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Quitting coffee, anxiety

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dasani95
dasani95

Hi everyone,

I've recently started suffering from anxiety. I am trying to eliminate coffee from my diet but every time I try to start backing off coffee, my depression kicks up. Any recommendations? Should I just slowly ease off of it?

Thanks

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  • borderriever
    borderriever dasani95

    Posted

    globus

    Make it weaker and weeker each time you make a batch or weaken it with milk more and more.

    In the USA ??

    BOB

  • dee53012
    dee53012 dasani95

    Posted

    Hi globus,

    the depression makes sense. you have been wired for as long as you were on caffein and you body needs time to adjust to the shock.  i quit caffien and sugar at the same time, but it was the 7 day migraine that almost killed me. 

    my recommendation:

    REST as much as possible.

    eat well, cut out ALL junk food.

    increase dark green veggies at each meal

    eat quality protein at each meal

    if you must eat sweets, make it a small amount of fruit  (half cup) and always eat it with nuts or seeds. 

    take a comfortably paced walk every morning and every afternoon. 

    be kind to yourself. 

    Your body is going though a very diffecult withdrawl, give it nurturing as if it were your own child going through it. 

    the depression will lift . . . give it time.

    I've stopped caffein many times, it was harder to quit then smoking. Stopping smoking was easy in comparison to stopping caffien, but is doable smile

    Best of luck!

     

  • dmott12985
    dmott12985 dasani95

    Posted

    I just recently went thru something similar.. I was having

    Increased heart palpitations and worsening anxiety so

    My doctor suggested giving up caffeine.. I love coffee so he recommended to mix 1/2 decaf and 1/2 regular coffee

    For one week and then decreasing to 1/4 regular coffee

    And 3/4 decaf for a week and then begin just decaf the 3rd

    Week... Believe it or not this really worked for me.

    My next hurdle is giving up sugar.. Baby steps lol

    I know this may not work for everyone but I hope it

    Helps you..

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