So I've noticed a disturbing trend with my head lately. Past few months I've been getting horrible, horrible headaches that last from sunrise to sunset, about one of these nasties visits me every week or so. Until now, I haven't been able to trace a possible cause, they just seemed random.

And then I noticed something; today, after gobbling a concoction of pills (not dangerously, I took two ibuprofen, two Tylenol, and two Asprin about three hours apart from each other, none of them helping the pain whatsoever,) I decided to take a cup of coffee to the gut.

The pain left immediately. I nearly cried of happiness.

When I say nearly cried of happiness, I mean I'm still nearly in tears. This headache had put me out of commission for nearly the entire day, from 11AM to 9PM, with a constant stabbing, throbbing pain.

And now of course I'm wide awake at 12AM.

Anyhow, the thing is, this definitely seems reminiscent of caffeine withdrawal. My mother described similar symptoms when she went longer than a day without a cup of coffee.

Thing is, I wouldn't consider myself addicted to caffeine. I very rarely have a cup in the morning, maybe two if it's a writing day, but for the most part I get along without coffee very well. In fact, I try and stay away from it considering I dislike the jitters and sleepless nights that come with the territory.

Now don't get me wrong, I do love coffee. Coffee and tea are two of my "must have" beverages, drinks that I don't crave every day, but need them in the house because when I do want them, nothing will stop me from getting them (not really a describable craving, just I really want it. Hard to explain.)

However, I have never had a true craving for coffee. For tea, yes, for coffee, no. I know many teas have caffeine too, some more than coffee, but I try steering towards calming teas, fruity teas, and nighttime teas, and only have black tea as a backup when my other stashes are low.

So, I just don't understand why I would have caffeine withdrawals if I'm not addicted to coffee. Has anyone else had a similar problem before?

I'm going to try drinking a cup of coffee every day for the next week and see if the headaches let up. If so, I think I have my answer.