Diet Coke withdrawals??? - GoFuckYourself.com

thehand · 11-09-2004, 06:53 PM

I have been drinking Diet Coke for years, but I decided to quit "cold turkey" yesterday.
Today I started getting these fucked up headaches.
Anyone else ever dealt with this?

11-09-2004, 06:55 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by thehand
I have been drinking Diet Coke for years, but I decided to quit "cold turkey" yesterday.
Today I started getting these fucked up headaches.
Anyone else ever dealt with this?

I am in no position to judge or comment,

but what you are experiencing may very well be psychological

just try not to think about it...

pornguy · 11-09-2004, 06:58 PM

I went thru that before.
Just slow down on it. Drink 2 less a day than you were used to.
Like that for about a week, then go down another 1 or 2 for 1 week or so, and so on.
Better than the headaches.

Or drink some coffee. That will put the caffeine back in your system.

thehand · 11-09-2004, 07:05 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by pornguy
I went thru that before.
Just slow down on it. Drink 2 less a day than you were used to.
Like that for about a week, then go down another 1 or 2 for 1 week or so, and so on.
Better than the headaches.

Or drink some coffee. That will put the caffeine back in your system.

Good Idea, thanks....I'm off to 7-11 to get a single can!

thehand · 11-09-2004, 07:06 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by bdjuf

but what you are experiencing may very well be psychological

just try not to think about it...

Thanks, could be...I'll try both suggestions.

Nasty · 11-09-2004, 07:55 PM

caffeine withdraws are a bitch, drink a little coffee, tea or coke or get some cheap over the counter migraine pills at the drugstore, they are usually loaded with caffeine

hottoddy · 11-09-2004, 08:15 PM

Yeah, I would agree it's the caffeine withdrawal. They are notorious for splitting headaches. Diet Coke has a fair amount, and you could get addicted if you drank a fair amount daily. The "taper" method works well when weening yourself from caffeine. Cold turkey can be a bitch.

Head · 11-09-2004, 08:34 PM

I'm not suprised; coke is shit.

Screaming · 11-09-2004, 08:35 PM

caffeine is one of the worst addictions that people have no idea they have

Bigwilly · 11-09-2004, 08:36 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by hottoddy
Yeah, I would agree it's the caffeine withdrawal. They are notorious for splitting headaches. Diet Coke has a fair amount, and you could get addicted if you drank a fair amount daily. The "taper" method works well when weening yourself from caffeine. Cold turkey can be a bitch.

what he said, i know people who get headaches if they dont get their mornin coffee

wvuatl · 11-09-2004, 09:41 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Screaming
caffeine is one of the worst addictions that people have no idea they have

how else could they sell Billions of dollars worth of sugar water every year!

Holly · 11-09-2004, 09:50 PM

I've been thinking about giving up Mt Dew to get rid of the caffeine. I don't drink *that* much of it and I've started drinking several glasses of water each day, as well. It's the headaches that have kept me from ditching it all together.

collegegirlvids · 11-09-2004, 10:01 PM

I have a diet coke every day for breakfast

skyechase · 11-09-2004, 11:31 PM

Take Excedrin. It will help with small doses of caffeine.

I haven't been drinking regular coke for a long time now. And man, it's like an addiction. I see it and still want it but I'll order a glass or water with lemon. - sucks - but I still do it.

Orsm · 11-09-2004, 11:32 PM

Headaches will only last for a day or two... happens to me every time.

reynold · 11-10-2004, 09:21 AM

I love diet coke but nothings seems to happen to me like that.

reynold · 11-10-2004, 03:19 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by thehand
I have been drinking Diet Coke for years, but I decided to quit "cold turkey" yesterday.
Today I started getting these fucked up headaches.
Anyone else ever dealt with this?

my advice? lessen the intake of sodas man.

thehand · 05-29-2016, 12:01 AM

yeah - whats up w/ that?

CaptainHowdy · 05-29-2016, 08:10 AM

I quitted caffeine and something similar happened to me the next couple days.

AdultKing · 05-29-2016, 08:25 AM

Nice thread bump. Now I'm off to get a coke.

Hannes · 05-29-2016, 09:48 AM

its all a mental game, be strong in mind and you'll be all good... jeez i sound like a guru

BAKO · 05-29-2016, 10:23 AM

I quit about 5 years ago and I don't remmeber expericencing any withdrawls.

