New~ Any ideas to help greatly appreciated~weening myself off Soda and wandering if there is anything to help me not to have bad headache?

[changingmylife2016 3]

Working on weening myself off soda before surgery. I have done before but had two day headache bad. So was hoping someone might know a way to help with headache part. I know in the end getting off the soda will be so much better for me. Thank you in advance

[Kindle 8,667]

Just drink a little less of it each day. I weaned off caffeine 2 months before surgery. My source was coffee and I just slowly transitioned from caffeinated to Decaf a little each day over several weeks. I don't know about soda, though. The sugar / artificial sweetener withdrawals may make it more complicated than caffeine alone. Just go slow. 1/4 can less every few days.

[Inner Surfer Girl 12,015]

I did it in two major phases. I started with gradually switching from pop to something else (I drank a lot of iced tea). Once I weaned myself off of the carbonation I started switching to non-carbonated, non-caffeinated drinks (like Water, crystal light, etc.)

As @@Kindle suggests, slowly substitute one kind of drink for another. If you drink several Diet Cokes a day, try substituting one for something else, then in a few days, substitute two, and so on.

[changingmylife2016 3]

Thank you both for your suggestions. Day 1 today no soda so far and feeling great about it. I bought Crystal Light so will make some to drink in place of soda ~hoping do not get too bad of headaches

[DBarringer58 0]

I have the same issue. What I have done is use half of glass of diet caffeine soda and mix with regular soda. Each day I use lees reg. Soda a more diet . I did this until I used all diet. Caffeine free soda. Then switch to Decaf tea with stevia. No headaches so far. Good luck!

[MIMISAN 404]

I was a totally addicted Coca Colaholic, and when I decided to quit I thought it was going to be a lot harder than it was. I was lucky and had no head aches that could be totally tied to it. However I was eating at least one chocolate Protein shake or Atkins bar initially and I wonder if what ever makes their chocolate may have something that took the edge off.

[rking 484]

take as long as you can. if you drink 2 cokes a day, drop to 1 immediately. you will still get plenty of caffeine. then drink a little less every day until you are having just a little caffeine. skip a day, then have a little more, skip a day, little more, then skip two days, have some, skeip two more days. something like that....... i am weaned off, although i do have coffee and tea sometimes and never get caffeine headaches.

[changingmylife2016 3]

Thank you for all of your suggestions. I have been doing really great with weaning myself off soda and no headaches woohoo