Quit drinking soda, now have headaches.

dtheo

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I quit drinking Diet Dr. Pepper and Diet Pepsi 3 days ago, now I've had a headache for 3 days now, wtf!? Anyone else gone through this?:shrug:

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Your body is pissed at you for not giving it the caffeine and fake sugar that its used to.

that's sort of true. heavy coffee drinkers that go COLD TURKEY also get brutal headaches. it's the caffiene, wind down slowly off it, you'll be fine!
 

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Thanks for all the input guys, its been torture! Even told my wife that the only way to get rid of headaches was sex, she did her duty, but didn't work. LOL
 

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Yeah everyone is right. It is just withdrawl. It may not be the caffine it could be the withdrawl for anything. My two suggestions? Either try and wean yourself off it OR just suffer through the headaches. When I quit smoking it must have been 2 weeks of pain (front of the head) but I took enough advil and it was over with. If you slowly try and go off it you risk coming back on again.
 

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It's normal and will not last long. I went from 3-4 Cokes a day to 0 as a new year's resolution a few years ago, and the head aches were pretty brutal at first. I tried to chew gum anytime I felt the urge to drink a pop or felt a head ache coming on. Seemed to help quite a bit.

You will be amazed at how much better you feel once you cut soda completely out. I also gave up fast food as my new years resolution last year. Saves a ton of money and makes you feel a lot better about yourself
 

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Thanks for all the input guys, its been torture! Even told my wife that the only way to get rid of headaches was sex, she did her duty, but didn't work. LOL

Sounds like you got yourself a keeper!:pepper:


:eek:

Yeah, not surprised at all that you have headaches.

The rest of the posts pretty much have it covered. Stick with it.
 

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caffeine is in the top 5 most addictive substances on the planet right now. you should've weened yourself off, but then again, 6 a day?! holy shit.
 

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A guy I work with drinks half a case of Diet Dr. Pepper a day. Absolutely crazy.

He doesnt drink coffee though. He says it balances out. :dw:

What goes through some people's minds is beyond me. My mother drinks 6-8 cups of coffee throughout the day. If I drink 3 a week it's surprising.

Mind as well take up crack while you're at it.
 

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caffeine is in the top 5 most addictive substances on the planet right now. you should've weened yourself off, but then again, 6 a day?! holy shit.
exactly 6 a day is nuts, i'd be good with 6 a month.

I drink healthier stuff: water, oj, milk.

Back in the corps I had roommate that would drink an open soda from the night before as soon as he woke up.
 

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I say it's the caffeine.

I quit drinking soda for the most part but I didn't drink that damn many. I was maybe one a day. Now I'm lucky if I have one a week.

Try substituting the caffeine with crack or meth. It should ease the headaches.
 

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What goes through some people's minds is beyond me. My mother drinks 6-8 cups of coffee throughout the day. If I drink 3 a week it's surprising.

Mind as well take up crack while you're at it.

Yeah, because smoking crack is so similar to drinking soda or coffee.

Let's all stick needles in our arms too while were at it! :rollseyes
 
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Wow 3-6 a day is pretty crazy. I'd hate to see what your teeth look like. Its definitely caffeine withdrawal like everyone's suggested. I got a thing for Rockstar (5-6 a week) and also get headaches if I don't drink one.
 

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