― @d@ml (nordicskilla), Thursday, 22 April 2004 15:30 (twenty years ago) link
― AaronK (AaronK), Thursday, 22 April 2004 16:05 (twenty years ago) link
― El Diablo Robotico (Nicole), Thursday, 22 April 2004 16:07 (twenty years ago) link
― webcrack (music=crack), Thursday, 22 April 2004 19:42 (twenty years ago) link
― @d@ml (nordicskilla), Thursday, 22 April 2004 19:48 (twenty years ago) link
― the krza (krza), Thursday, 22 April 2004 19:52 (twenty years ago) link
― @d@ml (nordicskilla), Thursday, 22 April 2004 19:53 (twenty years ago) link
I suppose I could get the fob from a tea bag tattooed over it so it would become a cup of tea, but that's kinda wanky.
― martin m. (mushrush), Thursday, 22 April 2004 19:56 (twenty years ago) link
― the krza (krza), Thursday, 22 April 2004 19:59 (twenty years ago) link
― anthony kyle monday (akmonday), Thursday, 22 April 2004 20:04 (twenty years ago) link
― @d@ml (nordicskilla), Thursday, 22 April 2004 20:09 (twenty years ago) link
― 57 7th (calstars), Thursday, 22 April 2004 20:13 (twenty years ago) link
― the krza (krza), Thursday, 22 April 2004 20:17 (twenty years ago) link
but yes you should drink FLAT coke with ice, it won't mess up your stomach, and if you drink five of them you won't be fiending for caffeine
or just eat no-doze
― anthony kyle monday (akmonday), Thursday, 22 April 2004 22:41 (twenty years ago) link
― splatter, Thursday, 22 April 2004 22:46 (twenty years ago) link
― Mog, Thursday, 10 June 2004 14:16 (nineteen years ago) link
― dyson (dyson), Thursday, 10 June 2004 14:24 (nineteen years ago) link
but here i am and im feeling fine. well, right now im not. starbucks gave me a regular latte and i feel like im going to die.
― maria tessa sciarrino (theoreticalgirl), Monday, 25 April 2005 21:30 (nineteen years ago) link
― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 25 April 2005 21:34 (nineteen years ago) link
― maria tessa sciarrino (theoreticalgirl), Monday, 25 April 2005 21:35 (nineteen years ago) link
― Shakey Mo Collier, Monday, 25 April 2005 21:41 (nineteen years ago) link
xpost - I can't handle the venti caliber coffees either. One of those and I'm ready to jump out of my skin!
― Thermo Thinwall (Thermo Thinwall), Monday, 25 April 2005 21:41 (nineteen years ago) link
― Markelby (Mark C), Monday, 25 April 2005 21:51 (nineteen years ago) link
― Thermo Thinwall (Thermo Thinwall), Monday, 25 April 2005 21:52 (nineteen years ago) link
-- webcrack (signon2...), March 23rd, 2004.
I quit for four or five months at one point. I wouldn't say it changed my life, but there are some minor benefits -- slightly improved digestion and maybe sleep, and generally a more 'steady' mood with fewer ups and downs. The best way to quit is to start mixing your regular with decaf and gradually reduce the proportion. That way you don't have to break the psychological addiction and the physical one at the same time.
Quitting honestly wasn't that hard once I decided to do it. The problem was more the discipline of keeping it up, especially when I took on a demanding internship. Once you decide to have "just one cup" it's pretty much over.
― Hurting (Hurting), Monday, 25 April 2005 22:29 (nineteen years ago) link
― maria tessa sciarrino (theoreticalgirl), Tuesday, 26 April 2005 02:09 (nineteen years ago) link
I'm also finding I've developed a sensitivity to guarana as well - it sometimes gives me this really bad attack of what feels like hypoglycemia, I get all weak, shaky, and faint.
― Trayce (trayce), Tuesday, 26 April 2005 02:19 (nineteen years ago) link
― Hurting (Hurting), Tuesday, 26 April 2005 02:21 (nineteen years ago) link
― Kim (Kim), Tuesday, 26 April 2005 02:55 (nineteen years ago) link
― Eyeball Kix, Tuesday, 26 April 2005 03:25 (nineteen years ago) link
― Trayce (trayce), Tuesday, 26 April 2005 03:35 (nineteen years ago) link
― You Work For Irene (dymaxia), Tuesday, 26 April 2005 11:07 (nineteen years ago) link
Supplied FREE? It certainly isn't free where I work - it's 20p a cup from the vending machine, or bring your own in.
― caitlin (caitlin), Tuesday, 26 April 2005 18:05 (nineteen years ago) link
― Miss Misery (thatgirl), Tuesday, 26 April 2005 18:06 (nineteen years ago) link
a lot of painkillers have caffeine in them! (dunno if you were using 'asprin' as a general term for 'painkiller' or what but thought it would be worth mentioning.)
― teeny (teeny), Tuesday, 26 April 2005 18:09 (nineteen years ago) link
― teeny (teeny), Tuesday, 26 April 2005 18:12 (nineteen years ago) link
I just had a 20 oz. Mountain Dew, and it felt like I had gone swimming in it after I finished. Very strange. I think fountain sodas are kinder to me than bottled sodas (possibly a carbonation issue).
I USED to have wicked shakes after drinking caffeine, tho. And occasional headaches. I only get headaches now after drinking Gatorade, which I don't do anymore, because of the headaches.
― David R. (popshots75`), Tuesday, 26 April 2005 18:17 (nineteen years ago) link
I knew the printing company I worked for was in trouble when the coffee well ran dry. (Five months later, Chapter 7; one year later, Chapter 13.)
