Long story made short; I abruptly stopped trying to drink caffeinated bottled teas without weening myself off and I am struggling. My AuDHD is affected because of it.
Thoughts and feelings?
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Do any of you consume caffeinated drinks at all? Whether a little or a lot?
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Does ginger ale count?
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Caffiene should have the opposite affect, right?
ADHD, it doesnāt do crap for me. Iāll sleep through it.
But it still affects veins the same way, and I get more headaches when I abruptly cut it out. Weaning works better for those side-effects.
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I hate the taste of ginger ale.
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Iām scared to go slow because I will absentmindedly forget not to overdo it. Iāll end up consuming more when I know I shouldnāt.
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Thatās understandable. Thankfully, the misery side of withdrawals does end.
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What can I do to even control the withdrawal symptoms?
Geez!
An pain pill that has caffeine. Thatās headache and period-cramps ones. That way youāre only taking it when you have the symptoms. Itās interval-weaning.
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Thanks for that.
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Sorry for asking. Shouldāve known.
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Me and my mom love the taste of ginger-she even buys ginger chews. Visit at your own risk.
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I donāt mind lemon ginger tea, because its not full-blown ginger.
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One cup of coffee on occasion (nearly daily when I was away from home in January, but Iāve decreased it slowly since), sometimes I go for a chai or matcha if Iām at a cafe cuz I love em
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I used to consume a lot of coffee and soda. Now, itās either bottled teas, water, or some decaf tea or coffee. I do consume a lot bottled teas these days.
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Nope, I donāt consume any caffeine at all as far as I know. Maybe thereās hidden caffeine in somethingā¦? But all my bottled waters, smoothies and other drinks say no caffeine. The only time I knowingly have caffeine is when we go out to restaurants and order iced tea, but we canāt afford to go out much anymore. Thanks, Chump. Ė(Ėį©Ėā)
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I use energy drinks and coffee to self-medicate my ADHD until I get meds, and have done since I was about 10 - never made me āawakeā or āalertā. There is a marked difference between me without caffiene, and me with I wouldnāt say Iām addicted to it, there are plenty of days where I have no coffee or energy drinks at all, but I really prefer the days where I have an energy drink to hand.
I donāt know of any ways to help kick the habit, other than find something suitable to replace it. Ideally something same-y. Iām trying to quit vaping right now and I bought a little inhaler thing that replicates the feel of me grabbing my vape and puffing away, but Iām just exhaling into it.
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@CoffeebyNight and @Akje
My body is also going through changes. Iām getting fatter and I am stressed all the time over nearly everything.
Plus the audhd flaring up, body issues, lifestyle and whatever else in my life.
Ugh!
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Sounds to me like you need to take a step back from everything and stop stressing. I get like that pretty often, and I just need to go do some exercise and ignore the world for a few days, ideally go outside and do some journalling, and then Iām right as rain.
One thing that helps me is taking a look at ALL the things I have going on in my life, and cutting stuff out that I donāt need.
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