Re: I have just joined the group/

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wrote:

> One strange things that helps many times is to drink lots of Diet

> Pepsi. It does take away some pain. I spend like $60 a month on it.

Hi

Welcome to the group. I'm sorry you need to be here, but glad you

found us. This is a good group.

It's not the Pepsi that is helping you, it's the caffeine that is in

it. Caffeine is often used in combination with pain medications to

facilitate pain relieve.

I've several clients who were in the predicament you're in, with

drinking large amounts of caffeinated pop. One simple switch is to

drink some coffee or tea instead. A quality instant coffee is easier

on the

stomach than regular coffee or than caffeinated pop.

Another simple solution is to take the store brand version of

Excedrin. It's just a combination of caffeine, aspirin, and

acetaminophen.

No matter which way you go, you need to gradually lower how much

caffeine you're putting in to you system. We really can get too much

of a good thing. :-)

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Lyndi