[slimmingsi]

Originally Posted by Ufi

Hang in there! It does get better as you go along. I had to step it down, myself, mixing decaf with regular and slowly decreasing and using Tylenol to help with the withdrawal symptoms. I'd been up to 6 to 8 cups or more a day! I'm down to two in the morning, coffee or tea, and I'm comfortable with that level.

i was on 12-14 mugs a day using double heaped teaspoons of coffee per cup. i'd get really tired all the time and wouldn't be able to sleep unless i had a cup of coffee now that can't be good.

so there is no cutting down no mixing with decaff i've gone cold turkey just cut it out completely and switched to green tea.

well yesterday having felt like death all day i went to bed at about 1930. i woke up today at 0430. its now nearly 0600 and i feel much much better. i'll so how i survive this day but i'm feeling a million times better

[ChocLabLover]

back Si!

[DishyFishy]

Welcome back, Si! That's a serious amount of coffee you were on. No wonder you've been feeling the withdrawal! Here's hoping the worst is over for you.

[Sandi]

Welcome back friend!! God to see you!!

[lalique]

Back!

Glad to hear you've been making some good choices!

Be careful about cutting the coffee thing out so fast! I've seen people end up in the hospital from withdrawals from that!

[slimmingsi]

why hello to all the old people i remember and hello to the new ones i dont' yet.

well last night having been up since early i went to bed at 19.00 and i got up today at 6.30 and feel fantastic. caffine has gone withdrawl is over yay!

[rodeogirl]

That's great news Si! You are almost in 200's - that's a fun milestone, I just hit it recently myself.

[DollyR]

Welcome Back Si!

Getting off caffiene was terrible for me lst year when I tried the cold turkey. I really had to wean mself off of it when I tried it again last year. (I keep going back to it....yuck...mainly for the school year and then in the summers I am off.) Slowly worked much better for me. The cold turkey method had me in bed by 4:30 in the afternoon because my headached so badly.....hope you get over it all soon.

[slimmingsi]

its gone its over cold turkey it clear totally in 4 days. the only thing is i'm still catching up on sleep and trying to sort out a decent sleep pattern atm i seem to be asleep at 8pm at night and up at 5am. which isn't great as i work late on fri and sat nights. i.e 9pm till 4am. but we'll see how it works out.

[seashell]

Never liked coffee, but I did have a sugar adiction. I felt so bad getting off of it, but so much better now! Good for you for taking care of yourself. Congratulations!!!!!