rest of the day. Tastes like a mild, creamy coffee and I find it quite pleasant. No caffeine, and gluten free also for those bothered with that.

 

[vickster]

I think it's advised to cut down and quit rather than going caffeine cold turkey. Unlike with cigarettes

 

[vickster]

How do you drink it?

I used to take milk and sugar, and was getting through 20+ cups a day. I then cut out the milk and sugar, learning to properly appreciate the taste of the coffee, and I'm now down to 5-7 cups (of proper coffee) a day on average.

That's still a lot!

 

[steveindenmark]

I have found that half an inch of root ginger and a spoon of sugar is nice.

I was going to pack the heroin in next week. But not now I know what happens.

 

[adscrim]

Yes, I only drink coffee once in the morning; for the rest of the day I'm on tea then decaff tea after 6 pm (or beer obviously) so I'm slowly ridding my body of caffeine as the day goes on.

I do get mild cravings at about 10.00 but no other symptoms and I sleep OK.

Doesn't tea have a broadly similar amount of Caffeine as coffee? So you're actually only ridding your body of caffeine from 6 pm onwards?

I have around 4 big mugs of filter coffee through the day - I use a 'smart cafe' insulated press mug. I don't drink coffee at home so weekends and holidays are largely coffee free as my wife can't stand the smell. As long as I replace the coffee with tea I don't suffer from the removal of coffee.

 

[Aperitif]

I have found that half an inch of root ginger and a spoon of sugar is nice.

I was going to pack the heroine in next week. But not now I know what happens.

You'll need your Mae West or you'll be sunk without trace!

 

[steveindenmark]

You'll need your Mae West or you'll be sunk without trace!

I spotted my gaff as you were posting

 

[Crackle]

I've had to quit because of a bout of gastritis. Coffee did not help me at all. I just quit. 3 or 4 days of headaches and feeling a bit shoot was it. I've currently just cut down from 3 cups in the morning to one and I'm still suffering a little bit. In fact I've just made myself a 2nd cup now. Phased withdrawal is just prolonging the agony, just get on with it.

 

[jefmcg]

Apparently the reason there are headache pills with caffeine is a lot of headaches are actually caffeine withdrawal.

Doesn't tea have a broadly similar amount of Caffeine as coffee?

Think a cup of tea has 1/3 to 1/2 the caffeine of a cup of coffee.