Weaning off my morning coffee

[latido 177]

With all the pre-op testing and pending surgery, I thought it wise to begin weaning myself off my morning coffee. I'm not a major coffee drinker, but I must have my giant cup every morning before my brain wakes up. If I don't, the headache kicks in brutally.

I wonder if it is worth the effort. I dream of a coffee-free life, where I do not have to drag my 'dosage' with me when I travel. I am always ashamed that I run to have my fix in the morning when the birds are not singing yet.

Anyone else ALSO go through that process in preparing for surgery?

[Angelkeeper4 69]

I haven't even seen the surgeon yet but I've started making changes. Dropped the iced coffee with caramel...next the morning coffee....

[Cookiesgotthis 50]

With all the pre-op testing and pending surgery, I thought it wise to begin weaning myself off my morning coffee. I'm not a major coffee drinker, but I must have my giant cup every morning before my brain wakes up. If I don't, the headache kicks in brutally.

I wonder if it is worth the effort. I dream of a coffee-free life, where I do not have to drag my 'dosage' with me when I travel. I am always ashamed that I run to have my fix in the morning when the birds are not singing yet.

Anyone else ALSO go through that process in preparing for surgery?

I prepared myself by buying a Decaf can and using 1/2 regular half decaf eventually just switching to a decaf tea. I started about a month before surgery. I went about two months after surgery without going back to drinking coffee but I got a Keurig for Mother's Day and I started but limit myself to one cup in am and maybe one at night on weekends.

[Writerjennifer 107]

With all the pre-op testing and pending surgery, I thought it wise to begin weaning myself off my morning coffee. I'm not a major coffee drinker, but I must have my giant cup every morning before my brain wakes up. If I don't, the headache kicks in brutally.

I wonder if it is worth the effort. I dream of a coffee-free life, where I do not have to drag my 'dosage' with me when I travel. I am always ashamed that I run to have my fix in the morning when the birds are not singing yet.

Anyone else ALSO go through that process in preparing for surgery?

I just started the liquid diet... and gave up my little cup of coffee... and have had a headache since about 9am

[Mkmb2006 41]

coffee was definitely the hardest for me!! I was a Starbucks junkie!! I went cold turkey the day after my first consult. My surgery was in December, and I've only in the last couple of weeks started back on Decaf. Picture this: "Can I have an iced grande decaf, nonfat, sugar-free vanilla latte please?" Oy vey. So, yah, cold turkey...i did have wicked headaches for a week, but that soon stopped. I found that I drank more Water when I dropped the coffee, and even now I still have to watch decaf since (1) it still has some caffeine and (2) I still drink less water when I have coffee (or, as I like to call it "$5 colored water in a trendy cup."

[Mkmb2006 41]

I just started the liquid diet... and gave up my little cup of coffee... and have had a headache since about 9am

Jennifer... Good for you!! Drink lots of Water to help flush your system. Caffeine withdrawal is real, but after a couple of days, I promise you'll feel better!

[Writerjennifer 107]

Thank you. Only good thing about the headache... the pain is distracting me from wanting to eat. lol

[Mkmb2006 41]

Thank you. Only good thing about the headache... the pain is distracting me from wanting to eat. lol

Ah, so there's a benefit! Just take a day at a time, lots of fluids, avoid those foods that cause Migraines and could make it worse (Google "migraine trigger foods" if you need). I find that exercise helps too - fresh air and all that. After three days, the headaches lightened up, and after a week I was fine. Good luck!

[Writerjennifer 107]

I broke down and had a cup of decaffinated tea. It fight make it go away... But I think there was enough caffeine to war it just a bit. Well.... Time for sleep. Thank you everyone, for your support and encouragement.

[latido 177]

I use instant coffee, so I have been making that heaping pile of granules be smaller and smaller. After a week, I am finally down to half. I am excited about finally ridding myself of this addiction and find independence.

[Writerjennifer 107]

Good for you! coffee it's a sneaky addiction. You think your just having coffee.... But in just a short time your body requires it. Ugh.

[Writerjennifer 107]

Ah, so there's a benefit! Just take a day at a time, lots of fluids, avoid those foods that cause Migraines and could make it worse (Google "migraine trigger foods" if you need). I find that exercise helps too - fresh air and all that. After three days, the headaches lightened up, and after a week I was fine. Good luck!

Re Migrain triggers... I used to get migraines 3 to 4 times a week. I got the book, Heal Your Headache, and when I was being good, reduced them to 1 to 2 a month. Then I slipped back into old habbits. Some of my favorite foods are triggers. :-( and if I were good at denying myself I wouldn't be on a WLS site. Lol