Caffeine withdrawal headache for 2 weeks?
Discussion
On Sunday it will be 2 weeks since my last caffeinated drink. Since 2 days after that drink I've had a headache most of the time. There was a brief respite after about 5 days, which I presumed at the time was the end of it all. But it has come back.
Doesn't it seem rather a long time to be suffering a caffeine withdrawal headache?
What are you drinking instead?
I'd cut right down and started drinking squash, started getting headaches again and realised the squash I'd started buying has aspartame in it.
I drank lots of tea and coffee; the railway runs on the stuff and replaced most of them with squash at home and work....
I'd cut right down and started drinking squash, started getting headaches again and realised the squash I'd started buying has aspartame in it.
I drank lots of tea and coffee; the railway runs on the stuff and replaced most of them with squash at home and work....
mr mac i said:
What are you drinking instead?
I'd cut right down and started drinking squash, started getting headaches again and realised the squash I'd started buying has aspartame in it.
I drank lots of tea and coffee; the railway runs on the stuff and replaced most of them with squash at home and work....
Decaff - Lavazza and water, lots of water.I'd cut right down and started drinking squash, started getting headaches again and realised the squash I'd started buying has aspartame in it.
I drank lots of tea and coffee; the railway runs on the stuff and replaced most of them with squash at home and work....
caffeine withdrawal typically thought to last for 3 - 9 days although the headaches can be experienced for up to 21 days.
did you take sugar when drinking coffee ? low blood sugar can also cause headaches and may be contributory
is your decaf totally caffeine free ? - most aren't and you could be unintentionally, albeit in lower doses, resensitising yourself. the BMJ and DSM cite sporadic/erratic caffeine consumption as a specific trigger for caffeine headaches.
if you use analgesia then be sure to check the contents carefully - caffeinated analgesia is reportedly up to 40% more effective in relieving pain and a small dose is often added as an active ingredient.
paul
did you take sugar when drinking coffee ? low blood sugar can also cause headaches and may be contributory
is your decaf totally caffeine free ? - most aren't and you could be unintentionally, albeit in lower doses, resensitising yourself. the BMJ and DSM cite sporadic/erratic caffeine consumption as a specific trigger for caffeine headaches.
if you use analgesia then be sure to check the contents carefully - caffeinated analgesia is reportedly up to 40% more effective in relieving pain and a small dose is often added as an active ingredient.
paul
paulmakin said:
caffeine withdrawal typically thought to last for 3 - 9 days although the headaches can be experienced for up to 21 days.
did you take sugar when drinking coffee ? low blood sugar can also cause headaches and may be contributory
is your decaf totally caffeine free ? - most aren't and you could be unintentionally, albeit in lower doses, resensitising yourself. the BMJ and DSM cite sporadic/erratic caffeine consumption as a specific trigger for caffeine headaches.
if you use analgesia then be sure to check the contents carefully - caffeinated analgesia is reportedly up to 40% more effective in relieving pain and a small dose is often added as an active ingredient.
paul
In the past when I've cut out caffeine the headache only lasted 3-4 days. This time has been different.did you take sugar when drinking coffee ? low blood sugar can also cause headaches and may be contributory
is your decaf totally caffeine free ? - most aren't and you could be unintentionally, albeit in lower doses, resensitising yourself. the BMJ and DSM cite sporadic/erratic caffeine consumption as a specific trigger for caffeine headaches.
if you use analgesia then be sure to check the contents carefully - caffeinated analgesia is reportedly up to 40% more effective in relieving pain and a small dose is often added as an active ingredient.
paul
I don't know whether the Lavazza decaf has any caffeine. It wouldn't surprise me.
I have honey in coffee and my intake has not changed much.
I don't use caffeinated analgesics.
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