Remember in Leaving Las Vegas how Cage's character had to drink a certain amount to keep from getting the shakes? That's me and coffee. I should probably quit, but I love it so much, especially since my wife bought me a grind-and-brew coffee maker and I can go straight from beans to brew.
― Curious George (1/6 Scale Model) (Rock Hardy), Tuesday, 26 April 2005 18:20 (nineteen years ago) link
― Shakey Mo Collier, Tuesday, 26 April 2005 18:26 (nineteen years ago) link
― Miss Misery (thatgirl), Tuesday, 26 April 2005 18:31 (nineteen years ago) link
― Curious George (1/6 Scale Model) (Rock Hardy), Tuesday, 26 April 2005 18:33 (nineteen years ago) link
― Miss Misery (thatgirl), Tuesday, 26 April 2005 18:34 (nineteen years ago) link
Strung the fuck out, on coffee!
― Aaron A., Monday, 2 May 2005 21:14 (nineteen years ago) link
yes, it was a general term for painkiller.
― maria tessa sciarrino (theoreticalgirl), Monday, 2 May 2005 22:06 (nineteen years ago) link
― you work for kay (dymaxia), Monday, 2 May 2005 22:25 (nineteen years ago) link
Last week this happened and I thought something specific was pissing me off but didn't know what it was. Turned out to be nothing, just the vague edginess caused by caffeine withdrawal.
― Autumn Almanac (Autumn Almanac), Tuesday, 3 May 2005 00:34 (nineteen years ago) link
― Mog, Tuesday, 3 May 2005 11:41 (nineteen years ago) link
yes post all my procedures (see the atrial fibbing thread for details) i have a high resting heart rate and have intermittently come off coffee for a few months at a time to see if that makes a difference
well it doesn't so i'm back on right now -- my cardiologist says absent other problematic symptoms the high heart rate isn't concerning him especially (check in again at the end of the year) and as far as he's concerned coffee is unrelated and good for you in other ways
once i've actually fkn moved house -- i whish this could hurry up a bit lol -- i might try cutting down again as i want to shift all my habits a bit in the new place (walk more, swim more, lose some weight, eat a salad) as i definitely sleep much better after the several (many) days of dreary grief
mainly i fall off the wagon bcz hard-deadline subbing & proofing needs me to be SHARP AS A PIN FIRST THING (but my plan is to be doing less of that also, as it pais less and less and less and less)
― mark s, Thursday, 2 February 2023 13:20 (one year ago) link
Ugh, I have both migraines and heart palpitations, so I guess I probably should cut out coffee, but I'm scared of the withdrawal migraines and what will happen when I don't have it to help me focus.
― Lily Dale, Thursday, 2 February 2023 14:59 (one year ago) link
(lol not me discussing proofing and being sharp as a pin and then spelling "pays" as "pais")
― mark s, Thursday, 2 February 2023 15:25 (one year ago) link
fwiw have have had only a low-level headache for one (1x) day as a result of this and today i'm actually feeling pretty good mentally, just a bit bereft of my little ritual
― Tracer Hand, Thursday, 2 February 2023 16:16 (one year ago) link
In my experience, the brutal symptoms (headaches, fogginess) are all really, really frontloaded in those first few days. Superstitiously, I go for rehydrating drinks, hot showers, Tylenol and naps. Eventually you're on the other side.
― got it in the blood, the kid's a pelican (Doctor Casino), Thursday, 2 February 2023 16:28 (one year ago) link
and that’s where i am
― Tracer Hand, Thursday, 9 February 2023 14:31 (one year ago) link
guys i have been taking only magnificent shits
A good substitute for the ritual aspect, I've found during times where I had to swear off coffee: heating a cup of broth.
― Chris L, Thursday, 9 February 2023 14:41 (one year ago) link
i am drinking roiboos tea like my life depends on it. probably will develop some form of roiboos-inflicted malady
― Tracer Hand, Thursday, 9 February 2023 14:44 (one year ago) link
I gave up alcohol five years ago to save my life and my marriage. I'm sure as fuck not giving up coffee.
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Thursday, 9 February 2023 14:51 (one year ago) link
― here you go, muttonchops Yaz (gyac), Thursday, 9 February 2023 15:09 (one year ago) link
lol a barry zito macro for every occasion
― Tracer Hand, Thursday, 9 February 2023 15:43 (one year ago) link
i just had coffee again and gents this is the stuff
― Tracer Hand, Wednesday, 24 May 2023 08:58 (one year ago) link
sorry wrong thread. or is it.i am absolutely flying. seeing through the universe. cracking jokes before i even start my sentence.
― Tracer Hand, Wednesday, 24 May 2023 08:59 (one year ago) link
sightly unsettling vibes in my extremities and general heart location
thread's here if you need it :(
the thread of ATRIAL FIBBING
― mark s, Wednesday, 24 May 2023 09:14 (one year ago) link
:/
i think i'm okay. but suddenly very emotional
caffeine's a hell of a drug, kids
― Tracer Hand, Wednesday, 24 May 2023 09:19 (one year ago) link
god i fucking love roiboos
― Tracer Hand, Tuesday, 13 June 2023 08:31 (eleven months ago) link
stand by for a "quitting roiboos and the ensuing effects" thread
🤖
― mark s, Tuesday, 13 June 2023 08:53 (eleven months ago) link
Did the thing of drinking restaurant coffee which revealed that I was in a worse mood than I thought :(
― Holly Godarkbloom (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 18 June 2023 18:43 (eleven months ago) link
One brand that for whatever reason does not give me that weird erratic takeoff and crash on the runway feeling is Lavazza.
― Holly Godarkbloom (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 22 June 2023 17:45 (eleven months ago) link
Perhaps I spoke too soon
― Johnny Bit Rot (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 23 June 2023 01:31 (eleven months ago) link