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Google wasn't much help here. Some background: I've been working on losing weight the past six months (I'm 6'1", went from 230lbs to 198lbs so far, goal is 175lbs!), and now I think to go any further I'm going to have to cut soda out of my diet entirely.
The problem is that I need a way to stave off the caffeine-withdrawal headaches I get when I go more than 24 hours or so without caffeine. I've never been a big fan of coffee.
So I thought I'd try caffeine pills out. Both times I've taken them now, I've thrown up shortly after consuming one pill (200mg NoDoz tablet). My throat feels constricted and my stomach churns after taking one. I've been taking them with milk so far, and I'm wondering if that might be the problem, if it might be a better idea to just take them with water or something else. I tried looking using Google to see if anyone else had similar problems with caffeine pills and milk, but was unable to find anything.
So, anyone have a similar experience with them in the past, or know of someone who did? I'm almost ready to just give up and try to force myself to like coffee.
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On November 07 2009 11:05 zizou21 wrote:
the fuck
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just drink sugar free energy drinks
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On November 07 2009 11:06 hugitout wrote:
just drink sugar free energy drinks
Those things are pretty expensive, like $3 a can, I'm a poor college student.
@the rest of you, I wish I could throw up on you through standard TCP / IP
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Just rail that shit like a man.
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You could just deal with the headaches then never have to deal with them again or you can buy headache aspirin since it has caffeine in it.
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You should give tea a try. I'm not talking about that Snapple bullshit either.
They say green tea will even help with weight loss.
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Belgium9947 Posts
wait
you got a caffeine addiction off of energy drinks and coke?
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I knew people that took caffeine pills, but I'm not sure if they took them in any special way. Maybe you should become a fan of coffee or tea now, though.
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Just drink coffee! No one drinks it for the taste! And I regret to say that I have never taken caffeine pills with milk, either.
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On November 07 2009 11:12 RaGe wrote:
wait
you got a caffeine addiction off of energy drinks and coke?
Pretty much. All throughout high school I would have a 20oz soda or an energy drink (usually Monster) every single morning.
I tried going cold turkey off caffeine when I had a week off of work once, but the headaches didn't go away even after four miserable days.
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Coffee is definitely a developed taste, but it's better than caffeine headaches. Tea is also a good suggestion; you can cold-brew it by the pitcher, just put like 5 tea bags in and leave it overnight.
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It's pretty tough to get a caffeine addiction from drinking soda, and your reaction to the caffeine pills somewhat confirms that. You sure it isn't something to do with your blood sugar levels (or lack thereof) from stopping soda consumption?
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I think theres gum you could chew to get your caffeine, although i think it would be easier to treat your headaches instead, that way you'd eliminate that addiction ;P
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Physician
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Uh, don't take that much caffeine. 200 mg is ridiculous. There is only like 30 - 40 mg in most soft drinks, find like 50 mg tablets.
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Hong Kong20321 Posts
shit thats crazy. maybe take aspirin or something. wtf
try just drinking less and less sofft drinks? i'm sure soft drinks isn't the only culprit for increasing your weight right, unless you've been constantly drinking gallons and gallons of it. what about the rest of your diet?
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OK well- medical person here so this is what i have to say-
1. Milk will help to sooth the stomach, and taking them with milk can be a good thing. However milk is not something you should be drinking when you are trying to lose weight, unless it's skim. And no i don't think that milk would have any contraindications with caffeine pills.
2. Caffeine does not cause physical dependence, in fact it's just mental so the 'withdrawal' is really very minor and it would be far easier on you and your body to just cold turkey caffeine.
3. if you don't want to cold turkey- then i would simply suggest buying a 75% and up dark chocolate bar, and eat a bit here and there when your head aches begin. Chocolate that has a high % of coca beans is good for you, and contains caffeine. Also Tea would be a great choice! Eating caffeine pills is not going to wean you off the stuff, i would suggest doing something like the above.
any questions?
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I don't think its a true caffeine addiction... but whether it is or not... pills are not the way to go. Just replace it with tea/coffee or something similar. Try to stay away from sugary drinks though... might be some of the problem to begin with
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