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I Finally Cured My Fatigue
It went away 10 days after I stopped all caffeine.
I know we're supposed to drink coffee for our livers, but if you're having trouble with fatigue and nothing helps, you may want to give it a try. I've been having trouble for 8 years now. Funny how it went away in 10 days.
I started exercising about a month ago. I started out swimming laps for a half hour. I could do that for about 4 days in a row, then I would be totally beat and have to take a day off.
After I dropped the coffee, I found I could do more and more every day. Yesterday I swam 3/4 of a mile and rode 10 miles on my bike, a total of 2 hours of exercise. So far today, I got up and did 50 minutes on the bike, rested a little and did 25 more minutes. This is my 7th day in a row of pushing the envelope farther every day and I don't feel tired at all.
I guess I have some type of mild allergy or sensitivity to coffee. The first week without it was kind of annoying, but I don't miss it at all now.
I know we're supposed to drink coffee for our livers, but if you're having trouble with fatigue and nothing helps, you may want to give it a try. I've been having trouble for 8 years now. Funny how it went away in 10 days.
I started exercising about a month ago. I started out swimming laps for a half hour. I could do that for about 4 days in a row, then I would be totally beat and have to take a day off.
After I dropped the coffee, I found I could do more and more every day. Yesterday I swam 3/4 of a mile and rode 10 miles on my bike, a total of 2 hours of exercise. So far today, I got up and did 50 minutes on the bike, rested a little and did 25 more minutes. This is my 7th day in a row of pushing the envelope farther every day and I don't feel tired at all.
I guess I have some type of mild allergy or sensitivity to coffee. The first week without it was kind of annoying, but I don't miss it at all now.
I like the initial gist and push of this thread. The concept that a stimulant like coffee would make you feel fatigued and the subsequent self-test of quitting is very inspiring. I say this because I have to take a nap in my car at lunch. I hit the gym hard in the morning with a strong cup of coffee before. I am inspired to try laying off. As far as all the other touchy-feely coffee stories, I guess that this is a social forum, but it dilutes the incredible concept presented by AKHepper as the beginning to this post.
Actually, I miscalculated. I did a total of 17 miles on the bike yesterday. Got 12.5 in already today, with 4.5 to go after lunch. This is awesome!
I'm so glad to hear you sounding so actively happy.
Our bodies change as we age. Coffee used to keep me up at night if I drank it late in the afternoon or in the evening. Then after my transplant, I slowly worked up to drinking 4 cups daily and surprisingly could drink it right before bed, with no problems.
Now, I'm happy to have cut back to my morning cup, simply because of wanting to change my routine.
I don't notice any difference in my energy level, but we are all different:)
Our bodies change as we age. Coffee used to keep me up at night if I drank it late in the afternoon or in the evening. Then after my transplant, I slowly worked up to drinking 4 cups daily and surprisingly could drink it right before bed, with no problems.
Now, I'm happy to have cut back to my morning cup, simply because of wanting to change my routine.
I don't notice any difference in my energy level, but we are all different:)
Wow you sound great. You sure are getting in some great work outs. Be careful not to over train. I have to say your endurance seems to have iimproved dramatically once you quit drinking coffee. That is really interesting.
I love coffee and miss it terribly. It just makes me so sick when I have it while on HCV meds. I pretty much drink decaf green tea or drinks made out of fruit like watermelon or limes.
Other than the strain of the HCV meds I feel OK without coffee. There was a time in my life where I could not imagine going without some type of caffeine! I know what you mean though. I know my sleep would not be as restorative or restful if I were still drinking coffee so maybe a temporary caffeine aversion is a good thing in my case :)
Here is a cut & paste that explains the half-life of caffeine:
Perhaps the most important long-term problem is the effect of caffeine on sleep. The half-life of caffeine in the body is about 6 hours. If you drink a big cup of coffee with 200 mg of caffeine at 4PM, at 10PM you still have about 100mg in your body. By 4AM, you still have 50mg floating in your system. Even though you may be able to sleep, you may not be able to obtain the restful benefits of deep sleep. What’s worse, the cycle continues as you may use more and more caffeine in hopes of counteracting this deficit.
http://www.mamashealth.com/exercise/caf.asp
I love coffee and miss it terribly. It just makes me so sick when I have it while on HCV meds. I pretty much drink decaf green tea or drinks made out of fruit like watermelon or limes.
Other than the strain of the HCV meds I feel OK without coffee. There was a time in my life where I could not imagine going without some type of caffeine! I know what you mean though. I know my sleep would not be as restorative or restful if I were still drinking coffee so maybe a temporary caffeine aversion is a good thing in my case :)
Here is a cut & paste that explains the half-life of caffeine:
Perhaps the most important long-term problem is the effect of caffeine on sleep. The half-life of caffeine in the body is about 6 hours. If you drink a big cup of coffee with 200 mg of caffeine at 4PM, at 10PM you still have about 100mg in your body. By 4AM, you still have 50mg floating in your system. Even though you may be able to sleep, you may not be able to obtain the restful benefits of deep sleep. What’s worse, the cycle continues as you may use more and more caffeine in hopes of counteracting this deficit.
http://www.mamashealth.com/exercise/caf.asp
no, I just drink lemonade now. I did 12 miles on the bike today, the last 5 in 100 degree heat, then I rested about an hour and went swam laps for a total of about 500 yards, still feel good, too!
I can't believe it took me this long to figger it out, I just always assumed it was the hep c causing all the fatigue.
I can't believe it took me this long to figger it out, I just always assumed it was the hep c causing all the fatigue.
Yeah, I think our bodies get "over-loads" at certain points in our lives.
When I was around 43 yrs old, when I first started
getting hot flashes/flushes, I did have to quit coffee, to avoid The Sweats. After about 10 days, I did look alot less wrinkled. I think I had become chronically dehydrated.
I quit by starting with half decaf, then all decaf.
When I found out coffee was good for our livers, I got back on the caffeine train :) But generally, I take my caffeine with black tea or green tea. If I do coffee, I mix, one third cawfee, two thirds steamed milk.
Daily swimming, in a pool, always tires me out also, and Ithought perhaps it was the chlorine, and the getting wet, then dry thing. I find, the easiest way or me to exercise, is in the morning, when I do my chores on my bike. This saves time and money.
I am impressed with your swimming schedule, it is inspiring! Do you have a substitute "cuppa ritual" you do now, instead of coffee, such as an herbal tea? I love to infuse Hibiscus blossoms, and add honey. It is really important to reward our-selves :)
When I was around 43 yrs old, when I first started
getting hot flashes/flushes, I did have to quit coffee, to avoid The Sweats. After about 10 days, I did look alot less wrinkled. I think I had become chronically dehydrated.
I quit by starting with half decaf, then all decaf.
When I found out coffee was good for our livers, I got back on the caffeine train :) But generally, I take my caffeine with black tea or green tea. If I do coffee, I mix, one third cawfee, two thirds steamed milk.
Daily swimming, in a pool, always tires me out also, and Ithought perhaps it was the chlorine, and the getting wet, then dry thing. I find, the easiest way or me to exercise, is in the morning, when I do my chores on my bike. This saves time and money.
I am impressed with your swimming schedule, it is inspiring! Do you have a substitute "cuppa ritual" you do now, instead of coffee, such as an herbal tea? I love to infuse Hibiscus blossoms, and add honey. It is really important to reward our-selves :)
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