Food 24 May 2007 01:12 pm
Caffeine withdrawal, day 1
It’s an odd thing — I’ll go for months contentedly drinking my one cup of morning coffee. Then suddenly it’s as if a switch gets flipped in my brain, and I want more, mooooore. I start having two cups of coffee in the morning on occasion, and then every day, and I’m still wanting more and enjoying it less. I shamble blindly to the kitchen every morning like some kind of coffee-seeking zombie. Four cups of coffee starts to sound about right. That’s my cue to knock off the caffeine for a few weeks.
Today’s my first day without caffeine. I was going to start next week, but I’ve got a cold this week, and I figured I might as well get all the headaches over with at once. Doing it this way has some benefits: for instance, I do not think, “If only I had a cup of coffee, I’d feel fine,” because no, I’d feel lousy anyway.
on 24 May 2007 at 1:59 pm 1.mia said …
Coffee Zombie wants: Beeeeeans
on 24 May 2007 at 2:23 pm 2.Roadnotes said …
Oh, I know that feeling. I’m down to one cup of coffee in the morning on work days, and trying not to get into the two-to-four-cups-on-Saturdays just because I can. When I get to the three cups on work days state, I tend to go cold turkey for a while.
on 24 May 2007 at 4:28 pm 3.Bink said …
A few weeks ago, I completely gave up caffeine and diet coke. I still have an occasional craving, and I felt like ass for a couple of weeks, but I am now VERY happy to be free of the caffeine demon. Hold out! The struggle is worthwhile.
on 25 May 2007 at 7:41 am 4.McJulie said …
I don’t know what you people are on about. Coffee is good for you.