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Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Why I quit
caffeine.
First off, I am having serious acid reflux problems which my doctor thinks are causing my sinus issues. (read: the acid reflux acid goes into the sinuses and causes inflamation and mucus build-up). But secondly, after two days of being grumpy and fighting to keep my eyes open, I realized, I am addicted to caffeine.
It's no good and I know it's going to be hard, but I need to do this for my body and health. Anyone else kick the coffee? If so, what helped ease the headaches and moodiness. (keep in mind I typically have only 1 or 2 cups of coffee a day, in the morning).
Thanks y'all!
Re: Why I quit
I have weened DH from drinking about 3-4 POTS of coffee/day when I met him down to 3-4 cups per day. You might want to try mixing your regular coffee with an equal part of decaf for the first few days just to make the adjustment gradual and to help ease yourself out of the "ritual" of drinking coffee, too. You can gradually make the ratio heavier on the decaf, lighter on the caf, until you're down to only caf, and THEN go cold turkey, Or green tea. Or hot chocolate.
Also, remember that some headache meds (like excedrin, i think) have caffeine in them, so steer clear of those if you want to treat a withdrawal headache.
Good luck!!!
When I quit caffeine (many times) I find that gradually stepping down is the best way to do it. Quitting cold turkey suuuuucks big time.
Caffeinated coffee has calories?? How have I never heard this before?!?
THIS. I didn't know that either!
I quit a couple of years ago for about 9 months...always 2 cups in the morning only and I'm not a big soda drinker so I wasn't getting caffeine elsewhere.
Having hot decaf tea in the morning helped a ton. I also upped my vitamins including a B-complex which supposedly helps with energy levels. I did suffer headaches for about a week but it wasn't terrible.