Although my stomach flu/fever broke awhile back, I’m currently dealing with caffeine withdrawals. Before I got sick, I’d been heavily into coffee. I couldn’t drink it while I was sick, and since I made it through the headache of the initial withdrawals, I decided to kick completely. My body has been relying on the stuff to keep going, so I’ve been feeling extremely lethargic as I adapt to life without the junk. I’m back at work on my outline and I’m also working on a new post. But my endurance isn’t strong right now. Mostly, I want to sleep…In any case, I’m feeling a little better each day.
October 7, 2011 at 11:06 pm |
I completely sympathize with your withdrawals, as I’m going through some of my own. I wanted to tell you that I watch the documentary just about every night. Going to sleep with you, Judy, and the flock is such a comfort to me. It feels like home. When it is particularly hard, I will watch a few times a day/night. Anyway, I guess what I’m trying to say is thank you. You’ve given me family and a home.
October 8, 2011 at 10:26 am |
I’ve been getting worried about you. I have never before heard of a flu that lasted for a MONTH. When did you last see a doctor? Do you exercise on a regular basis, Mark? Hope you’re not a junk food fan. Mega Mazel Tov to you for kicking the caffeine habit, dude!
October 8, 2011 at 11:08 am
Yeah, I exercise regularly. I ride my bike and I swim. The flu lasted around ten days. It’s gone. Don’t eat junk food. My current illness is just lethargy from quitting coffee.
October 8, 2011 at 12:31 pm |
I just heard Tupelo Honey on Pandora and it made me think of you.
I hope the caffeine withdrawals are waning.
October 8, 2011 at 12:48 pm
The headaches, which are the worst part, are long gone. Now I’m just dealing with feeling like a slug. It gets a little better day by day. Coffee is a drug!
October 9, 2011 at 8:50 am |
Try Gatorade, or something similar. It works for me. Helps with that “slug” feeling & might help get you over the hump. Be well, Mark.
October 10, 2011 at 8:17 am |
“Coffee is a drug”? Hey Mark, you could be carrying this Cleansing thing too far! For me, coffee is a tonic (organic, natural, and Fair Trade green) and I enjoy one cup of it, first thing in the morning. I notice it sharpens my mind and reactions, which is good for the writing. But if you yourself have trouble controlling the intake, and feel better abstaining…then yeah, that’s the best course for you.
October 10, 2011 at 9:30 am |
Coffee has always been the “drug of choice” for me. I started drinking it as a child to help with asthma, which it does, caffeine being a mild bronchodilator. I also found, even as an adult, that coffee has a calming effect on me — so when I get stressed (my kids’ teen years meant lots of trips to Peet’s!), I drink coffee and feel relaxed.
October 10, 2011 at 9:57 am
Whenever I travel, I have to take “my works” with me. I’m a wreck if I don’t have my coffee. That’s an addiction. So I’m content to leave it behind. There are other ways to sharpen the mind, which is what I’ve always used it for.
November 20, 2011 at 1:27 pm |
Just a thought about the coffee. I really enjoy mine, which is organic, but if I don’t have it for a while, I do not have any withdrawal symptoms.
I can’t prove this, but I do wonder if the withdrawal from coffee may have something to do with the fact that coffee is one of the most highly sprayed crops after cotton. And that the withdrawal comes from the chemicals it absorbs and not the coffee itself. Silvia
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November 20, 2011 at 3:21 pm
I’ve never heard this, but I suppose it’s possible. Years ago, when I quit smoking cigarettes, I heard that some of the terrible withdrawals I experienced were actually from the chemicals that the companies put in the tobacco.