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Jul. 20th, 2024 06:12 amBeen trying out that no caffeine right away thing all week and it's great on Crossfit mornings, I hardly even notice that lack of caffeine, but some reason it sucks extra on non-Crossfit mornings. I've tried going for a walk instead, which hasn't really helped, and this weekend I'm trying a run. But the two mornings I had free to write I ended up waiting until I could have coffee first. 😅
That said, the days I successfully delayed caffeine actually do seem a little better. For one, I'm far less irritable in the morning. Hahaha, who could have predicted that...(/s). And I get tired later in the day than my typical mid-morning. Which has been great for work productivity, less so for writing.
(I just checked to see if I mentioned why I was testing this and apparently I thought about writing it down several times but never did. Well, tl;dr -- several times in the past few weeks I've come across research on the benefits of delayed caffeine intake and then last week when I was dizzy and tired during a workout, one of the other crossfitters who also happens to be a nurse mentioned it so, well, I figured it was the universe's way of saying "hey Kai. maybe you should try this.")
Right now I have 30min to go and a headache and I already went for a walk-run but all I want is that sweet, sweet caffeine.
Oh another note, there might be something else entirely causing the fatigue. I had sudden pain up and down my neck last Sunday resolving into soreness around my ear. Went to urgent care, they noted my lymph was swollen, then treated me for an ear infection. I dutifully took my antibiotics and ear drops and noted to Dr Lady that at least I'd feel better within a day, because infections usually go away quickly.
Wellll.... not so much. Nothing has gotten better and I started to panic a little mid-week because I don't have a PCP right now -- I got my shit together and found one, but my new patient appointment with her isn't until almost October. And of course Webmd says a swollen lymph node is one of two things, and as usual, one of those things is cancer.
The most likely thing is it's a viral infection related to whatever's been causing me to feel like shit. But I still need to see a doc and rule out the alternative, which hasn't been helping my anxiety in the least. I had a full on panic attack last week for the first time in at least a year. 🙃
Anyway after several days of going to everyone I could think of, by Friday afternoon I finally have an appointment with a random nurse of Monday. Yay!
Now I have the weekend to focus on Lady going to a conference and leaving me on my own all next week... 😬
That said, the days I successfully delayed caffeine actually do seem a little better. For one, I'm far less irritable in the morning. Hahaha, who could have predicted that...(/s). And I get tired later in the day than my typical mid-morning. Which has been great for work productivity, less so for writing.
(I just checked to see if I mentioned why I was testing this and apparently I thought about writing it down several times but never did. Well, tl;dr -- several times in the past few weeks I've come across research on the benefits of delayed caffeine intake and then last week when I was dizzy and tired during a workout, one of the other crossfitters who also happens to be a nurse mentioned it so, well, I figured it was the universe's way of saying "hey Kai. maybe you should try this.")
Right now I have 30min to go and a headache and I already went for a walk-run but all I want is that sweet, sweet caffeine.
Oh another note, there might be something else entirely causing the fatigue. I had sudden pain up and down my neck last Sunday resolving into soreness around my ear. Went to urgent care, they noted my lymph was swollen, then treated me for an ear infection. I dutifully took my antibiotics and ear drops and noted to Dr Lady that at least I'd feel better within a day, because infections usually go away quickly.
Wellll.... not so much. Nothing has gotten better and I started to panic a little mid-week because I don't have a PCP right now -- I got my shit together and found one, but my new patient appointment with her isn't until almost October. And of course Webmd says a swollen lymph node is one of two things, and as usual, one of those things is cancer.
The most likely thing is it's a viral infection related to whatever's been causing me to feel like shit. But I still need to see a doc and rule out the alternative, which hasn't been helping my anxiety in the least. I had a full on panic attack last week for the first time in at least a year. 🙃
Anyway after several days of going to everyone I could think of, by Friday afternoon I finally have an appointment with a random nurse of Monday. Yay!
Now I have the weekend to focus on Lady going to a conference and leaving me on my own all next week... 😬