Sly · 05-29-2016, 10:42 AM

I was drinking 4 sugar-free Red Bull's daily for 2 years. Last summer I decided to try the cold turkey route. It was an absolute disaster. I felt terrible, my head was killing me. That experiment lasted 2 days.

Earlier this year, I once again decided that it was time to cut back. I am now doing 2 instead of 4, and plan on dropping it to 1 next week.

Here is what I did:
1) Isolated the times that I was drinking the items. I had 2 for breakfast and 2 for lunch.
2) Determine which of those 4 would be easiest to eliminate and replace with another beverage. I chose lunch, the replacement beverage was a 16 oz glass of water.
3) Focus on drinking only 3 daily for 2 weeks. That was the only goal. If I cheated, I would have to do something really terrible that I absolutely would not want to do. In this case, it was donate money to a particular presidential candidate. That was very good incentive for me and worked like a charm. After about a week, I got used to the water replacement and the 2nd week was not such a big deal.
4) After the 3 can routine became no problem, I reduced to a 2 can routine by simply eliminating one of the morning beverages. I chose not to replace as it wasn't really necessary. The presidential donation penalty was still in place.

I am now doing 2 daily instead of 4 and drinking an additional 16 oz of water daily. Very beneficial all around.

newB · 05-29-2016, 10:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BAKO

I quit about 5 years ago and I don't remmeber expericencing any withdrawls.

5 years ago? That would still be 6 years AFTER this thread was started.

Craft · 05-30-2016, 12:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thehand

I have been drinking Diet Coke for years, but I decided to quit "cold turkey" yesterday.
Today I started getting these fucked up headaches.
Anyone else ever dealt with this?

Drink water it's helthy coke is not. And when you want to enjoy a coke enjoy a real one

Its just a habbit.

_Richard_ · 05-30-2016, 12:34 AM

yea id just lower the amount you're drinking, and you might wanna try and replace with juice or something "healthy" sugary in the meantime

Paul · 05-30-2016, 12:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sly

I was drinking 4 sugar-free Red Bull's daily for 2 years. Last summer I decided to try the cold turkey route. It was an absolute disaster. I felt terrible, my head was killing me. That experiment lasted 2 days.

Earlier this year, I once again decided that it was time to cut back. I am now doing 2 instead of 4, and plan on dropping it to 1 next week.

Here is what I did:
1) Isolated the times that I was drinking the items. I had 2 for breakfast and 2 for lunch.
2) Determine which of those 4 would be easiest to eliminate and replace with another beverage. I chose lunch, the replacement beverage was a 16 oz glass of water.
3) Focus on drinking only 3 daily for 2 weeks. That was the only goal. If I cheated, I would have to do something really terrible that I absolutely would not want to do. In this case, it was donate money to a particular presidential candidate. That was very good incentive for me and worked like a charm. After about a week, I got used to the water replacement and the 2nd week was not such a big deal.
4) After the 3 can routine became no problem, I reduced to a 2 can routine by simply eliminating one of the morning beverages. I chose not to replace as it wasn't really necessary. The presidential donation penalty was still in place.

I am now doing 2 daily instead of 4 and drinking an additional 16 oz of water daily. Very beneficial all around.

Try and cut it out completely Sly, they are not good for your health. They spike your blood sugar levels and can lead to insulin resistance.

Plus the cravings come from the gut microbiome, most junk foods feed that bad gut microbiome which is something you don't want considering your gut microbiome contributes to a big % of your immune health.

Do a bit of research on Organic Kefir Grains, which are a great healthy replacement for all fizzy drinks.

It's also worth buying a quality pro biotic like VLS #3

az365 · 05-30-2016, 06:27 AM

Long abandoned Cola

Lykos · 05-30-2016, 07:03 AM

Nope but I heard about it

randyrole · 05-30-2016, 07:11 AM

way to go! proud!

PR_Glen · 05-30-2016, 07:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Craft

Drink water it's helthy coke is not. And when you want to enjoy a coke enjoy a real one

Its just a habbit.

a real one with all that sugar? that's your advice? How is that better than diet coke?

This is a caffeine issue, nothing more. if he drank 6 coffees a day it would be the same issue if not worse. I generally have one coffee a day tops, but I have stopped completely for the last few months. I'm a bit sensitive to caffeine myself so doesn't take much to keep me up all night. If you were drinking a lot ease off it instead and you will be fine, whatever you do don't replace it with sugar.

