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arib ([personal profile] arib) wrote2002-05-30 11:15 pm

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So, I'm trying to wean myself off caffeine.

cold turkey, or gradually?
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[personal profile] cellio 2002-05-31 06:28 am (UTC)(link)
I've involuntarily gone cold turkey (for a day or two) a couple times, and I got splitting headaches. (Note to self: bring secret stash of Diet Coke for any visits with the Toronto relatives.)

Every fall I spend about a week gradually reducing caffeine from normal to zero, in preparation for Yom Kippur, and that works pretty well for me. I don't know what other effects there might be if I then stayed off the stuff, as I haven't tried. I break the fast with caffeine. :-) (Ok, first I have some water, then caffeine.)