im addicted to dr pepper

[snarldoggy]

for the past few months i have been addicted to dr pepper, and it somehow is ruining my familys life, i have to drink atleast one bottle and it has to be a bottle not a can, of dr pepper everday otherwise i get really bad withdrawal symptons for example a headache that is close to a migraine, the only problem is, it is so much more expensive than a bottle of juice, i dont know if the fact that i am addicted to ciggarettes is part to do with this because my cousin is exactly the same. if i havent had a dr pepper or my mother denys me of getting one i will get in a really bad mood cause i havent had one, or if the shop that i go to is not selling dr pepper and only has pepsi or cola i cannot drink it because it is not dr pepper and i can become really hormonal about it... i dont know what it is about this drink and whether i should be worried about the fact i am addicted to a fizzy drink, but i need to find a way of weaning myself of it without getting moody and creating problems inbetween my family from it.

[Hollaatme]

I say get on suboxone lol....not a serious suggestion but I think we have all had some caffeine habits that r hard to kick until we do...or don't.....but maybe u r taking this too serious? Has to be a bottle not a can?

[mellie4]

You could always try drinking a little less every day and increasing your water intake.  Caffeine withdrawal can give you very bad headaches.  You could try some Excedrin migraine (works great on headaches, even migraines,) or some ibuprofen if you get headaches while you're cutting back.

[eagle101]

If the shape of the container makes a difference you dont technically have an addiction. But the caffeine in particular and even the sugars can produce a dependence type thing.....Juice would certainly be a really good choice to replace it with, though. Even the caffeine wont be  a big deal..... but it could well be the trigger for your headaches if you dont get some from another brand of cola - - they all have varying amounts of caffeine going ..... Try and choke down a pepsi or coke or mountain dew and see if your headache goes away ..... if it does it is probably caffeine related.....................