begin quoting gossamer axe as of Wed, May 04, 2005 at 07:44:44AM -0700: > > >>>I've been in and out on this one, having gone cold turkey in the 80s, > > >>>spent close to 20 years clean, and now recently having slipped in a big > > >>>way. > > I just cut back on Caffeine. Went from oh, 10-12 cups of coffee and > probably 4-5 glasses of iced tea per day to 2-2 1/2 cups of coffee and > no iced tea. I started this on Friday, I haven't killed anyone, but > the headaches and other symptoms of withdrawls are pretty intense. Aye, the headaches are annoying.
[snip] > I admire anyone that can go cold turkey, hell I admire anyone that can > give up ANY addiction. It's not easy, especially after almost 20 > years of heavy caffeine intake, there are days I'd like to grab the > coffee pot in the [work] kitchen and just chug the whole thing. 5 liters of Mt. Dew / day -> 0 -- back in the early 90s. (It went off sale. I wasn't going to pay _full_ price for soda.) It wasn't a pretty weekend. I've had relapses, and the last few have been accidental. I didn't realize that Barq's had caffeine, and it's such a tasty root beer! -Stewart "Never did acquire a taste for coffee." Stremler
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