I Think I'm A Caffeine Addict [Archive]

Gvac

03-17-2007, 04:03 PM

I drink a lot of coffee.  A LOT of coffee.  I have half a pot before I leave my house every work day, and then I usually stop mid-morning for another 16 oz. cup.  I'll have another one or two cups in the afternoon and when I get home I make another pot.  On weekends, I'll pretty much have a pot on all day.  I have a lot of friends and neighbors that just pop in on the weekend and I wouldn't dream of letting them have a cup alone so I always join them.  Today I had my normal half a pot in the morning and then went outside to try to shovel this ice/snow mess.   I'd work on the driveway and take a break, go back out and work on the sidewalk and take a break, etc.  I never put another pot of coffee on, though.  Around 6PM I started getting a pounding headache.  I thought I was getting another one of my migraines, but they usually hit me in the morning if I get one.   Then it hit me; caffeine withdrawal.  I immediately brewed up a pot.I'm currently on my third cup and I feel fantastic!  I absolutely love coffee so I can't imagine ever giving it up, but I think it might be time to try and curb the amount of caffeine I ingest on a daily basis.  Believe it or not, my heart rate is perfect and I sleep like a baby, but I don't want to have to deal with devastating headaches every time I go a few hours without caffeine.   Have any of you ever broken the habit?

J.Clints

03-17-2007, 04:08 PM

Gvac wrote: I drink a lot of coffee.  A LOT of coffee.  I have half a pot before I leave my house every work day, and then I usually stop mid-morning for another 16 oz. cup.  I'll have another one or two cups in the afternoon and when I get home I make another pot.  On weekends, I'll pretty much have a pot on all day.  I have a lot of friends and neighbors that just pop in on the weekend and I wouldn't dream of letting them have a cup alone so I always join them.  Today I had my normal half a pot in the morning and then went outside to try to shovel this ice/snow mess.   I'd work on the driveway and take a break, go back out and work on the sidewalk and take a break, etc.  I never put another pot of coffee on, though.  Around 6PM I started getting a pounding headache.  I thought I was getting another one of my migraines, but they usually hit me in the morning if I get one.   Then it hit me; caffeine withdrawal.  I immediately brewed up a pot.I'm currently on my third cup and I feel fantastic!  I absolutely love coffee so I can't imagine ever giving it up, but I think it might be time to try and curb the amount of caffeine I ingest on a daily basis.  Believe it or not, my heart rate is perfect and I sleep like a baby, but I don't want to have to deal with devastating headaches every time I go a few hours without caffeine.   Have any of you ever broken the habit? Caffeine can cause Migraines. I am sure you know that but I am just trying to help. I am that way with Energy Drinks. I drink them a lot.

Fat_Sunny

03-17-2007, 04:08 PM

Gvac wrote: Have any of you ever broken the habit? F_S Has Never Seen This As An Addiction That Interfered With His Life Or Health In Any Way, Shape, Or Form, So He Is Not About To Even Try Giving It Up!

Drunky McBetidont

03-17-2007, 04:11 PM

don't make you a bad person.I am a coffee addict, especially since i quit drinking alcohol on wednesday.  i have had atleast 6 cups today and i just made another pot for after-dinner.I would rather be spun worse than tweek than a drunken mess again.<img src="http://www.jhu.edu/chem/lectka/Members%20Pages/Bio-Tweak" border="0" width="528" height="528" />

This message was edited by betidont on 3-17-07 @ 8:17 PM

mendyweiss

03-17-2007, 05:44 PM

Gvac wrote: I drink a lot of coffee.  A LOT of coffee.  I have half a pot before I leave my house every work day, and then I usually stop mid-morning for another 16 oz. cup.  I'll have another one or two cups in the afternoon and when I get home I make another pot.  On weekends, I'll pretty much have a pot on all day.  I have a lot of friends and neighbors that just pop in on the weekend and I wouldn't dream of letting them have a cup alone so I always join them.  Today I had my normal half a pot in the morning and then went outside to try to shovel this ice/snow mess.   I'd work on the driveway and take a break, go back out and work on the sidewalk and take a break, etc.  I never put another pot of coffee on, though.  Around 6PM I started getting a pounding headache.  I thought I was getting another one of my migraines, but they usually hit me in the morning if I get one.   Then it hit me; caffeine withdrawal.  I immediately brewed up a pot.I'm currently on my third cup and I feel fantastic!  I absolutely love coffee so I can't imagine ever giving it up, but I think it might be time to try and curb the amount of caffeine I ingest on a daily basis.  Believe it or not, my heart rate is perfect and I sleep like a baby, but I don't want to have to deal with devastating headaches every time I go a few hours without caffeine.   Have any of you ever broken the habit? As long as you don't smoke a pack of cigarettes with it, I think your OK

