caffeine withdrawal

Three weeks ago I decided to stop drinking coffee.

That was on a Sunday, after drinking a cup of instant coffee at my brother’s house. Monday came and I enthusiastically started flipping through my working papers at the office, readying myself for the update that my boss will surely ask of me. At 2:00 pm, my officemates started sending “I’m sooo sleepy” messages. The aroma of Nescafe instant coffee assailed my nostrils. A bead of perspiration appeared in my forehead. I can feel a chill running through my body and the beginnings of a headache. I need coffee, and fast!

Still, I was able to lay off coffee despite the unbearable caffeine-withdrawal syndrome. Until... 6 days later, I had an iced coffee...

3 days after that, I had brewed coffee (hey, I was sad, it was valentines day-see separate blog)...

4 days after that, I had a choco-chip fruccino (it’s Saturday. I allow myself a cup every Saturday)…

5 days after that, I had 2 cups of coffee blend and ¼ grande of mocha fruccino (yeah, it’s a Thursday, but what the heck, I thought it was Saturday already).