Quitting the Coffee Habit
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I have been drinking coffee since I was six. I developed asthma early and back when I was young; my pediatrician told my mother that coffee would help, so my mom would give me a cup a day with lots of milk and sugar in it. I developed a taste for the stuff – who wouldn’t?
About eight years ago I decided I wanted to go off caffeine. It was triggered by cut-backs at work and the company’s decision to charge a monthly fee for office coffee. Plus, I knew that if I was off coffee, it would work better when I had migraines.
I was only a 2-cup-a-day coffee drinker, so I thought it would be a breeze. First, I got rid of the coffee makers at home and then I focused on cutting back at work. I did it too fast, though. I went from my regular two cups to two days at one cup, followed by two days at a half cut, and then finally nothing. I was sick for weeks – headaches, digestive troubles, and the like. If I had to do again, I would have gone slower.
I still enjoy coffee, but only once a week or less. I drink it when I have a headache or a particularly tired day. I had a big cup this morning, in fact.
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