Gvac

03-17-2007, 05:48 PM

Uhhh....I smoke about a pack and a half a day. That's bad for you??

Kevin

03-17-2007, 05:50 PM

Gvac wrote: Uhhh....I smoke about a pack and a half a day. That's bad for you??  Dunno, never heard anything about it....

furie

03-17-2007, 05:53 PM

i was never much of a coffee drinker. infact i had my first cup at age 24. I've always been a big tea drinker.

Kevin

03-17-2007, 05:57 PM

furie wrote: i was never much of a coffee drinker. infact i had my first cup at age 24. I've always been a big tea drinker. <img src="http://www.killestercollege.ie/uploadedfiles/Part-time%20courses/Old-Lady.gif" border="0" width="134" height="167" /> Tea drinking is for old ladies and Pansy's.

Bossanova

03-17-2007, 05:57 PM

I get the worst headaches when I don't drink coffee.  I have never had the desire to quit drinking it,. because it tastes so damn good.  I feel you pain.  Seriously

jetdog

03-17-2007, 06:05 PM

Alright, just relax man, we're gonna talk you through this...I want you to go over to your stereo and put on some music...got any Allman Brothers?

Marc with a c

03-17-2007, 07:47 PM

coffee is so good.<div>i used to get headaches at like 3pm everyday, and i didn't realize what it was for a couple days, until someine told me it was the coffee.ÿ iÿ just atsted to drink more coffee then i did before, and the headaches went away.</div>

Reynolds

03-17-2007, 07:47 PM

Daily before work and at lunch I have an iced coffee or energy drink, 75mg ephedrine, double dose of ibuprofen, 2 creatine capsules, 2 amino acid capsules, 2 nitric oxide pills, 3 glucosamine, 1 msm.  And at home one A,B,C,D,E, 2 calcium.  2 energy bars for lunch.  I've found that double the dose of ephedrine, and double ibuprofen has roughly the same effects of a vicodin, except your numb and peppy.

TheGameHHH

03-18-2007, 09:25 AM

Gvac wrote: I drink a lot of coffee. A LOT of coffee. I have half a pot before I leave my house every work day, and then I usually stop mid-morning for another 16 oz. cup. I'll have another one or two cups in the afternoon and when I get home I make another pot. On weekends, I'll pretty much have a pot on all day. I have a lot of friends and neighbors that just pop in on the weekend and I wouldn't dream of letting them have a cup alone so I always join them. Today I had my normal half a pot in the morning and then went outside to try to shovel this ice/snow mess. I'd work on the driveway and take a break, go back out and work on the sidewalk and take a break, etc. I never put another pot of coffee on, though. Around 6PM I started getting a pounding headache. I thought I was getting another one of my migraines, but they usually hit me in the morning if I get one. Then it hit me; caffeine withdrawal. I immediately brewed up a pot.I'm currently on my third cup and I feel fantastic! I absolutely love coffee so I can't imagine ever giving it up, but I think it might be time to try and curb the amount of caffeine I ingest on a daily basis. Believe it or not, my heart rate is perfect and I sleep like a baby, but I don't want to have to deal with devastating headaches every time I go a few hours without caffeine. Have any of you ever broken the habit? for the past two years, up until last month, i was very similar in terms of caffine intake. id have a huge mug on my way into work, followed by a red bull when i got to work, and then another cup of coffee to top it off. after a while i started hating the amount of caffeine i was taking in and the crash was terrible after it wore off. Since last month i have replaced my caffeine intake with a multi-vitamin and 2 fish oils in the morning and i feel fantastic. I suggest trying vitamins, they might work for you too.