Colmike9 · 05-30-2016, 07:20 AM

I drink a lot of Diet Coke, too. If you take it away, I'll kill someone...

It's $2 for a 12 pack of Kroger brand, though, so it's not too bad. Few cents a day.

AdultKing · 05-30-2016, 07:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Colmike7

I drink a lot of Diet Coke, too. If you take it away, I'll kill someone...

Coffee and Cigarettes.

How can that be bad ?

Colmike9 · 05-30-2016, 07:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AdultKing

Coffee and Cigarettes.

How can that be bad ?

No idea, I don't drink coffee or smoke cigarettes.

AdultKing · 05-30-2016, 07:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Colmike7

No idea, I don't drink coffee or smoke cigarettes.

If you start you might be able to do without the Diet Coke

Colmike9 · 05-30-2016, 07:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AdultKing

If you start you might be able to do without the Diet Coke

I would, but I don't want to.

_Richard_ · 05-30-2016, 07:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PR_Glen

a real one with all that sugar? that's your advice? How is that better than diet coke?

This is a caffeine issue, nothing more. if he drank 6 coffees a day it would be the same issue if not worse. I generally have one coffee a day tops, but I have stopped completely for the last few months. I'm a bit sensitive to caffeine myself so doesn't take much to keep me up all night. If you were drinking a lot ease off it instead and you will be fine, whatever you do don't replace it with sugar.

isn't it common knowledge that aspartame/sweeteners are a great deal worse than sugar? The zero calorie stuff taking the crown as basically being canned salt?

Colmike9 · 05-30-2016, 07:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by _Richard_

isn't it common knowledge that aspartame/sweeteners are a great deal worse than sugar? The zero calorie stuff taking the crown as basically being canned salt?

Yeah, zero calorie tastes gross..

az365 · 05-30-2016, 08:13 AM

I think it's not a lot of fat will add

thehand · 05-30-2016, 08:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AdultKing

Nice thread bump. Now I'm off to get a coke.

Me too :-)

just a punk · 05-30-2016, 08:40 AM

Both original and diet Cola is a chemical poison. Go with Kvass.

mineistaken · 05-30-2016, 08:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sly

I was drinking 4 sugar-free Red Bull's daily for 2 years. Last summer I decided to try the cold turkey route. It was an absolute disaster. I felt terrible, my head was killing me. That experiment lasted 2 days.

Earlier this year, I once again decided that it was time to cut back. I am now doing 2 instead of 4, and plan on dropping it to 1 next week.

Here is what I did:
1) Isolated the times that I was drinking the items. I had 2 for breakfast and 2 for lunch.
2) Determine which of those 4 would be easiest to eliminate and replace with another beverage. I chose lunch, the replacement beverage was a 16 oz glass of water.
3) Focus on drinking only 3 daily for 2 weeks. That was the only goal. If I cheated, I would have to do something really terrible that I absolutely would not want to do. In this case, it was donate money to a particular presidential candidate. That was very good incentive for me and worked like a charm. After about a week, I got used to the water replacement and the 2nd week was not such a big deal.
4) After the 3 can routine became no problem, I reduced to a 2 can routine by simply eliminating one of the morning beverages. I chose not to replace as it wasn't really necessary. The presidential donation penalty was still in place.

I am now doing 2 daily instead of 4 and drinking an additional 16 oz of water daily. Very beneficial all around.

I am surprised, you are smarter than that. Plus weren't that you who posted that $20/week meal routine? Does not correlate well with redbull insanity

Who and why would think drinking 4 redbulls saily would be a good idea?

I wanted to post same to the OP: you deserve that for being so stupid to drink that much coke on a regular basis.

mineistaken · 05-30-2016, 08:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CyberSEO

Both original and diet Cola is a chemical poison. Go with Kvass.

Some are not bad, but some taste disgusting. I am not a fan, but not bad

just a punk · 05-30-2016, 09:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mineistaken

Some are not bad, but some taste disgusting. I am not a fan, but not bad

Like with a beer, you have to find the sort which tastes best for you. Personally I do prefer a classic home-made one brewed by this recipe: Kvas - Russiapedia Of Russian origin.

All those commercial sorts don't testate as good to me

NETbilling · 05-30-2016, 08:40 PM

It's the caffeine Tim....

bronco67 · 05-31-2016, 06:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thehand

I have been drinking Diet Coke for years, but I decided to quit "cold turkey" yesterday.
Today I started getting these fucked up headaches.
Anyone else ever dealt with this?

