[pct-l] RE: pct-l Digest, Vol 9, Issue 19

[ronyon at comcast.net (Ron Smith)]

I'm a section hiker, so I have to deal with the caffeine thing a couple
of times each summer. Instead of weaning myself slowly, I take Advil the
first night and following morning. That seems to do the trick. After
that, I'm OK. My guess is that being active allows me to withdraw from
caffeine much faster than otherwise.
Ron S.

> << Both of these issues are solved with the Ice series of
> Clif bars.  They combine the tastes of chocolate and
> mint, and include caffeine, and spared me those pesky
> withdrawal headaches whenever I left town and coffee.
>  >>
> I had the same problem with coffee withdrawals so I weaned myself off
of
> it
> by slowly switching to decaf over about a month's time. It saved a lot
of
> time
> in the morning not having to have a cup of Joe. I could be out of camp
in
> 15
> minutes most mornings.
> I carried decaf for evening meals. I never went back to caffeinated
coffee,
> although once in a while I have the real stuff. I just don't want to
get
> addicted again. David C