Help! It all started with a cup of coffee

[[Su...]]

Hello fellow BBs

I jumped about a month ago and while it has been a bumpy journey so far, I thought I wasn't doing so bad. I even experienced a nice window of 4 great nights and good days. Then, on Tuesdsay I ordered a black decaf americano but was served what I think was a double espresso. Still, I drank it. Big mistake. This triggered a wave, starting with worsening insomnia, tinnitus and bad muscle pain in the neck... I guess I learnt my lesson: no more coffee for me until further notice.

 

Did anybody got a wave as a result of coffee? If so, how long did it last?

 

Did any of you got bad muscle pain in the neck?

 

SG

[[50...]]

i remember it clear as day. 6 months ago i got my first interdose withdrawal panic attack drinking a cup of coffee at work. i read somewhere coffee or caffeine displaces benzodiazepene receptors. lay it off for a while.

 

this avalanche was probably building up for a while and the coffee was the last straw

 

you'll be all right. keep pushing through

[[Su...]]

Thanks 50shades. Always full of good advice, my friend. How are you doing?

[[Gi...]]

Same for me. After just over a year I had two Toffee Lattes one morning because I got stuck in a McDonalds for a couple of hours (long story). A couple of hours later I went dramatically downhill and the impact lasted weeks. Espresso would be worse I would think. Alcohol and caffeine are massive triggers for me so are on the permanently banned list

[[Su...]]

A couple of hours later I went dramatically downhill and the impact lasted weeks.

 

Damn! Looks like I could be in misery for quite a while.

 

[[Gi...]]

A couple of hours later I went dramatically downhill and the impact lasted weeks.

 

Damn! Looks like I could be in misery for quite a while.

 

Hopefully not SG. I think I am just sensitive to it because I was not (and now will never be) a big coffee drinker

[[al...]]

If you're having waves triggered by caffeine, it means that you're still in phase 3 of WD per Sofa's post. If you read that post she lists all the sensitivity triggers. While caffeine may cause a wave, it won't set you back in your healing.

[[pi...]]

Hello,

 

It took me many months before I could drink a delicious latte that I knew and loved so much before withdrawal. Caffeine revved up so many of my physical symptoms.

 

I started back with decaf at about 5 months off. I took a trip at 7 months off and mistakenly drank full caf coffee. To my delight I had no ill effects. This told me my body was ready to drink coffee once again. I'm not a huge coffee drinker, one cup a day on average,  but I like my lattes with fresh ground beans and pour over coffee when I don't want to take the time for espresso.

 

pianogirl 

[[50...]]

Thanks 50shades. Always full of good advice, my friend. How are you doing?

 

I'm good buddy. 6 months out. drinking coffee like i used to. lining up job interviews. tapering off prozac. tinnitus is softer with a couple of quiet days per week. looking good. Thanks for asking.

[[Su...]]

Best of luck with the job interviews.