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It gets worse when you fully quit. For me it took two weeks: headaches, muscle fatigue, flu like symptoms, anxiety, lethargy, etc Then it was all gone. Not too
by graeme 7y ago
It gets worse when you fully quit. For me it took two weeks: headaches, muscle fatigue, flu like symptoms, anxiety, lethargy, etc
Then it was all gone. Not too serious. But, the headache you're describing is just the start of withdrawing.
The literature suggests 4-14 days for withdrawal iirc. Less sure about the lower bound.
- cygaril 7y agoYes, me too - I had two weeks of constant headaches and both physical and mental exhaustion. I still went to work, but I got basically nothing done for the whole fortnight. Still, I'm glad I did it - it was definitely an unhealthy addiction for me. I'm now 15 or so years mostly caffeine-free.
- graeme 7y agoSame here. My digestion was worse when I was on it, as well as my overall energy levels. It seems there is a gene that determines whether someone is a fast or slow metabolizer of caffeine. If I ever get such a test done I'll definitely check if I'm on the slow spectrum. It's associated with worse coffee outcomes. https://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/07/12/for-coffee-drinkers-the-buzz-may-be-in-your-genes/ https://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/07/12/for-coffee-drinker...