[pct-l] RE: withdraw from caffeine

[ronyon at comcast.net (Ron Smith)]

I asked my wife who is an M.D. about this. She said it's uncommon for
the effects of caffeine withdrawal to last more than 36 hours and are
usually gone within 24.
I love coffee on the trail and always take it on shorter trips. However,
on my 3-4 week thru-hike marathons I tend to spend too much time lulling
about in the morning if I have coffee. It also means packing extra fuel
in addition to the coffee.
RonS.
> 
> >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...
> 
> If you are truly addicted to caffeine or used to drinking it every
day,
> I don't see how it's possible to wean yourself from it with two doses
of
> advil? Seems to me the caffeine would be in your system longer than
that
> and that you would feel the affects of it much longer than a day? Any
> addiction specialists out there?
> Brian Bowlsby