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I often wonder whether quitting caffeine is just as difficult as quitting tobacco but a much more socially acceptable vice. Oddly enough I’ve yet to meet someon

I often wonder whether quitting caffeine is just as difficult as quitting tobacco but a much more socially acceptable vice. Oddly enough I’ve yet to meet someone who has been hooked and then managed to quit both who can compare the experiences.

asdff 7y ago
Chiming in. For me, caffeine withdrawl happens hours after not having coffee in the form of a splitting migrane. With nicotine, it was the exact same splitting migrane, only it started a half hour after the last dose. Both migranes lasted constantly for about a week, felt like I couldn't think, but afterwards I was no longer physically addicted.
pwdisswordfish2 7y ago
Hi there, I've been hooked on both and quit both. Through all my years of university I drank at least one cup of coffee every single day until the last year. And that last year I picked up vaping, ramping up to 50mg nicotine cartridges vaping in the morning and evening every day. To summarize, I've quit coffee since August 2019 (not a single cup) and vaping since two months ago. Surprisingly, both were not a huge issue to quit physiologically. Lack of caffeine resulted in a hazy brain feeling for the first week or so. No perceived physiological effects from nicotine withdrawal. The real challenge is habits you form from these addictions. I still drink some kind of hot liquid in the mornings. For vaping, I first threw out all my high nicotine liquids and continued to vape with something like a 5mg until it ran out. Due to the COVID lock-down, going out to purchase juice luckily takes effort. It's still an on-going mental battle of recognizing when I'm feeling a nicotine craving and dealing with that feeling (ex. re-affirming why I quit, not getting angry with myself for craving but just moving on). For anyone reading this: I definitely recommend quitting anything you are doing that you feel you are addicted to (that you can live without, or is harming you). For me personally, the entire experience was kind of like starting a homework assignment/project. Just starting it feels dreadful but somehow when you finally take the plunge it's not too bad. Not the case for everyone, but it might motivate you to go for it! Cheers PS. AMA

asdff 7y ago

Chiming in. For me, caffeine withdrawl happens hours after not having coffee in the form of a splitting migrane. With nicotine, it was the exact same splitting migrane, only it started a half hour after the last dose. Both migranes lasted constantly for about a week, felt like I couldn't think, but afterwards I was no longer physically addicted.

pwdisswordfish2 7y ago

Hi there, I've been hooked on both and quit both. Through all my years of university I drank at least one cup of coffee every single day until the last year. And that last year I picked up vaping, ramping up to 50mg nicotine cartridges vaping in the morning and evening every day. To summarize, I've quit coffee since August 2019 (not a single cup) and vaping since two months ago. Surprisingly, both were not a huge issue to quit physiologically. Lack of caffeine resulted in a hazy brain feeling for the first week or so. No perceived physiological effects from nicotine withdrawal. The real challenge is habits you form from these addictions. I still drink some kind of hot liquid in the mornings. For vaping, I first threw out all my high nicotine liquids and continued to vape with something like a 5mg until it ran out. Due to the COVID lock-down, going out to purchase juice luckily takes effort. It's still an on-going mental battle of recognizing when I'm feeling a nicotine craving and dealing with that feeling (ex. re-affirming why I quit, not getting angry with myself for craving but just moving on). For anyone reading this: I definitely recommend quitting anything you are doing that you feel you are addicted to (that you can live without, or is harming you). For me personally, the entire experience was kind of like starting a homework assignment/project. Just starting it feels dreadful but somehow when you finally take the plunge it's not too bad. Not the case for everyone, but it might motivate you to go for it! Cheers PS. AMA