Is this caffeine withdrawl?

[Brown and Boris]

I woke up this morning with a cracking headache which has lasted all day. Usually I am prety immune to headaches and the first whiff of fresh air or a glass of water sees off any muggyness. I haven't had an alcoholic drink since last weekend so the only thing I can think it might be, besides The Aids and a brain tumour, is the fact I loaded my coffee machine with decafiniated beans a few days ago and may be missing my daily caffiene hit.

I usually drink 3 or 4 large cups of coffee a day from the machiine, so can caffiene withdrawl cause these kind of headaches?

[phib]

Yes yes and yes !!!

I have had exactly the same stopped drinking on saturday on monday and headache, tuesday had a worse headache and then on wednesday a seriously cracking headache.

I never get headaches last one probably 1990 !!

On wednesday cracked and had a beer and headache was gone within an hour !!!!

Detox .... yeah right !!!!

Edited by phib on Friday 9th January 19:12

[MrV]

I would say yes ,I tend to get the mother of all headaches in the afternoons if I haven't had at least one cup in the morning.

[BlackVanGirl]

Cold or sinus problem, possibly?

Drink one small cup of 'proper' coffee, should give you the answer pretty quickly. Cold turkey's no fun!

[KANEIT]

phib said:

Yes yes and yes !!!

I have had exactly the same stopped drinking on saturday on monday and headache, tuesday had a worse headache and then on wednesday a seriously cracking headache.

I never get headaches last one probably 1990 !!

On wednesday cracked and had a beer and headache was gone within an hour !!!!

Detox .... yeah right !!!!

Edited by phib on Friday 9th January 19:12

I never get headaches - is there something wrong with us? Will we die untimely deaths because of it?

[Johnnytheboy]

I have a caffeine-junkie work colleague and she confesses to proper headaches if she doesn't get her fix on time.

[hairykrishna]

Yes. I drink about 10 cups a day and without my 'fix' I get headaches.

[Brown and Boris]

Sounds prett convincing them I am an Starbucks Junkie (if only they did decent coffee)

[The jiffle king]

I have not drunk caffine in 8 years now. When I came off about 8 coffees a day, I had a headache for 3 weeks, then it went and since then, I've slept 3/4 hour better per night and feel much better for it.

My guess is caffine detox

T-J-K

[anonymous-user]

Yes, if I get a headache a couple of short strong coffees will always get rid of it.