Dear Diary: One Negative Effect Of Not Drinking Coffee For Me
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I used to like drinking coffee and even now I like it because of the fact that it does make me cheery and my brain stimulated which is why maybe I did not suffer depression considering that there are lots of reasons for me to get depressed.
But I could not drink coffee anymore unlike before where I am just simply addicted to it and what prompted me to quit it is because of the bitter aftertaste in my mouth which is caused by the side-effects of my parathyroid medicine, so when I drink coffee I get that bad taste magnified so in turn my drinking got lesser and lesser, substituting sips of cold fruit/pineapple fruit juice instead of asking my mother to give me coffee.
Now in this family only my father drinks coffee while my mother drinks yellow ginger which I know will be better for her health. I myself drink coffee once in a while especially when I am viewing the Thanksgiving activities every Thursdays.
But now I am not drinking much coffee so I can just sleep when I want and never have any trouble doing it except the duration is short and intermittent maybe because of my other health issues affecting the quality of my sleep.
I also noticed that if I indulge in coffee I may be cheery and stimulated with my brain but it sacrifices my sleep quality so I just said to myself that I have to really take off my addiction from it.
One negative effect for me is that without coffee I feel much bluer and sadder these days, sometimes I would listen to certain songs or watch certain videos and tears would just well on my eyes and then I would begin to think about my health and condition so it sucks, reality kicks in and I begin to get sad and cry.
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Here in the US some drink coffee and tea but the vast majority of people drink soda fairly regularly. When I was a kid and stuck in a gutted house working, we'd have a cooler with 2 or 3 bottles of water and 6 or more sodas (with 4 of us working!) So I got addicted to caffeine in the form of soda which in the US is especially bad for you. Drank soda every day for 24 years and recently quit caffeine.. I found out how much I was relying on it to get up and going and feel 'normal' when I no longer had it.
I dont know the health ramifications for you or your local laws, but you can get caffeine powder here...and small amounts could be added into your pineapple juice. That is how I tapered down from ~200mg a day to 30mg before quitting completely. The chocolate idea is also good.
Yes I can get Caffeine tablets if I want but I might not resort to it because it is quite addictive plus it is said to affect bones so I better maybe just use caffeine whenever I needed it much. @lostgeneration
Coffee is very tasty, but being so addictive damages your health a lot ... It's good that your mom made that change of drink, good for her and her health.
That's a shame. Maybe you could try eating chocolate instead to get the happy feelings. Just occasionally!
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