shoobiedoo 2 days ago

I was on oxycodone for about 6 weeks for a growth inside my knee. After it was removed, I had to wean off the drugs. Wasn't too bad, took less than a week.

Soon after I thought I'd try to kick the caffeine habit. Went from 4 cups, to 1 over a month, then just green tea, then just water. I only lasted about 6 weeks on water only.

My god. I couldn't believe how unmotivated, soulless, and empty I felt. Judging by the reddit sub for kicking caffeine, this can last for over a year. It's terrifying

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  • watwut 2 days ago

    When I stopped coffee it was 3 days of being tired and that was it. Which, from what I read, was to be expected normal.

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    • shoobiedoo 2 days ago

      Wow. Can I ask how much you usually drank per day on average?

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      • watwut 2 days ago

        3 cups every day, sometimes more. A cup was a tee cup size (not a small coffee one) and I made it strong.

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  • dyauspitr 21 hours ago

    I drink about 3 cups of tea a day and no caffeine on the weekends. The reason I don’t have it on the weekends is because it’s not part of my weekend morning routine and I don’t even notice it’s missing.

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  • badpun 2 days ago

    Imagine how hard it would be to kick oxy if you were taking it every day for 20 years. Habits and addictions get ingrained with time.

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squigz 2 days ago

We've also been drinking coffee for a long, long time.

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  • kibwen 2 days ago

    To be pedantic, we've also been prescribing opioids since Ancient Sumer, 8,000 years ago.

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    • thaumasiotes 2 days ago

      Plus it isn't true that we've been drinking coffee for a long, long time.

      Wikipedia:

      > There is no confirmed evidence, either historical or archaeological, of coffee as a [missing word?] being consumed before the 15th century.

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      • squigz 2 days ago

        That's more than 600 years. That counts as a long time in my book.

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      • HK-NC 2 days ago

        I've read about Dandelion coffee being drank long before then in England.

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an0malous 2 days ago

15-20% of Americans have taken psychiatric medications in the last year

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