Friday, September 21, 2007

caffeine withdrawal

fasting these days of Ramdan means no tea for 14 hours...I used to drink tea three times per day...first in the morning, second in the afternoon, and third on the evening...i think most Iraqies do that...we drink black (red) tea....tea, like coffee, contain caffeine, and when you get used to it, it is hard to quit it, in DSM IV, the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental illness, there is no diagnosis of caffeine dependence nor withdrawal, but some other diagnosis like intoxication and something else i cannot remember....but i think they should include the caffeine withdrawal as a diagnosis cause it really cause headache and fatigue...
They say that the signs of withdrawal appear after 12 to 24 hours from the last intake...and i forgot to take my usual dose for one 2 days....i spend many of the time of the next day lethargic and sleepy....
you may find this big tea pot not nice, it is from before ramadan, when we was having tea in afternoon after lunch...you can see part of our lunch...and our tea pot...if you don't like it, be sure I like it...actually I wanna kiss that pot which I really miss very much...

These days of holy Ramadan, I see that pot and drink tea at 8 pm and then at 4 am, when we wake up for the last meal of the day before fasting...They offer us this meal at 4 am...if you cannot understand what you are seeing, it is tea, one egg in oil, 2 pieces of triangular cheese, some other dairy product (something like butter), and i don't know how they call that last think, it is confiture i think...something sweet...i usually can eat nothin if i sleep and wake up, so i try not to sleep, or to sleep and wake up at 300 am or 3 30 am so that i have time till i can eat... the most important is to drink tea...

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Smile. sounds like you feel like tea the way I feel about ethoh. Sigh. You have my sympathies. Good luck, dear one. and thank you for the oh so kind e-mail. I will respond as soon as I can get the computer back from my son and after cleaning for "The Visitor"...that's right, Mother -in-Law arrives tonight.....take best care, tracy

saminkie said...

have a nice time dear Tracy and thank you for your nice comments..