Caffeine is one of those "damned if you do, damned if you don't" things with migraines.
For me, just trying to maintain a balance works pretty well. I drink decaf iced tea (I'm Southern, it's a thing we do *g*), but every morning I drink a small Coke complete with sugar and caffeine. Caffeine is actually used in some migraine meds, because it can give them a little more punch, so my morning Coke (along with my meds) is my big fix of the day. If I try to drink much more than one, it tends to cause a headache.
I did quit cold turkey about 15 years ago. Didn't drink any soda with caffeine in it for about 5 years and still don't really crave it outside of my use of it as a preventative for headaches. I can't drink coffee anyway and did decaf for tea, and I didn't really miss it once I got past the withdrawal. I think the withdrawal was actually worse for my co-workers though, because they avoided my office for two weeks. That part was really cool, even though I couldn't fully enjoy it at the time. *g*
Hope you find a way to moderate that works for you. I know how hard it is when you're hurting like hell but to many around us we "look fine" and they can't figure out what the big deal is. I wish every one of those people exactly one migraine, just so they can understand what it does to you, and not just the pain. It can be a mild one even, I'm not that vindictive. *g*
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Date: 2008-10-29 04:37 am (UTC)For me, just trying to maintain a balance works pretty well. I drink decaf iced tea (I'm Southern, it's a thing we do *g*), but every morning I drink a small Coke complete with sugar and caffeine. Caffeine is actually used in some migraine meds, because it can give them a little more punch, so my morning Coke (along with my meds) is my big fix of the day. If I try to drink much more than one, it tends to cause a headache.
I did quit cold turkey about 15 years ago. Didn't drink any soda with caffeine in it for about 5 years and still don't really crave it outside of my use of it as a preventative for headaches. I can't drink coffee anyway and did decaf for tea, and I didn't really miss it once I got past the withdrawal. I think the withdrawal was actually worse for my co-workers though, because they avoided my office for two weeks. That part was really cool, even though I couldn't fully enjoy it at the time. *g*
Hope you find a way to moderate that works for you. I know how hard it is when you're hurting like hell but to many around us we "look fine" and they can't figure out what the big deal is. I wish every one of those people exactly one migraine, just so they can understand what it does to you, and not just the pain. It can be a mild one even, I'm not that vindictive. *g*