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I have an addiction to diet coke. it's literally all i drink and when i run out of it i panic. when i try to give it up i get headaches and irritable

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Dr. Alon Seifan answered

Specializes in Neurology

What's your question: Tea with raw honey is a thousand times better for you. Your headaches are probably from caffeine withdrawal. Raw honey is sugar that is good for you. It stabilizes cholesterol, blood sugar and is anti-inflammatory. Or try slowly reducing your diet cokes one day at a time to prevent withdrawal.

Answered 9/28/2016

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Dr. Pamela Pappas answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Diet Coke addiction: I know many others who feel as you do. Diet coke contains caffeine -- a substance producing a withdrawal syndrome. In each 12 oz serving there are 47 mg caffeine, compared to 330 mg in a starbucks grande brewed coffee. Diet coke also contains aspartame, an artificial sweetener which some feel may be an excitotoxin in the brain. Decide what you want in your body. Water is healthier.

Answered 12/10/2013

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Coke: This week keep track of how many cans or coke bottles you drink every 24 hours. Beginning monday begin to reduce that amount by 10 percent per week. If you drink 10 cans a day reduce by 1 can and substitute a can of coke zero. Each week reduce cans or bottles by 1 while substituting coke zero until you get to 2 cans per day. Then you should be fine. You have caffeine withdrawal headaches.

Answered 10/4/2016

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