I quit caffeine over a week ago. I had enormous headaches for three days. In my online perusing I found that magnesium can be helpful, up to 2400 milligrams a day. We happened to have some calcium magnesium laying around (my husband uses it for insomnia). I took one pill in the morning, one at lunch and one at dinner time. NO HEADACHE! It was amazing. It could also have been the day that the headaches were going to stop, but I had such a huge headache the day before that I was expecting at least a little one.
My diet has been shit. SUGAR, SUGAR, SUGAR! Dairy!! AND I've been smoking cigarettes! What the hell? Who am I? Is this 1999? In any event, I've been trying to be kind with myself. I've been doing lots of yoga, focusing on self-love and mending broken relationships. Overall, it's been a good week. I'm also still eating a ton of vegetables and outside of cookies, avoiding gluten. But last night in a panic, I decided two things must go: Sugar and Cigarettes. It's hard to say which is grosser or which makes me feel more shitty. Away they must go! I hate them both so much. I don't like being bossed around by them. I want to be free!!!!!!
Holy crap! I wish I knew that about magnesium when I quit! Great info! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteIt does get better... and once you are off, it's AWESOME! I am so much more energetic off caffeine than on. Good luck!