caffeine withdrawal

[Steve63]

A really good read Sazerac , I am having the same issues as you had (BP) and this is very helpful .

[Sazerac]

2 hours ago, Steve63 said:

A really good read Sazerac , I am having the same issues as you had (BP) and this is very helpful .

 

Hello Steve,

I had a big scare and want to avoid meds if I safely can.

I quit drinking for a while, cut out all caffeine, no smoking (of course),

paid Extreme attention to diet...way less salt more potassium, oatmeal, berries, ACV, greens...

and was able to bring BP down to a safe level not requiring meds.

 

Good luck with this, monitor yourself and don't fool around,

we don't want you stroking out or kaput.

 

and welcome to the site, @Steve63!

 

 

 

[Steve63]

Hi Sazerac,

 

I am on a BP mission too , was 180/95 and my ECG was showing some historical bad stuff . My first priority is to my smoking quit , that is a no brainer .

Diet wise I am cutting out all the hidden sugar I was consuming , 5 cokes min , Orange juice , Redbull  Energy drinks , sugar in coffee/tea etc (I live in a hot place with a full and free works fridge !) Then I read your blog posts - I am probably in caffine withdrawal by default lol ,as my Coffee intake was 5 plus mugs a day and the Fizzy pops were always a constant! Anyway i''ll try and remember that alot of things are going on at the moment and I'll probably wean off coffee and Tea further down my quit. My BP is alot better now but I still need to alter things - it takes time to alter a lifetime of bad habits . I am being quite positive and I am enjoying trying to fix myself as a project (I don't want BP pills and Statins forever) ! I'm doing the BBC couch to 5k for starters (I hate running !).I'll keep you posted !