Caffeine withdrawal!

[lilypat407 3]

Sleeve date 12/15/14 - my doc has me on 2 week liquid diet. Very sad about giving up my 2 cans of diet coke a day but I'll get by. By second day dull headaches started. I wondered if it was withdrawal. Then I remembered that I also stopped my 2 Anacin (aspirin/caffeine) at same time. Been taking those for 20 years. Then I read up on the condition and the list of symptoms was just about everything I was feeling! At day 4 there was just no way I was going to get through this. The withdrawal caught me by surprise. So I called my doc and asked if the diet could be causing it. He said not likely. Then I told him of my prior caffeine use. I was so relieved when he told me I can use my Anacin up to 7 days b4 surgery. I thanked him profusely. Sure enough. It worked. Headaches stopped last night. However, I couldn't sleep last night which is one of the withdrawal symptoms. Hopefully when I get a dose or two in me today I will have a better night.

[SuperDave 1,115]

Good luck! I suppose it is too late for this advice now, but I weaned myself off of caffeine for a couple months prior to surgery to avoid this. Next time you'll know!

[finediva 979]

So what is your plan for the week before surgery?

[mttopma 17]

Did you try Tylenol for the headache, that is allowed with my pre-op diet. I went to half caf about 2 months ago so my withdrawal wasn't so bad.good luck.

[lilypat407 3]

Thanks all. I will probably use No-Doz for my caffeine fix once I stop the Anacin. I'll give it up gradually next time. BTW I have taken 3 doses in the past 24 hours and I am soo much better than I was past couple days. I was so sick compared to today. What a wake up call! ????

[lilypat407 3]

PS Tylenol does nothing for my pain.

[happychic80 58]

My surgery is 12/16 and I'm on day 6 of pre-op diet. I was very addicted to sodas before. The first 3 days were horrible. I pretty much took tylenol for headaches, but it didn't help much so the first 3 days I was in bed by 8pm. Luckily, day 4 was a lot better. Since stopping the sodas I actually feel a whole lot better! Best of luck to you!!!

[DarleneCh 9]

I have been highly addicted to diet Pepsi since high school and have bad Migraines so I am terrified to go off caffeine. I start my one week liquid diet on Friday the 12th. I'm going to try to drink smaller amounts of soda each day to help wean myself. Any suggestions? Yes - I know it would have been smarter to start months ago but I just couldn't do it. I have been drinking diet Pepsi in gallons while I can. I am just as worried about fighting the food addiction as the diet Pepsi withdrawal after surgery.

[ojibway 203]

I had about a week of headaches after I gave up soda a couple of months ago. I only drink Water now. I am not looking forward to the two-week pre-op diet before my surgery on 1/5/15. Anybody have issues with their pre-op diet? Headaches or anything else?

[ShannonbKSU 53]

I had about 4 days of nasty withdraw from caffeine...luckily I decided to give caffeine up about a week before my pre op diet started in case I had withdraw. But it was nasty....I was given permission to take excedrin Migraine up to 2 days before surgery...it has a big of caffeine in it (and I get migraines) so you might look into that as well! It DOES get better, promise!