caffeine dependency?

Question

Is this a thing? I drink so many energy drinks, upto a litre or more nearly everyday (I know how bad for me this is). I've tried cutting down but I get such bad headaches and shakes and I feel like I can't function throughout the day. I've felt like this since I was about 13 and I'm 20 now and have a daughter I want to be in best physical condition for. Is this something a doctor can help me with in some way? Or something I just have to deal with until it goes away?

Answer

I got to the point where if I didn’t have caffeine everyday I would get horrible headaches and migraines. I read different ways to slowly cut back, but I took a few days where I could just stay home and quit cold turkey. I took Excedrin migraine the first 3 days because it has a small amount of caffeine, just to deal with the headaches. After a few days the headaches stopped, and now I make sure I don’t drink caffeine everyday so I don’t get back in the same position. Now that I’m only drinking it 2-3 times a week I actually have WAY more energy, it’s crazy. Hope that helps!

Answer

Excedrin migraine for the Win!

Answer

Caffeine addiction is real. Your body becomes dependent on the drug and when you don't get it, you experience withdrawl symptoms like headache, irritability, body aches, and much more. I weaned myself off caffeine over time, eventually I was having one soda or iced tea a day. Even only being dependent on that small amount of caffeine, I would get splitting headaches if I didn't get my fix by the afternoon. One day I decided I was done, pushed through a day-long brutal headache, but after that I was finally free. Be mindful of what you drink (Barq's root beer has caffeine, the diet version does not) and eat (there is caffeine in chocolate) so as to not become dependent again. I can have the occasional caffeinated drink, but I mostly drink water.

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