Caffeine!!

[Annieee]

I feel so addicted to caffeine that my day doesn't start until I have coffee or soda. I tried to stop drinking it for a week or so but I got headaches and I felt exhausted! Is anyone else addicted to caffeine that doesn't want to be?

[sissiesmama, ASN, RN]

Hey - I think that I feel worse without my caffeine than coming off opiates anyday!!! Can't give up my cokes. Now, with my diet, I'm trying the Coke Zero. Not too bad, just not quite the same!!

Anne:bugeyes: Of course, my Cardiologist doesn't agree with ANY caffeine! I just don't tell. Some nurses are the worst patients! I know I am!!

[lovingtheunloved, ASN, RN]

Before I went to treatment for my eating disorder, I was drinking about 5-6 liters of Diet Coke a day. And even with that amount of caffeine, my heart rate was around 36. Figure that out. They tapered me off, and I did pretty good for about a month, but I fell hard off the caffeine wagon. And I have osteoporosis. But I do love my Diet Coke...