JesterOfSadness

03-18-2007, 09:28 AM

A few years ago, I would be able to down a 12 pack or two of coke in a couple of hours and have no problem with it. Now if I take a small sip of anything that has caffeine in it, I get terrible migraines (loss of vision, numbness,etc). So now I've been 2 years caffeine free and haven't had any problems.

DonInNC

03-18-2007, 09:35 AM

Love coffee, but I limit myself to two cups a day during the week. Otherwise I can't focus. It's especially bad on days I work from home and I don't have the constraints of a structured day. Instead of sitting at my desk doing expense reports, I'll pace the floor of my house, plotting to overthrow the government. Maybe that's why there's so much revolution in Central America -  too much coffee.

This message was edited by DonInNC on 3-18-07 @ 2:16 PM

feralBoy

03-18-2007, 09:50 AM

Kevin wrote: furie wrote: i was never much of a coffee drinker. infact i had my first cup at age 24. I've always been a big tea drinker.  <img src="http://www.killestercollege.ie/uploadedfiles/Part-time%20courses/Old-Lady.gif" border="0" width="134" height="167" /> Tea drinking is for old ladies and Pansy's. And samurai.  Tea is bad ass.  Anyway, I started drinking coffee a few years ago, and I was drinking way too much.  I started to get heart palpitations.  It was crazy.  So, I switched to tea.  I drink alot of tea.  Like, 2 liters a day.  That's probaby way too much, but that much coffee would probably kill me.  On the weekends, I tend not to drink any tea, and I get those caffeine headaches.  It's totally not cool.

PapaBear

03-18-2007, 10:13 AM

Two liters of tea is definitely not a good idea.I've cut way back on my coffee consumption. I do try to have at least one large mug of green tea a day, though. Especially if I'm not feeling well. When I'm sick, a cup of green tea makes me feel much better.

reillyluck

03-18-2007, 10:18 AM

might as well phace that youre addicted to love. <img src="/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/happy.gif" border="0" width="20" height="20" />

Don Stugots

03-18-2007, 10:27 AM

i loved coffee, the smell, the taste.  everything about it.  but the effects that caffeine makes me a mad man, more so than usual.  It took a while but i beat it.  i had to take naps everyday for a while to get over the mid afternoon downs and the headaches were killer.   I would get decaf but only if i brewed it.  I have found that going into a place that sells coffee do not always give you decaf even if you ask it twice.  I am looking at you Dunkin' and i am staring a whole in you.

lleeder

03-18-2007, 10:53 AM

furie wrote: i was never much of a coffee drinker. infact i had my first cup at age 24. I've always been a big tea drinker. Better than a big d sipper.

legroommusic

03-18-2007, 11:21 AM

Gvac wrote: I drink a lot of coffee.  A LOT of coffee.  I have half a pot before I leave my house every work day, and then I usually stop mid-morning for another 16 oz. cup.  I'll have another one or two cups in the afternoon and when I get home I make another pot.  On weekends, I'll pretty much have a pot on all day.  I have a lot of friends and neighbors that just pop in on the weekend and I wouldn't dream of letting them have a cup alone so I always join them.  Today I had my normal half a pot in the morning and then went outside to try to shovel this ice/snow mess.   I'd work on the driveway and take a break, go back out and work on the sidewalk and take a break, etc.  I never put another pot of coffee on, though.  Around 6PM I started getting a pounding headache.  I thought I was getting another one of my migraines, but they usually hit me in the morning if I get one.   Then it hit me; caffeine withdrawal.  I immediately brewed up a pot.I'm currently on my third cup and I feel fantastic!  I absolutely love coffee so I can't imagine ever giving it up, but I think it might be time to try and curb the amount of caffeine I ingest on a daily basis.  Believe it or not, my heart rate is perfect and I sleep like a baby, but I don't want to have to deal with devastating headaches every time I go a few hours without caffeine.   Have any of you ever broken the habit? if you smoke as well, you ought to have your blood pressure checked. If ikt's normal, go to town i guess.

