Caffeine Withdrawal – Symptoms?

As per the thread title – what are the symptoms of caffeine withdrawal?

I’ve always been a coffee fiend, and the stronger the better (I usually drink proper grounds, not instant, and I prefer it black with sugar). (Edit – I do ride an Orange but I don’t drive an Audi)

I’ve decided though that I ought to cut down, so I’ve started cutting out my mid-morning “fix” and just drinking plain water instead.

After a few days though, I’m finding that I’m getting irritable (even more than usual), shaky, cold sweats and nausea. Is this what I should expect? Or is a trip to barber-surgeon on the cards for a course of leeches?

nausea and sore heads was what i experianced IF im consious of having no had no coffee….

if im busy i can go cold turkey no problems when i am working away. how ever in the office i need coffee to stay interested looking in boring meetings

i need coffee to stay interested looking in boring meetings

Ha! I know the feeling – unfortunately I work with the two dullest people in North Yorkshire so it does help in that department!!

The VP of EMEA must have a very soothing voice as whenever she’s presenting I feel the need to doze…

Strange thing is that she’s a good presenter and usually interesting. I think she must also be an awesome mother. 😕

I used to get the shakes and have cracking headaches when I tried to cut out caffeine. I used to stop drinking coffee for Lent and it was horrible every time – these days I just regulate my intake and don’t stop altogether…

When I did go cold turkey it took 2 weeks for the symptoms to stop.

Just wait for the MONSTER headaches…

i get headaches if i don’t have my fix, i get them for a few days when i stop. i only drink one cup a day, ok its a large thermos one, made with as much freshly ground as i can stuff in the 6 cup bialetti…

Cold turkey makes me feel sick and gives me headaches so when cutting back on coffee I tend to drink lots of water and only tea afetr 12 o’clock.

I used to drink loads of coffee, but gave it up (all caffeine) about a year ago.
The headaches only lasted a couple of weeks, and the cravings a few months.
After that you can look forward to better sleep, feeling alert in the mornings(!), less irritability, better concentration, lower blood pressure and more energy throughout the day.

I get bad headaches, best not to go cold turkey with anything,bjust slowly cut down

+1 for Bullheart.

I ditched all caffeine cold turkey last May. Felt a bit tetchy and had mild headaches for only 2 or 3 days.

Since then have felt more energetic, alert and slept better than I can remember in my adult life.

Do it.

I find a nice bag of heroin helps with my caffeine withdrawal.

I find a nice bag of heroin helps with my caffeine withdrawal.

.. and I find that a nice cup of Darjeeling helps with the resultant heroin withdrawal 😉

I took up smoking to get me off my darjeeling addiction.

I took up smoking to get me off my darjeeling addiction.

What d’you mean? Cigarettes or Lapsang Souchong ?

Headaches for me….i just give in and drink coffee again.

I have found ephedrine works well as a morning pick-me-up though.

Mega headaches here… still going to persevere though.