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Quitting an addiction is easy, any junkie can do it... several times a day ;)

I went cold-turkey a few years ago, lasted several months, helped immensely with palpitations and sleep-pattern problems. In fact, I should probably do it again at some point this year, but with kids and work it becomes difficult to plan the inevitable couple of weeks of "zombie time". Maybe doctors should start considering it a real addiction, justifying off-time for treatment.



I took leave to do it. Caffeine withdrawal head aches are nasty. Make sure you titrate off, don't go cold turkey.




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