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by ohnope 2245 days ago
This is very common (but not everyone experiences it when coming off). It’s called caffeine withdrawal.
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Yes. It is a very neurologically addictive drug. It's possible for the withdrawal symptoms to last for months in some people.
I’ve heard of caffeine withdrawal. I didn’t think it was real. Or I thought I could handle it.

But if caffeine withdrawal, was what I got, then it is very real.

After I ran out of coffee, on day 1, I had a slight headache. On day 2, I had a very intensive headache, as if my brain was jello. I took some Tylenol for it, and it felt better, for a while. On day 3, I still felt uneasy, my brain still felt like it was swimming in jello. Not a good feeling.

I gave up.

On day 4, I made my coffee again, and consumed it. I was back to normal again.

It seemed as if coffee is some type of anti-inflammatory, that helps to keep your brain cells nice and tightly bound together.

If social order breaks down, then coffee is going to be short supply. People are going to have some bad days ahead.

Hopefully, Trump can order that coffee farms stay open, and Starbucks can remain open as an essential business.