withdrawal symptoms

[emmie_doll]

day one

So i'm starting again today for a clean 14 days. Food is not really at problem for me as i have been on atkins since 2004 .But i have never gave up coffee or alcohol.

I thought it would be a good start to lose my 14 pounds i have gain during the year as my soy cap i have everyday has around 15 carbs in it.
The withdrawal symptoms begin today— the headaches, the grogginess, and the crankiness. So, like any other addiction one must ride it out or satisfy it. I had to skip the gym because i feeling so bad .Any ideas on how long this will last? And what about drinking tea? I know tea has caffeine in it though.

[PaulaMM]

Oh man, my caffeine withdrawal lasted about a week. Towards the end, though, the headaches were less severe. The first couple of days, I thought my head was gonna explode!

There are plenty of decaffeinated teas out there. Try one of those. I'm sure you'll find one you love!

[meena-beena]

Tylenol and water. lol. Those worked for me.

If you keep your body well hydrated and get in a good low carb supplement (one with chromium) your headaches shouldn't get all that out of control. If they do though, you can't go wrong with a couple of Tylenol or Motrin to take the edge off. You should feel better in about a week though if you co complete cold turkey.

[emmie_doll]

thanks meena beena.

i gave in and i have been gaving coffee in the morning.next week might give it ago again. I"m from australia but i will check out tylenol or mortrin. Is that like a pain killer? Cause i tried all day will headache pills but nothing would work. I can't believe how bad i need this stuff it's crazy .

[Elizellen]

Maybe you can 'wean' yourself off caffeine by adding some decaf to your fullcaf coffee?
Some members who couldnt face going cold turkey had success by gradually changing the ratios of decaf/fullcaf starting with 1/4 decaf to 3/4 fullcaf and working their way down till they were drinking all decaf.

[emmie_doll]

Thats a good idea elizellen. I will give that ago tomorrow.
Thanks

[hopejoy]

Tea is a great way to help wean yourself off. But I feel your pain. I am on again, off again coffee. Quit for a week. talked myself into a joe at work and that was that... think I'll quit again in the morning. It did help me lose wt to quit. that week I lost 6 lbs after a 10 day stall. something to think about.
liz