You need to wean yourself off. I went through what you went through when I quit coffee. I was fine after 5 days. The second time I quit I weaned myself by gradually mixing decaf with regular and adding a larger percentage of decaf every week until I was 100% decaf.
Wait until you try and get off them!
I was on script opiods (Oxycodone) for about a year after a car accident a long time ago. Dr. Stopped the script after I was better. He told me to taper off gradually with what I had left but I ignored him.. I quit Oxy cold turkey and even though I tried I could find it elsewhere and I wasn't doing meth or Heroin so just white knuckles it for like a week . Roughest week ever . How these Dr's were scripting oxy like advil an getting away with it when it's so damn addicting physically . Such a terrible druglol 9 days is nothing... I had to quit valium and cocaine at the same time and had the most horrible withdrawal symptoms for over a year. Felt like i was dying and had extreme panic attacks to the point it was a real challenge just to go to the supermarket. Spend at least 6 months almost exclusively on my couch. Was by far the worst ive ever felt in my life.
Thank god its more then 14 years ago already
The one side solution was also how i got off of it. It's still annoying but it doesn't ruin your day at least. In a way, nasal spray works just a bit too well. One moment, your nose is completely swollen shut, and within 5 seconds, you can just breathe absolutely beautifully well for the next few hours. It's so satisfying that even when you can bear the withdrawal it's a seductive thought taking just a puff. For me, it was especially terrible when i woke up at night, because it's really the decision between not being able to fall asleep again properly and just giving in but dozing off like a baby within a minute.
I just thought it was affecting my sleep too much. I'd rather just get it over with. Day 4 or 5 now and my headache has reduced drastically.
