I Gave Up Caffeinated Beverages for a Week and Here’s What Happened

When you’re in college, caffeine is BAE! Whether you’re drinking coffee, soda, sweet tea, or Red-Bull, you’re downing it to get through the day. Unlike, most college students the only caffeine intake I have is soda. And when I mean soda I mean like five to six sodas a day! 

 

Seriously, here was my drink schedule for the day:

 

Wake-up: Soda

Snack: Soda

Lunch: Soda 

Snack: Soda

Dinner: Soda

After dinner/before bed: Soda 

 

So I began my week without soda journey this past Monday. Let’s just say that this week was pretty interesting to say the very least.

 

Not too bad. I didn’t drink any soda and I didn’t show any symptoms.

 

Day 2 was awful! I had such a bad migraine that I actually felt nauseous and later vomitted at school. I felt miserable, but I knew that if I made it through the first week then I was golden.

 

Around 10:30am I had a headache, so I took some advil with my breakfast. After that I was totally fine. 

 

Thankfully I passed the headache stage by this day.

 

I didn’t show any symptoms of a headache today, but I did find myself a lot more drowsy and sluggish throughout the day.

 

No withdrawal symptoms! *hair flip*

 

Still nothing. Since I wasn’t focused on not feeling good I was able to think about how my body felt. I had shed a couple of pounds and my body felt so much better and healthier overall.

 

Looking back on how much soda I was constantly consuming I am definitely going to continue this experiment and let Dr. Pepper be a “want” and not a “need.” 

 

For those who are looking to give up caffeine these are some of the most common symptoms:

• Headaches. 
• Fatigue or drowsiness.
• Depression and irritability.
• Difficulty concentrating.
• Flu-like symptoms, including nausea, vomiting, and muscle aches.