The headaches begin today...

I've decided to give up caffeine.

The headaches will start today and probably extend into tomorrow. I can expect to feel like I have a bad 'flu, with sore skin and the rest of it. I'm gonna stay mostly in bed and try to sleep thru the worst of it.

Caffeine is a much worse drug than is generally considered.

I can look forward to being a lot more alert in the future, especially in the morning, and copping far fewer headaches. I've noticed when I've been caffeine-free for long stretches before that I can go for ages without any headaches at all. When I drink caffeine headaches become a common fact of life.

What usually gets me back onto coffee is if I have to stay up all night in a rush job for something. Then, of course, I need it for the presentation the next day. In such cases I'm usually in some daily kind of job and need it to remain on top of things for the rest of the week. By the time the weekend comes I don't feel like losing it to headaches and sleep, so I continue with the caffeine. Hooked again. You'd think I'd learn, huh.

So I am gonna try to stay away from it this time.