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| ZeDefender Member Since: 15 Sep 2011 Location: Munich Posts: 4731   
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Has anyone else done this? I'm on new meds which mean I have to give up caffeine and alcohol. No tea, coffee, cola or booze for 4 days and I feel like
 , like I've got flu! Headache and gutache are the worst. Any fellow sufferers? Any advice?
Cheers Matt Tell someone you love them today because life is short. But shout it at them in German because life is also terrifying and confusing... |
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29th Oct 2011 12:11pm |
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| 22900013A Member Since: 23 Dec 2010 Location: Oxfordshire Posts: 3150  
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I havn't been able to have alcohol for over a year due to medication, can't say I have missed it. I think I would notice it more if I couldn't have coffee though, but there is always decaf. 2011 110 USW
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29th Oct 2011 3:05pm |
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| ZeDefender Member Since: 15 Sep 2011 Location: Munich Posts: 4731
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I think no caffeine is worse for me too - been on decaf teabags the last few days but still feel rough as hell... Tell someone you love them today because life is short. But shout it at them in German because life is also terrifying and confusing... |
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29th Oct 2011 3:16pm |
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| VeeTee Member Since: 06 Mar 2011 Location: Somewhere Posts: 1512 
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Years ago I cooperated in an experiment for pharmaceutical research. Indeed one week no booze and caffeine. Same experience as you (headache etc). After some days you get used to it. But you know what: after you start drinking again (coffee, booze) the headache comes again!
 Cheers, Vincent
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29th Oct 2011 4:32pm |
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| ZeDefender Member Since: 15 Sep 2011 Location: Munich Posts: 4731
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Er... thanks?  Tell someone you love them today because life is short.
But shout it at them in German because life is also terrifying and confusing... |
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29th Oct 2011 5:18pm |
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| 22900013A Member Since: 23 Dec 2010 Location: Oxfordshire Posts: 3150
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I dread to think what it will be like when (if) I can have alcohol again, as I didn't really get on with it before! 2011 110 USW
1973 Series III 1-Ton 1972 Series III 1-Ton Cherrypicker 1969 IIA 1-Ton 1966 IIA 88" |
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29th Oct 2011 5:25pm |
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| walfy Member Since: 29 Aug 2007 Location: Frome Posts: 2673 
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When I was serving I knew a bloke who would purge his body once a year. He would go a whole calendar month of drinking nothing but water
 . He reckoned it cleared his body of all the horrible toxins(?) that coffee/tea/booze left in his system.
Never tried it myself. 110 D250 SE HT 110 USW SOLD RRE HSE Dynamic Gone, wife killed it VOLVO XC60 R Dynamic with some toys Polaris RZR 900XP SOLD |
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29th Oct 2011 5:37pm |
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| ZeDefender Member Since: 15 Sep 2011 Location: Munich Posts: 4731
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Well, at least if he did it more than once it might not be so bad for me (once I stop feeling crap)  Tell someone you love them today because life is short.
But shout it at them in German because life is also terrifying and confusing... |
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29th Oct 2011 6:47pm |
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| Happyoldgit Member Since: 14 Sep 2007 Location: Norfolk Posts: 3471 
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I had some health issues and medications last year which meant a water only and I soon got used to it, in fact I found it improved my sense of taste a lot. Due to a return of the health problem I am again on water only - interestingly the symptoms improved a lot as soon as I gave up coffee and tea a couple of weeks ago. Steve.
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30th Oct 2011 8:40pm |
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| ZeDefender Member Since: 15 Sep 2011 Location: Munich Posts: 4731
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Headache is actually getting a bit better today and not feeling as crap - light at the end of the tunnel, I hope
Thanks for all the comments and helpful input and good luck to all fellow "ex-coffees" (sorry - couldn't think of anything better) Matt Tell someone you love them today because life is short.
But shout it at them in German because life is also terrifying and confusing... |
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30th Oct 2011 8:50pm |
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| GREENI Member Since: 22 Aug 2010 Location: staffs Posts: 10383
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I could honestly never have alcohol again...it never bothers me..
Coffee on the other hand, is my drug !! Believe it or not, I was thinking of doing a 'de-tox' in November...nothing but water, we'll see  |
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31st Oct 2011 8:33am |
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| drewster Member Since: 13 Jun 2011 Location: south coast brockenhurst Posts: 226  
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i am trying to give up the fags
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31st Oct 2011 9:03am |
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| ken Member Since: 18 Aug 2009 Location: Banging Birds with my bitches !! Posts: 4328
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Do Coffee Do JD never ever ever gonna give them up
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31st Oct 2011 9:08am |
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| Zagato Site Supporter Member Since: 08 Jan 2011 Location: Billingshurst West Sussex Posts: 5013
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I'm a pretty hyped up person anyway, 1/2 a teaspoon of coffee makes me climb up the wall, 3 days of that sends me loopy, blood pressure up etc and when I come off it have a headache for 2 days - not good stuff!! Cancerous as well apparently. My poison is real ale. I'm lucky as I used to drink a lot but I won't go into that here, just edited a whole section
 Rural Dorset culture and rugby drinking culture saw lots of bodily abuse for years BUT don't regret it best times of my life - great fun, crazy times just can't do it anymore. For instance used to make the annual pilgrimage to Sunbury on Thames for a major camping drinking session 30+ pints over two days but can't do that now, I would be in bed for 2 days afterwards!!
A lot of my mates can't drink at all now for health reasons or they are permanently on the wagon through alcoholism - I was lucky! Can still enjoy a pint... |
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31st Oct 2011 9:58am |
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