Like everyone else said...ween yourself off slowly. But you're doing yourself a favor by not continuing to put that poison in your system. While it has zero calories, the long term effects of it messing with your insulin sensitivity could end up adding extra weight.

beerptrol · 05-31-2016, 06:19 AM

I treat pop like a dessert, it's ok to have once in a while as a treat! My poison of choice is iced coffee i make at home

bronco67 · 05-31-2016, 06:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by beerptrol

I treat pop like a dessert, it's ok to have once in a while as a treat! My poison of choice is iced coffee i make at home

me too...and if I'm going to have a Coke, then I have a real one.

With pizza or Chinese food it's the only choice of beverage.

11-09-2004, 06:53 PM	#1
thehand 235 Pound Gorilla Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Valhalla Posts: 3,467	Diet Coke withdrawals??? I have been drinking Diet Coke for years, but I decided to quit "cold turkey" yesterday. Today I started getting these fucked up headaches. Anyone else ever dealt with this? __________________ Tim Siner Who the Fu#k is TimSiner?

11-09-2004, 07:55 PM	#6
Nasty Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Sunny Fucking California Posts: 1,575	caffeine withdraws are a bitch, drink a little coffee, tea or coke or get some cheap over the counter migraine pills at the drugstore, they are usually loaded with caffeine __________________ “Ours is a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants. We know more about war than we know about peace, more about killing than we know about living. If we continue to develop our technology without wisdom or prudence, our servant may prove to be our executioner.” ― Omar Bradley (1948)

11-09-2004, 08:15 PM	#7
hottoddy Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: PacNorWest Posts: 3,048	Yeah, I would agree it's the caffeine withdrawal. They are notorious for splitting headaches. Diet Coke has a fair amount, and you could get addicted if you drank a fair amount daily. The "taper" method works well when weening yourself from caffeine. Cold turkey can be a bitch. __________________ - *** -

11-09-2004, 08:34 PM	#8
Head Confirmed User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Starship Enterprise Posts: 8,278	I'm not suprised; coke is shit. __________________

11-09-2004, 08:35 PM	#9
Screaming I can change this!!!!! Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 18,972	caffeine is one of the worst addictions that people have no idea they have __________________

11-09-2004, 06:58 PM	#3
pornguy Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Homeless Posts: 62,911	I went thru that before. Just slow down on it. Drink 2 less a day than you were used to. Like that for about a week, then go down another 1 or 2 for 1 week or so, and so on. Better than the headaches. Or drink some coffee. That will put the caffeine back in your system. __________________ PornGuy skype me pornguy_epic AmateurDough The Hottes Shemales online! TChicks.com \| Angeles Cid \| Mariana Cordoba \| MAILERS WELCOME!

11-09-2004, 09:50 PM	#12
Holly Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Jesusland Posts: 10,017	I've been thinking about giving up Mt Dew to get rid of the caffeine. I don't drink that much of it and I've started drinking several glasses of water each day, as well. It's the headaches that have kept me from ditching it all together. __________________ War National Damn Champions Eagle

11-09-2004, 10:01 PM	#13
collegegirlvids Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: U of I Posts: 535	I have a diet coke every day for breakfast

11-09-2004, 11:31 PM	#14
skyechase Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 510	Take Excedrin. It will help with small doses of caffeine. I haven't been drinking regular coke for a long time now. And man, it's like an addiction. I see it and still want it but I'll order a glass or water with lemon. - sucks - but I still do it. __________________ Skye [email protected] ICQ: 246300603

11-09-2004, 11:32 PM	#15
Orsm Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Perth Australia Posts: 252	Headaches will only last for a day or two... happens to me every time. __________________ <insert something witty here>

11-10-2004, 09:21 AM	#16
reynold Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Global Traveler Posts: 51,271	I love diet coke but nothings seems to happen to me like that.

05-29-2016, 12:01 AM	#18
thehand 235 Pound Gorilla Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Valhalla Posts: 3,467	yeah - whats up w/ that? __________________ Tim Siner Who the Fu#k is TimSiner?

05-29-2016, 08:10 AM	#19
CaptainHowdy Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Happy in the dark. Posts: 93,061	I quitted caffeine and something similar happened to me the next couple days. __________________ FLASH SALE INSANITY! deal with a 100% Trusted Seller Buy Traffic Spots on a High-Quality Network 1 Year or Lifetime — That’s Right, Until the Internet Explodes!