SarahImpact

03-18-2007, 11:22 AM

Gvac wrote: I drink a lot of coffee.  A LOT of coffee.  I have half a pot before I leave my house every work day, and then I usually stop mid-morning for another 16 oz. cup.  I'll have another one or two cups in the afternoon and when I get home I make another pot.  On weekends, I'll pretty much have a pot on all day.  I have a lot of friends and neighbors that just pop in on the weekend and I wouldn't dream of letting them have a cup alone so I always join them.  Today I had my normal half a pot in the morning and then went outside to try to shovel this ice/snow mess.   I'd work on the driveway and take a break, go back out and work on the sidewalk and take a break, etc.  I never put another pot of coffee on, though.  Around 6PM I started getting a pounding headache.  I thought I was getting another one of my migraines, but they usually hit me in the morning if I get one.   Then it hit me; caffeine withdrawal.  I immediately brewed up a pot.I'm currently on my third cup and I feel fantastic!  I absolutely love coffee so I can't imagine ever giving it up, but I think it might be time to try and curb the amount of caffeine I ingest on a daily basis.  Believe it or not, my heart rate is perfect and I sleep like a baby, but I don't want to have to deal with devastating headaches every time I go a few hours without caffeine.   Have any of you ever broken the habit? I definitely know what you mean!!  I'm the same way, only I'm good on the weekends.  For some reason I'm ok without lots of coffee on the weekends, but during the week i'm horrible!!  Hey, it could be sooo much worst!!!

ralphbxny

03-18-2007, 03:22 PM

You too! I have tried and cut back and given it up. Its tough like any other drug!

RoseBlood

03-18-2007, 03:44 PM

I don't know if anyone has mentioned this already and I'm to lazy to look. I found this article the professor had printed from an old neurobiology class. It might already be common knowledge (as this news is from 2000) but the medical director of the National Parkinson Foundation called a study that suggests drinking coffee could prevent Parkinson's disease "very good," but warned the results may not be applicable to the population at large.The study found that men who didn't drink coffee were five times more likely to develop Parkinson's than those who drank the most - four to five 6-ounce cups a day. Non-coffee drinkers were two to three times more likely to get the degenerative brain disease than men who drank a half-cup to four cups a day. The benefits are probably due to caffeine and not ehtnicity. Dr. G. Webster Ross who lead the study said it is possible that heavy coffee drinkers have a brain composition that may make them resistant to Parkinson's.Previous studies have found low rates of Parkinson's in "thrill-seeking" people who tend to engage in high-risk behavior like smoking and heavy drinking, and heavy coffee drinking also fits that personality profile.Ross also suggested that caffeine may somehow protect against the nerve-cell destruction that causes Parkinson's. Still, Ross said it is to early to recommend coffee as a treatment. Ross said his study was larger than similiar previous research and took into account other factors that could explain the findings, such as cigarette smoking, which has also been linked to decreased Parkinson's risk. The study is important because it traced the benefits to caffeine, showing similar results with caffeine-rich foods other than coffee.  

This message was edited by RoseBlood on 3-18-07 @ 7:45 PM

Gvac

03-18-2007, 04:25 PM

RoseBlood, you just made my day!I'll no longer feel guilty consuming mass quantities of java.  Rather, I'll tell myself I'm staving off life threatening diseases.  I've also heard coffee blows tea away in the antioxidants category.  I'm gonna live forever!

sr71blackbird

03-18-2007, 04:33 PM

I was a walking percolator myself, but I got hypertensive and had to cut back.  Now I drink a 20 oz coffee in the morning, followed by an 8 oz and then I start drinking ginger tea with no caffiene.

Marc with a c

03-18-2007, 06:19 PM

coffee makes me happy.that girl in gvacs avatar appears to have no legs.

raulfd4

03-18-2007, 08:34 PM

you could always make the swutch over to<img src="http://www.myi57.com/images/logo.jpg" border="0" alt="cha da bugre" title="cha da bugre" width="200" height="150" />

Kevin

03-18-2007, 08:37 PM

Marc with a c wrote: coffee makes me happy.that girl in gvacs avatar appears to have no legs. After looking at her, thats what you got out of it??<img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/banning.gif" border="0" /> 

This message was edited by Kevin on 3-19-07 @ 12:40 AM