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Caffiene Withdrawals

BipolarPrincess
BipolarPrincess
If I knew caffiene withdrawals consisted of the shakes, panic attacks, and migrane headaches I wouldn't have signed up. I still drink it but I stop all my caffiene consumption after noon. At 12 pm I drink only stuff that conjtains no caffiene.....I have noticed that there's less anxiety inside me from stopping all intake after 12pm. I have noticed a difference!

Princess
deleted_user
deleted_user
i just get de-caff whenever there's the option
deleted_user
deleted_user
Congrats on your decision to cut back. Are you sleeping better?

I cut out caffeine slowly a few months ago. It is a stimulant afterall. I sleep way better and the bags under the eyes have disappeared.
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deleted_user
Try to hang on. Hopefully the bad effects will subside soon. If you're sleeping better and now you're feeling less anxious, it will be worth it.
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If you're a coffee drinker, try substituting hot chocolate? If you get the cheap stuff, the powdered mix, it is usually no-fat or low fat and while chocolate does not give you the rush coffee does, it is a slight stimulant and euphoric. The active ingredient, Theobromine, was once commonly used as an anti-depressant, but was later abandoned as being too addictive.
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