05-29-2016, 08:25 AM	#20
AdultKing Raise Your Weapon Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Outback Australia Posts: 15,601	Nice thread bump. Now I'm off to get a coke.

05-29-2016, 09:48 AM	#21
Hannes Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: May 2016 Posts: 1,594	its all a mental game, be strong in mind and you'll be all good... jeez i sound like a guru

05-29-2016, 10:23 AM	#22
BAKO Etology.com Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Hollywood CA Posts: 18,378	I quit about 5 years ago and I don't remmeber expericencing any withdrawls. __________________ http://DatingNetwork.com Telegram: @bakokaye

05-29-2016, 10:42 AM	#23
Sly Let's do some business! Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 31,292	I was drinking 4 sugar-free Red Bull's daily for 2 years. Last summer I decided to try the cold turkey route. It was an absolute disaster. I felt terrible, my head was killing me. That experiment lasted 2 days. Earlier this year, I once again decided that it was time to cut back. I am now doing 2 instead of 4, and plan on dropping it to 1 next week. Here is what I did: 1) Isolated the times that I was drinking the items. I had 2 for breakfast and 2 for lunch. 2) Determine which of those 4 would be easiest to eliminate and replace with another beverage. I chose lunch, the replacement beverage was a 16 oz glass of water. 3) Focus on drinking only 3 daily for 2 weeks. That was the only goal. If I cheated, I would have to do something really terrible that I absolutely would not want to do. In this case, it was donate money to a particular presidential candidate. That was very good incentive for me and worked like a charm. After about a week, I got used to the water replacement and the 2nd week was not such a big deal. 4) After the 3 can routine became no problem, I reduced to a 2 can routine by simply eliminating one of the morning beverages. I chose not to replace as it wasn't really necessary. The presidential donation penalty was still in place. I am now doing 2 daily instead of 4 and drinking an additional 16 oz of water daily. Very beneficial all around. __________________ Vacares - Web Hosting, Domains, O365, Security & More - Paxum and BTC Accepted Windows VPS now available. Wanted: CCBill pay sites for sale

05-30-2016, 12:34 AM	#26
_Richard_ Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Vancouver Posts: 30,984	yea id just lower the amount you're drinking, and you might wanna try and replace with juice or something "healthy" sugary in the meantime

05-30-2016, 06:27 AM	#28
az365 Registered User Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2016 Posts: 59	Long abandoned Cola

05-30-2016, 07:03 AM	#29
Lykos Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: World Posts: 31,027	Nope but I heard about it __________________

05-30-2016, 07:11 AM	#30
randyrole Registered User Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 26	way to go! proud!

05-30-2016, 07:20 AM	#32
Colmike9 (>^_^)b Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 7,223	I drink a lot of Diet Coke, too. If you take it away, I'll kill someone... It's $2 for a 12 pack of Kroger brand, though, so it's not too bad. Few cents a day. __________________ Join the BEST cam affiliate program on the internet! I've referred over $1.7mil in spending this past year, you should join in. I make a lot more money in the medical field in a lab now, fuck you guys. Don't ask me to come back, but do join Chaturbate in my sig, it still makes bank without me touching shit for years..

05-30-2016, 08:13 AM	#39
az365 Registered User Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2016 Posts: 59	I think it's not a lot of fat will add

05-30-2016, 08:40 AM	#41
just a punk So fuckin' bored Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 32,381	Both original and diet Cola is a chemical poison. Go with Kvass. __________________ Obey the Cowgod

05-30-2016, 08:40 PM	#45
NETbilling Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Huntington Beach, CA Posts: 8,574	It's the caffeine Tim.... __________________ Mitch Farber CEO - NETbilling, Inc. Email / Phone: 888-357-8166 / 661-252-2456 Transaction processing & 24/7 call center services with exceptional rates and flexibility, since 1998!

05-31-2016, 06:19 AM	#47
beerptrol Confirmed Asshole Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Half way between sobriety and fubar. Posts: 12,722	I treat pop like a dessert, it's ok to have once in a while as a treat! My poison of choice is iced coffee i make at home __________________ “If we are to have another contest in the near future of our national existence, I predict that the dividing line will not be Mason and Dixon's but between patriotism and intelligence on the one side, and superstition, ambition and ignorance on the other.” -- Ulysses S. Grant