Thoughts of an Ex Caffeine Addict
I used to be a regular coffee drinker. I actually started at age six. Yes, age six. My pediatrician told my mom to give me coffee with lots of milk so that the caffeine would help my asthma. I learned to love the taste of the bean very early in life.
I was never a coffee fiend. I was a two or three cup a day drinker. It was just enough to keep me happy. And, on the weekends and barely touched the stuff.
In 2000 I went off caffeine as a regular thing. I had read that caffeine helps with migraines, but only if you are not addicted. You may not think that 2 cups a day is a caffeine addiction, but when I went off of it, which I did slowly, I had headaches, gastrointestinal issues, and mood swings. I got sick to my stomach and tired easily. Yes, my body had been addicted.
So, here I am 8 years later. Days like to today quite literally make me have fantasies about yummy caffeinated drinks. I have a fiend who manages a Second Cup location Canada and she was telling me about some of their coffee drinks. I was nearly drooling on my keyboard. How pathetic is that? I’ve been a smoker and I have always been able to easily pass on alcohol. However, a good cup of coffee makes me want to jump off the proverbial wagon.
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