6 October, 2007 | Leave a Comment
I gave up drinking beverages with caffeine years ago. I can’t have caffeine because of my nerves. [God, that sentence makes me sound crazy. Oh well.] It’s been five or six years at least since I’ve consumed a caffeinated drink aside from a few sips here and there. Everyone always points out that chocolate has caffeine in it, but as far as I can tell, that’s a myth. And even if there is caffeine in chocolate, it’s only a tiny amount.
So anyway, tonight I accidentally drank a big bottle of Coca-Cola. Oops.
A while ago I began to experience mild hot flashes, shaky hands and a racing heartbeat. I couldn’t figure out why until I retraced my steps. I was working late at the library tonight and since I was going to miss dinner at the hall, I requested a packed meal. I’ve never done this before — if I miss dinner, I make myself something or eat out — but I wanted to see what they provided. I wrote on my meal request — “no beef, no pork, no cheese” — so of course they gave me a giant ham sandwich. I tried to give it to the receptionist, but he’s Muslim and can’t eat it. So in the bin it went. Also in my dinner bag were some crisps, an apple…and a rather large bottle of Coke. I used to be addicted to soda, but rarely have it anymore. It was such a novelty to have a bottle of Coke that I just started drinking it. It tasted awful — just like drinking acid — yet for some reason I kept gulping it down and I didn’t even realize what I was doing until I started to feel freaky.
I swear, I’m really losing it. More than fives years of almost total abstention from caffeine ruined!
During my post-Coke meltdown (which is still ongoing), I suddenly became obsessed with finding my passport. I actually need to use it this week, so of course it was nowhere to be found. I spent the past hour in a panic, frantically searching everywhere for it. Just when I came to the conclusion that someone had stolen it — and I was going through a detailed list of suspects in my mind — I found it inside my scanner. Do you see what Coke does to a person? Just ask Pete Doherty.
I wonder how long I will have to endure this caffeine-related agony. It’s not pleasant. Right now I want to go outside and run around. After 2 a.m.! I could never handle being on drugs. I can’t even tolerate legal addictive stimulants. I’m like some kind of Victorian lady. Oh come on, you know it’s true. Smelling salts for my handbag, a corset, some white gloves and I’ll be good to go.
Anglofille said @ 2:38 am | personal |
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Lillie Says:
October 6th, 2007 at 3:15 amOMG..LOL
We must be twins! I don’t do “caffeine” either.
Many years ago, Afternoon Tea at Harrods was included with a vacation package. So, I went. I asked the (very cute) waiter if they had de-caffeinated tea. I don’t like tea, nor the taste of it, but didn’t want to look like a goof sipping water during Afternoon Tea…after all, for some reason the flautist with the quartet kept looking right at me. I was convinced she was secretly critiquing my table manners.
So, I drank (what I thought was) the decaffeinated tea. I only had about 1/2 a cup. This was at 4:30 pm. At 4:30 AM, I thought my heart was going to rip out of my chest. I could hear my heart in my ears, and feel it in my eyes.
If I could have, I would have tracked down the waiter, wrapped my shaking hands around his neck, and squeezed til his beautiful blue eyes popped out of their sockets.
Some how, I don’t think it was decaffeinated tea.
I hope you’ll feel better in the morning (or afternoon)
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i only drink decaff as well - same reasons as yours plus an hyperactive thyroid - but since back to london i have relapsed several times a week. i feel sleepy here 24/7 no matter how long i sleep… so it is been tough. it would be good to slow down and not to feel sleepy, but voilà!
have a nice saturday, also hope you feel better! -
i do feel better, thanks! it was a weird experience though. daniela, you may feel tired here because of the lack of sunlight. just a thought…
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Rebecca Says:
October 6th, 2007 at 10:32 pmI shouldn’t drink anything with caffeine but I do sometimes. It doesn’t really effect my nerves so much as it kills my stomach.
But I could never see the point of tuna and sweet corn...
