TheAppleCore
Bluelighter
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I've been drinking tea (two or three cups, mostly green) on a daily basis since about Fall 2012. Always on the quest to better my relationship with psychoactives of all varieties, recently I became curious as to exactly what caffeine was doing for me, and if I stood to benefit from thinking a little more critically about my favorite beverage.
With great reluctance, I quit drinking tea for a little over a week. I noticed immediately that my body felt starved, as if I were lacking some important nutrient. I kept overeating at first, in an unconscious attempt to satiate the craving. I also got mild headaches. Those effects subsided after a couple days. However, there were some other generally unpleasant symptoms that lasted the entire week, right up until I resumed drinking tea. I felt somewhat depressive and moody, and a general sense of malaise. I kept feeling like I was running out of breath too easily as well. By the end of my experiment, I assumed that the withdrawals were mostly over, and I was just experiencing ordinary life without caffeine.
Have any of you ever quit a caffeine habit cold turkey? What happened? How long do the withdrawals really last? Did you feel better off once you quit for an extended period?
With great reluctance, I quit drinking tea for a little over a week. I noticed immediately that my body felt starved, as if I were lacking some important nutrient. I kept overeating at first, in an unconscious attempt to satiate the craving. I also got mild headaches. Those effects subsided after a couple days. However, there were some other generally unpleasant symptoms that lasted the entire week, right up until I resumed drinking tea. I felt somewhat depressive and moody, and a general sense of malaise. I kept feeling like I was running out of breath too easily as well. By the end of my experiment, I assumed that the withdrawals were mostly over, and I was just experiencing ordinary life without caffeine.
Have any of you ever quit a caffeine habit cold turkey? What happened? How long do the withdrawals really last? Did you feel better off once you quit for an extended period?