https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:54:58 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-who-have-quit-caffeine#post-2712434 Sat, 18 Mar 2017 16:00:12 +0000 azjax 2712434@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Caffeine takes me about a week to stop feeling headaches, etc but without it I am definitely droopy in the afternoon/evening. Sugar is harder and took me about two weeks of misery to detox from. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-who-have-quit-caffeine#post-2712351 Sat, 18 Mar 2017 10:08:27 +0000 newlypregnantlady 2712351@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I definitely agree that caffeine is easier to detox from over sugar. Sugar probably took me two weeks to feel normal, but months before the cravings had stopped. But I eventually realized I'm not the kind of person who can do low-sugar lifestyle. After I went back on sugar (like 6 months later) I would go on crazy sugar benders! So my psychology probably plays into my experience. Caffeine was probably 3-4 days of headaches and a week of wanting caffeine, and then I was over it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-who-have-quit-caffeine#post-2712323 Sat, 18 Mar 2017 06:44:58 +0000 mrsrain 2712323@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I went off caffeine but did it gradually over a period of about 10 days to make it a little more bearable. It took about a week to regain my energy. It really depends on the person, though. As hard as the transition time is, it is SO worth it. Hang in there! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-who-have-quit-caffeine#post-2712317 Sat, 18 Mar 2017 06:00:44 +0000 Mrs. Goose 2712317@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have always heard sugar is much harder to quit and everyone's body is different. I went off caffeine 3 years ago and never looked back. It probably took about a week for my headaches to be gone. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-who-have-quit-caffeine#post-2712306 Sat, 18 Mar 2017 02:33:55 +0000 Nutella 2712306@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Coming off sugar is even harder than caffeine, so both at the same time sounds admirable but horrendously painful! Caffeine for me takes two days of headaches on &amp; off, and sugar is more like five to seven days. Also included are symptoms of fatigue and excess cravings for carbs or salty things to compensate, which can last a few weeks! But the flip side is feeling amazing afterwards and full of energy...so worth the effort! Sorry not sure if that answered your question... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-who-have-quit-caffeine#post-2712300 Fri, 17 Mar 2017 23:40:25 +0000 Corduroy 2712300@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've given up caffeine a few times outside of pregnancy and it usually takes me about a week to adjust. If he wasn't drinking diet Mountain Dew he might be missing a ton of sugar too which can also cause irritability. Cutting carbs takes longer for me to adjust to than caffeine. I hope it gets easier for him and you. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-who-have-quit-caffeine#post-2712298 Fri, 17 Mar 2017 23:36:16 +0000 DesertDreams88 2712298@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>.... how long did it take for your fatigue and/or irritability to wear off?</p> <p>DH habitually drank 2ish Mountain Dews a day for the past 2 or so years (I know, gross). He gave it up two weeks ago. He is SO tired all the time now and CRANKY. I don't think he has smiled or laughed for two weeks. He gets about 7-8 hours of sleep a night. It could be work stuff or life stuff but I'm hoping it's just the caffeine/sugar so that soon he will be back to normal. </p> <p>2 Mountain Dews a day is 110mg, 1 cup of coffee a day is 95mg. </p>