Hello!

I love my caffeine, coffee to be exact, I have at least 1 a day, or can go up to 3 on days when I’m really lacking sleep or energy.
But when I don’t have my morning coffee on time, ie, before 10am I get a headache that sometimes becomes a migraine, does that happen to anyone else?


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  • Yes that happens to me too.. and I only have one per day. If I don’t have at least some of my coffee in the morning I have a headache by 1pm.


  • A lot of the time I actually wake up with a headache until I’ve had at least two coffees. I’m not sure about the migraine part as I don’t let it go that far. The kettle is my first go to in the morning. Not sure I’d function very well without caffeine.


  • Oh yeah, caffeine withdrawals. I have an amazing coffee machine that tells me how many I’ve had and in 6 months it’s at 500 🙁 but if I don’t have my coffee, at least 2 I get bad headaches and it takes a while to wean yourself off the stuff. But yes, very normal.’


  • This happens to me all the time too. Gave up on the remedies


  • Yes, it’s very common. But you don’t sound like you’re drinking enough coffee for the habit to be a problem.


  • Just push through. Your body is used to that caffeine and needs to hence the headache. Keep having coffee and avoiding the headaches or totally kick the coffee habit…


  • That was me! I’ve switched to decaf and no issues now


  • Here is my solution, say you drink 10 cups of coffee a day. 2 teaspoons in each up.

    Get all of your coffee, mix the coffee with lions mane(this is for focus/concentration), maca root(for hormonal balance), cocoa(for a calmer feeling), and sugar. Maybe a small amount of cinnamon if desired.
    I change ratios quite a bit, the idea is to have less coffee in one heaped teaspoon. That way there is still flavour.

    20g lions mane (this is a mushroom too much will affect flavour)(and reduce inflammation)
    One packet of maca root from coles. (240g?) (slight caramel flavour – a bit weird for a root vegetable)
    Add the same volume of cocoa.
    Add the sugar to taste.
    I would not put too much cinnamon in, itll be gross.
    Cinnamon helps control blood sugar.

    Drink 10 cups of coffee a day, and your caffeine intake will 1/4 or less.


  • How long have you had this coffee routine for? Maybe try drink plenty of water in between and see if that maybe helps?


  • I’m the opposite. I don’t drink coffee, I avoid caffeine altogether, but when I have a headache that won’t budge……if I have a coffee or a Coke (Coke and Bundy mixed seems to work best) it helps my headache


  • No, and it sounds pretty unusual that you’d suffer withdrawal from just one cup a day. You might just be unlucky.


  • This sounds strange to lots of people but I’ve never had a cup of coffee in my life. The coffee culture in Australia is strong and stories such as this is part of why I don’t want to start. No judgement here, keep having your coffee before 10 to avoid the headaches but if you want change try switching to teas such as ginger.


  • I also love my coffee, I drink 3 cup a day, sometimes up to 5 cups a day and will only experience a headache late in the day if I don’t have a coffee. Possibly the amount I drink, delays the headache.


  • This sounds like withdrawal symptoms. Your body is craving that caffeine. I used to be a heavy coffee drinker and cut back dramatically. I experienced migraines for some time till my body adjusted.


  • Sometimes I get a headache. But I try to drink lots of water. I’m not sure if it has anything to do with coffee.


  • Ive heard this happening to people, must be some type of caffeine withdrawl.


  • Yes, I get really bad headaches when I don’t have my regular coffees. When I was pregnant, it took me a while for my body to adjust to not having caffeine in my system at all.


  • Caffeine withdrawal


  • Oops! Should read best and not bet below.


  • Maybe try different types of coffee. I had to find one that bet suited my taste buds and body.


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