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[burntcopper]

Went to doc about the not-quite-migraine things and the sleeping shit.

So now have been told to lay off the caffeine, red wine and cheese, and try nytol for sleeping.

I don't drink wine, and cheese I can take or leave, but caffeine... oh christ. I tried today without it and was nearly nodding off by 4:30. At this point I can't tell how much of this is just how much i rely on the caffeine to get me through the work.

I...just... :wails, hugs coffee close: I like being an addict! It's fun! It gets me through my job!

Comments

[fahrenheit-f430.livejournal.com]

Dude, don't do it. Buy some migraleve and take notes of your headaches/the conditions when you get them as anything could be setting them off: room temperature, lighting, hormones and monitor flicker are the biggies.

That advice IS NOT from a fellow coffee-addict. That is advice from someone who was told 'Migraine? Oh they're caused by TRIGGER FOODS AND INTOLERANCES!' and spent 6 years unable to eat: Chocolate, coffee, cheese, anything with caffeine in it, carob, shellfish, citrus fruit, red wine/grape juice/anything with grapeskin colouring... It was no way to live.

[twoweevils.livejournal.com]

I feel your pain. And I don't recommend going cold turkey. That way lies madness. Taper off by having smaller portions of coffee and try changing up your morning routine. The absolute key? Avoid caffeine first thing in the morning. If you can get over that hump, you'll have it beat. Mostly. *craves* I've also found a decaf tea that almost tastes like the real thing and can sometimes fool me into believing I've gotten a caffeine boost.

M.

[cynicalcylon.livejournal.com]

This has been my life for the past 7 years, so I have not much sympathy :(
Mine got so bad I just hadta give it up, in the end.
I occassionally indulge in the odd red wine, but strong cheese & caffeine just hit me too quickly, especially caffeine, so I abstaine (sp?).

Also, Kenco or Nescafe Alta Rica decaffs are bloody brilliant!

[snowballjane.livejournal.com]

eek, caffeine withdrawal headache was blinding last time i tried. good luck

[dcsunset44.livejournal.com]

I sympathise wholeheartedly, whenever I have coffee I spend hours bouncing around and then crash spectacularly, redbull is worse, I scare people when I drink that :S But I don't get migraines if I ration myself on the coffee.

If you can't get off the caffeine try a 5-HTP supplement, its a precursor to seratonin and could help with the headaches and the sleeping. Seratonin imbalance can cause migraines and sleep disturbance.

Feverfew taken regularly might help too, thats been used for migraines for centuries.

And I am a herbal remedy geek :( I need to leave work at work.