Note to self:

[cyrano]

Day Two of coming off the stuff isn't any easier.
....Just one more fix?

Comments

[roseneko.livejournal.com]

*hands you her Bawls bottle* Come on. No sense delaying the inevitable.

Jooooiiiiin ussssss...

[cyranocyrano.livejournal.com]

You mean 'rejoin'. I'm like Johnny Cash, or Trent Reznor--I fought off a fifteen year habit back when I was working at the airport. I am meaner and tougher than that Black Death.

[roseneko.livejournal.com]

*laughs* All right, fine, I'll quit with the pushing. :)

[cyranocyrano.livejournal.com]

Oh no, you go ahead. Nestle up next to me, set your weight against me, and you push. I like it.

[cammers.livejournal.com]

I went cold turkey on caffeine for six weeks, before settling back into a healthier routine of 1-2 serves per day. (I was previously up around the 20s.)

What helped me most was sugar. Lemonade, etc.
Just in case it helps.

[cyranocyrano.livejournal.com]

I'm on the horns of a diabetic dilemna.
But I've made my own pit here--I just have to quit digging. (:
Thanks, man.

[cammers.livejournal.com]

Ah gorrammit... sorry, I didn't realize. Guess I should read more carefully, eh? What worked for me clearly ain't going to cut it and I'm sure you've received nbillion bits of advice. Uhm... it gets better? :> Actually, that part is true: after the first couple weeks, I didn't need any crutch, I'd probably already kicked the habit and was just going the extra month to a) make sure and b) detox. I don't know how heavily you were dosing yourself previously, but hopefully it won't even take that long?

[cyranocyrano.livejournal.com]

No worries. (: Plus, even if I can't use specifically what worked for you, I may be able to shape it. Carbs!
And it shouldn't take that long. I was expecting today to be okay, so now I'm expecting tomorrow to be okay. I'm gonna win. I'm meaner and crankier than it is.

[cammers.livejournal.com]

Damn straight. *hi5s*

[mostuff.livejournal.com]

I've been doing the fizzy water thing lately. With a twist of lime. The bubbles and citrus give you a bit of pep, while at the same time presenting the illusion of a cocktail. I usually down it with some naproxen to combat the caffeine withdrawal headache I know is coming.

It's hard, though...especially when there are ten different varieties of RockStar down the hall in the hospital cafeteria free for the taking.

I feel your pain.

[cyranocyrano.livejournal.com]

In fact, that's how I got back on it. At work, trying to stay awake, and thinking "There's a Coke six steps around the corner. And it's ice cold. And it's free. And it will kick my ass."

[windrose.livejournal.com]

I went cold turkey twenty years ago and I still get cravings for Cherry Coke now and again.

[cyranocyrano.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah. The cravings never go away.
It's like the man at AA says. You are always a recovering Cokeaholic.
(Yay! I made a non-political post!)

[denyse.livejournal.com]

How much caffeine are you trying to get off of?

[cyranocyrano.livejournal.com]

Not much. A week's worth, one Coke every day.
I had the headaches yesterday, and today is mostly the craving.