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over a year ago
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..I think I need to give up caffeine 
I get headaches sometimes and not sure if it's because I drink too much coffee.
Slowly reduce the intake, is that the answer? Finding it hard. Think I'm probably addicted |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"..I think I need to give up caffeine
I get headaches sometimes and not sure if it's because I drink too much coffee.
Slowly reduce the intake, is that the answer? Finding it hard. Think I'm probably addicted "
as others that sounds like deyhradation. Do like the italians and drink a glass of water with your expresso
or switch to green tea
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Yep, I was addicted to Pepsi. Got tired, headachey and moody if I didn't drink enough in the day.
So I wanted to get off it, told myself "I don't drink Pepso anymore" (works better than "I'm quitting", as that gives you an excuse to just cut down) and switched to water. I had a bottle of water next to me all day, as you naturally then drink without thinking about it.
Head pounded for a week, but after that I felt so alive and awake, it was amazing!
I have to admit, I've had a tough year so far and fallen back into the caffeine trap, so I need to go through is again.
Good luck. |
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"Caffeine can cause dehydration which will certainly cause you headaches. How is your fluid intake besides the coffee? "
Champagne and cocktails? Plenty. |
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"Caffeine can cause dehydration which will certainly cause you headaches. How is your fluid intake besides the coffee?
Champagne and cocktails? Plenty. "
Ah, I see a pattern occuring. All drinks that cause dehydration  |
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"Keep your hydration levels up! Coffee actually dehydrates you so you need to make up for it with more water "
This isn't actually true.
Yes, caffeine is a diuretic which means it increases your need to wee and so you loose more water from your body, but the effect of a coffee (or cola) is lesser than the amount of water taken in through the drink itself. |
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Drinking caffeine-containing beverages as part of a normal lifestyle doesn't cause fluid loss in excess of the volume ingested. While caffeinated drinks may have a mild diuretic effect — meaning that they may cause the need to urinate — they don't appear to increase the risk of dehydration.
Still, caffeinated drinks can cause headaches and insomnia in some people. |
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"A man died this week from a caffeine overdose
Shit, seriously?
Yep, consumed over 200 times a regular does. Hardly something to worry about"
Not if you take pre workout too. |
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