Drew Hamilton <awh@awh.org> wrote in message news:<56j2eb.hrl.ln@urd>...
> Michael Cash  <mikecash@sunfield.ne.jp> wrote:
> >I can't believe the offhanded way you dismiss the limitations. I can
> >think of at least three people on this group who would have severe
> >difficulties going a "few days" without caffeine or alcohol.
> 
> For me caffeine was the bigger problem, but there actually was 
> caffeine in the pain pills that my dentist gave me (I wonder why
> on earth I was allowed to have caffeine in pill form but not in
> drink form).

How much caffeine? maybe he was worried about overdosing.