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You ever go into withdrawals because you forgot to drink caffeine? (sopuli.xyz)

submitted 3 months ago by sad_detective_man@sopuli.xyz to c/autism@lemmy.world

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You know, the same way one might forget to eat food. I keep a bottle of migraine zappers for this exact occasion when I wake up in the middle of the night with my head exploding and I'm like "oh. right. I'm dependant on a substance. nice fumble, dweeb"

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[–] A_Drusas@lemmy.world 19 points 3 months ago (1 child)

No. You might feel better overall if you didn't use caffeine every day.

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[–] sad_detective_man@sopuli.xyz [S] 16 points 3 months ago*

Tried it, not into it. May revisit again later in life but right now the little things are kind of keeping me alive. Besides, fucking up the coffee is grounds for divorce. And divorced from my grounds, I'll not be.

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[–] Slowy@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago

Yeah I get a headache that night if I miss the late morning caffeine dose. I find they are really resilient and distinct headaches though, so I will usually try to have a little caffeine with the painkiller, like strong tea or milk with coffee in it. It doesn’t mess with my sleep and works much faster and more thoroughly than a pill alone.

[–] sheridan@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago (1 child)

I've been drinking coffee everyday since I was at least 12. I'll get a headache in the afternoon if I don't have it in the morning.

Except that I once went a week unknowingly drinking decaf coffee and didn't experience withdrawal, so maybe there's something psychological at play?

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[–] sad_detective_man@sopuli.xyz [S] 2 points 3 months ago

could be. another commenter said they don't get withdrawals. but I've noticed this is the only substance I've developed a habit of so it must be real somehow.

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[–] Klear@quokk.au 5 points 3 months ago (1 child)

Not long ago I was feeling kinda out of whack and tried going a few days without coffee to see if that helps.

It didn't, but I was surprised how easy it was to just stop drinking it. Didn't notice any withdrawal symptoms.

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[–] sad_detective_man@sopuli.xyz [S] 3 points 3 months ago (1 child)

no symptom cold turkey, eh? that's petty good. I get headaches the first day and then afterward it's remembering that I like coffee.

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[–] Klear@quokk.au 5 points 3 months ago

Afterwards I definitely did want to drink coffee (so I did and never stopped), but during the break I kinda forgot coffee was a thing. Still felt like shit, but not any more than with coffee.

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[–] leagman1@feddit.org 5 points 3 months ago

Can't say I have. It takes 2-3 days for my withdrawals to kick in and they don't show up as intense as yours. And I'd say I'm quite sensitive to caffeine.

It's more like a severe cold for me, no headaches.

[–] Grass@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 months ago

I don't get headaches like others have said but I can generally expect to sleep for 24 hours every time I get off caffiene

[–] Beth@piefed.social 4 points 3 months ago

I will have a slightly annoying headache if I don’t have coffee for a day or so. But I won’t drink tea for caffeine or those sugar beverages, so if I don’t have coffee I’ll accept the headaches. Because I like the taste/smell.

[–] stopforgettingit@piefed.social 4 points 3 months ago

Yes, if I don't have coffee in the morning, I have headache by 4pm.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 3 points 3 months ago

Oh, I didn't forget. I just didn't have money or they were sold out.

[–] Tooden@aus.social 1 point 3 months ago

@sad_detective_man Yes.

[–] biggerbogboy@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 months ago

I personally haven’t gotten addicted in the first place, although if I feel like crap in the hours before bed, I’ll have a coffee to make me a bit sleepy. That’s probably an ADHD thing honestly. And the funny bit is how I've always gotten told to not consume caffeine before bed, but like, just a few hours ago I had 2 coffees and some dark chocolate, totalling around 280mg of caffeine, and I’m probably gonna drift off to sleep soon.