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I'm kind of in a predicament right now. I've quit caffeine for the last three weeks because I have been trying to get my diet and lifestyle on track. I've been a drinker of cokes ever since I can remember as a child and drank at least a energy drink a day for the past couple years.
I was taking magnesium pills as I quit to help with the headaches, which helped immensely, but I was consumed with some ridiculous back pain. So bad I thought I had injured myself. I could hardly stand straight up. Every time I sat down or laid down for any extended period of time it would hurt extremely bad to stand back up. Like my back was going to snap in half if I stood up completely straight. It was about 10 days of that before it finally started to subside. At that point I did some research and did see that caffeine withdrawal can lead to muscle aches and soreness so it made a lot more sense to me.
But still after three weeks I always had somewhat of a tight and sore back. It never effected my workouts though. I was still able to deadlift and squat without much problem. Once I started moving a lot and doing things with it, it seemed to be fine. But really just sitting and laying down caused all the issues. I thought after about 3 weeks I'd be a good part of the ways over with my withdrawal symptoms, but my back pain will not go away. To the point where I almost thought maybe it really wasn't the caffeine and maybe it was something else.
But last night I decided to go ahead and have me a monster energy drink, just because I knew I couldn't quit it forever, and just wanted to rid my system of it so I could have caffeine on occasion. As soon as I started drinking that monster my back felt fantastic. I was floored how normal it felt again. My whole body felt better somehow. But even this morning by back pain and stiffness has returned.
I don't know what to do. I want to live a healthier life and not consume coffee and sodas and energy drinks, but it seems like my body isn't getting used to not having them. At east my back isn't. I mean how long do I really need to go without it before its going to feel better? And obviously I broke my 3 week streak without it so is it ever going to be okay without it? Am I just destined to always have a little caffeine in my system everyday? Should I just find healthier alternatives to get it? Like green tea or something? or just drink a cup of coffee a day? I don't know what to do. I don't want my body to be dependent on anything anymore except water and healthy foods but this is getting ridiculous. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advanced
I was taking magnesium pills as I quit to help with the headaches, which helped immensely, but I was consumed with some ridiculous back pain. So bad I thought I had injured myself. I could hardly stand straight up. Every time I sat down or laid down for any extended period of time it would hurt extremely bad to stand back up. Like my back was going to snap in half if I stood up completely straight. It was about 10 days of that before it finally started to subside. At that point I did some research and did see that caffeine withdrawal can lead to muscle aches and soreness so it made a lot more sense to me.
But still after three weeks I always had somewhat of a tight and sore back. It never effected my workouts though. I was still able to deadlift and squat without much problem. Once I started moving a lot and doing things with it, it seemed to be fine. But really just sitting and laying down caused all the issues. I thought after about 3 weeks I'd be a good part of the ways over with my withdrawal symptoms, but my back pain will not go away. To the point where I almost thought maybe it really wasn't the caffeine and maybe it was something else.
But last night I decided to go ahead and have me a monster energy drink, just because I knew I couldn't quit it forever, and just wanted to rid my system of it so I could have caffeine on occasion. As soon as I started drinking that monster my back felt fantastic. I was floored how normal it felt again. My whole body felt better somehow. But even this morning by back pain and stiffness has returned.
I don't know what to do. I want to live a healthier life and not consume coffee and sodas and energy drinks, but it seems like my body isn't getting used to not having them. At east my back isn't. I mean how long do I really need to go without it before its going to feel better? And obviously I broke my 3 week streak without it so is it ever going to be okay without it? Am I just destined to always have a little caffeine in my system everyday? Should I just find healthier alternatives to get it? Like green tea or something? or just drink a cup of coffee a day? I don't know what to do. I don't want my body to be dependent on anything anymore except water and healthy foods but this is getting ridiculous. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advanced
