Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site pucc-h Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!ihnp4!inuxc!pur-ee!CS-Mordred!Pucc-H:aeq From: aeq@pucc-h (Jeff Sargent) Newsgroups: net.med Subject: How can one quit CAFFEINE? Message-ID: <557@pucc-h> Date: Thu, 23-Feb-84 18:06:32 EST Article-I.D.: pucc-h.557 Posted: Thu Feb 23 18:06:32 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 24-Feb-84 03:11:16 EST Organization: Purdue University Computing Center Lines: 19 I was a little saddened to note that one of the ways suggested to help kick tobacco was to swallow copious quantities of coffee. Caffeine is a terribly addictive substance; but people don't think about quitting that, partially because it is inoffensive to others (as opposed to that bletcherous, stenchy smoke!). I probably consume, via coffee, tea, and soft drinks, the better part of a gram (maybe over a gram) of caffeine per day. Does anyone know any good ways to break this addiction? I once tried cold turkey. I think I could have tolerated the mild headache long enough to break the habit. But I found that I was unable to concentrate on my work! Might this have been partially caused by my irregular sleep schedule, or would it be entirely due to my being deprived of this substance? Again, is there a way to quit caffeine and still function normally during the withdrawal period? -- -- Jeff Sargent {allegra|ihnp4|decvax|harpo|seismo|teklabs|ucbvax}!pur-ee!pucc-h:aeq ...drifting along with the tumbling terminals....