I agree, coffee gave me lots of symptoms that I wasn't even aware of, now that I don't drink it. Last week I allowed myself a cup and my gut told me not to do it again. And for the headaches when you don't drink the coffee.
Yep they are withdrawal symptoms. Caffeine is a drug, an addictive drug and one of the most common withdrawal symptoms are headaches. It could take you a week or more to get it totally out of your system. Do a google search on "caffeine withdrawal". There are over 200,000 hits. From WebMD, you can find the entire article if you're interested. "Griffiths' analysis shows as little as one cup of coffee can cause an addiction, and withdrawal from caffeine produces any of five clusters of symptoms in some people:
Headache, the most common symptom, which affects at least of 50 percent of people in caffeine withdrawal. Fatigue or drowsiness. "Unhappy" mood, depression, or irritability. Difficulty concentrating. Flu-like symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, muscle pain, and stiffness. "Onset of these symptoms typically occurs within 12 to 24 hours of stopping caffeine and peaks one to two days after stopping," Griffiths tells WebMD. "The duration is between two and nine days."
Saturday, 4 July 2009
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