Amaranthus Posted July 26, 2010 Author Share Posted July 26, 2010 how dare you;) Oh go put on a George Clooney costume and hit on Pattricia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mh01 Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 Oh go put on a George Clooney costume and hit on Pattricia. :gag:id rather have dot cotton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclone Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 I have had a constant dull headache for the past couple of days, I never attributed it to cutting down on caffeine. I'm trying to give it up because I have to have at least half a teaspoon of sugar in it, also because I don't like the idea of my body being dependant on something, even something as innocuous as caffeine. I'm not sure that this is entirely rational. What next, give up oxygen, food and water? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bizzle Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 I've been trying to cut them out of my diet but, although I've managed to cut down the amount I drink quite a lot, I can't stop one or two cups a day. I've started drinking more green tea as a replacement but it doesn't sort out that craving for ordinary tea (or when I'm real tired, coffee). Does anyone else feel like this, or can you just take it or leave it? Am I just addicted and need to go cold turkey? I don't drink either through choice. In the last five years I would say I probably have had coffee three or four times & that was because I was unwell & for some peculiar reason was craving coffee I have worked with people who drink tea & coffee especially tea as if they were in a pub. Cup after cup. I personally don't get it but there must be a liking/addiction to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Bourne Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 A good friend of mine had to stop her intake of caffeine due to a heart rhythm problem. She must have been guzzling a dozen cups a day x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amaranthus Posted July 26, 2010 Author Share Posted July 26, 2010 I'm not sure that this is entirely rational. What next, give up oxygen, food and water? I wouldn't go that far Cyclone. Oxygen, water and food are essentials; caffeine is a substance that you can choose to put into your body or not and I don't want to be dependant on it. I find myself feeling more tired when I don't drink coffee for a couple of days and I've noticed a constant headache recently which suggests some kind of dependency is there. I don't think it's entirely irrational to want to be free of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daven Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 She must have been guzzling a dozen cups a day x She wasn't actually - she had a rhythm problem which was made worse by any level of intake of caffeine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimay Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 That's a good idea, maybe I can trick my body into thinking it's still getting caffeine... the mind is a powerful thing. I guess I could swap the sugar for honey as well. Why not just cut out sugar? I can't imagine what tea and coffee will taste like laced with honey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert_Baehr Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 ... Am I just addicted and need to go cold turkey? Cold Turkey won't work. - There's no caffeine in turkey. There's more caffeine in tea than there is in coffee and although 'decaf' coffee was (allegedly) 'good for you' a few years ago, that's gone out of favour because the decaffeination process increases the sodium levels significantly:hihi:. Caffeine is an alkaloid, so it is addictive. Air is not an alkaloid, but it too seems to be addictive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markfor Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 I love coffee from stove top perculator I tried to stop drinking it and got a dull headache which I think was a withdrawal symptom! Back on it now though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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