Quarantine side effects

Tobi Hughes·
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How are you all coping with quarantine and lock down.?

Anyone having any side effects?

I have had headaches on and off over the last week, I have been drinking water so now I have put it down to coffee.

In the past if I missed my daily coffee I would get a headache and this is all I can put it down to. I only usually have two coffees a day in the morning and always out, I never drink coffee at home.

So I have been having instant coffee at home, we have a nespresso machine as well, and I hate both… I miss my 2 Chinesa’s in the morning.

Anyone else having side effects, let me know below.

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34 Responses

  1. Oh sorry to hear that, you can buy overpriced Paracetomol over here if you need them ! And I don’t think I could survive without my tassimo machine , I drink loads of coffee and have withdrawals if I don’t drink it, I usually bring 2 jars of Nescafé cap Colombie with me when I visit Madeira, don’t think it’s available there, Coping ok with the lockdown but now Boris has the virus and Matt Hancock ! …….no ones immune eh !

  3. My daughter had very same symptoms once. It IS Caffeine withdrawal 4:sure. Especially if you are used to those strong Maderian Tiny cups. Hope you feel.better soon

  4. Tobi its not just the coffee you are missing going
    out meeting friends socialising in general sitting
    at home in front of a pc its just no the same.

  5. Side effects of quarantine? Getting all the washing and ironing done on our premature return from Madeira. ?

  6. Yes caffeine withdrawal symptoms but also from fresh air you can feel tired, no traffic pollution but I have plenty of tea and chocolate so I’m happy ?

  7. I would imagine it’s stress Tobi. Even though outwardly we may be coping and dealing with what’s happening, I think our subconscious is absolutely freaking out.
    I wake up every morning and hope it’s a bad dream. When I realise that it is real, my stomach turns over and I feel the panic start. It’s horrible.

  8. I’m OK, but my good lady’s side effects include:
    groaning;
    eye-rolling;
    head shaking;
    and tutting;
    Can’t be anything to do with my utterly brilliant jokes.

    These side effects are apparent right now…

    1. Naah. She seems quite calm there knitting away at the moment. No idea why it’s in the shape of a noose.

  10. We have plenty of alcohol but not drinking anywhere nearly as much as we usually do so I think we prefer social drinking in the bars. Probably eating the same but but too much as getting much exercise. I am also getting a lot of headaches and feel tired but think those are the combined effect of way too much screen time. Unfortunately we don’t have a garden here in the UK but are able to have the windows open during this mini heatwave but think we will have the heating back on next week as been told to expect blizzards, so staying home will have its benefits then.
    Other than that we are coping very well so far…..

    Stay safe and healthy everyone ? and thank you Tobi for keeping us up to date with all the news in Madeira x

  11. I couldn’t believe the price of paracetamol here – almost €4 for a pack of 16 and no option to go in the supermarket and purchase identical for 19p like in the UK. Strepsils are also hugely overpriced – nearly €8 for a pack! Someone somewhere is cashing in nicely I should think!

    As for quaertine side effects, I haven’t noticed any as yet, but I have done a lot of Spring cleaning, started watching the large amount of DVDS that were just stored away unwatched, done plenty of baking, got around to mending a tear in my dog walking bodywarmer and am working my way through a large puzzle book that I have had stored in a drawer in the wardrobe for over 10 years and never looked at before!

    It’s lovely to be able to hear the birds singing in Funchal and we can also now gear the local church clock chiming the hours. The noise and pollution from the cars and motorcycles is so little now, that the smog that seemed to hang over Funchal on many days has gone and the air feels so much cleaner.

  12. Poor Toby I think it’s worry , I also miss chinesa it’s torture really. Use your machine it’s better that instant . Just to say your emails are the first thing I look at when I get up in a morning. Keep the good work up.

  13. Nearing the end of week 1 thankfully a stock of 1920 Brandy under the stairs. We’ve decided to get on with cleaning house even though nobody will be coming to see it. Also, have loads of previously recorded films to watch and a stock of Dvds too. Will probably have gone stir-crazy by week 4!

  14. 18 days in quarantine now…Im really missing all those dawdling tourists on the streets holding hands in case they loose each other which I have to skirt around making my walk to work twice as long…all those eyerolls and tutting have now to be aimed at my dog and cats, and my hissing at the local goats next door……

    1. So… er… that 3 foot by 6 foot area cleared in the veg patch isn’t for the cabbages?

  16. Listen to this, a very helpful exercise for everyone ❤️https://www.thetraumatherapistproject.com/podcast/peter-levine-phd-managing-in-the-midst-of-covid-19/

  17. I, too, seem to wake up with headaches. But it’s because I drank through the “emergency” beer supply I had. It didn’t last long. I also ate through my “emergency” Easter Reese’s peanut butter cups. I am apparently not good at rationing my own provisions.

  18. It is a bit difficult to talk about side effects here in Madeira. It is as though we are on some global Coronavirus TV game show and have won first prize. Quarantined on an island where our Regional President has displayed tremendous qualities of leadership. A trip today by our neighbour reports that our local Pingo Doce is fully stocked as usual. Friends make a point of chatting to one another, generally on WhatsApp. Exchanging witty YouTube clips and photographs.
    But for so many here and all over the world they are stuck in tiny apartments, often with small children. Probably their jobs are in doubt. Savings non existent. They don’t think of side effects. This is full blown catastrophe.
    For the Americans led by Trump reminds me of that wonderful line from the movie, “Clockwise” with John Cleese. “It is not the despair but the hope.”

  19. Your headaches are very likely to be caffeine withdrawal. I went “cold turkey” many years ago and suffered terribly. When I saw your Friday Foto today, I thought you’d done that one day early but it was me that was wrong so my side effect is obviously not knowing what day of the week it is. Oh dear.

  21. Positive side-effects:
    1 More time, since I’m not spending my free moments at cafes as much.
    2 Less reliance on daily coffee. It’s just not the same with the instant coffee I have at home so I just drink tea.
    3 I’m sticking to my keto/low-carb lifestyle instead of being tempted by all the delicious stuff in Madeiran pastry shops and cafes.
    4 Reconnecting with old clients who suddenly have more time
    5 I feel amazed every time I step out.

    Negative ones:
    1 I miss my coffee. It’s a worthwhile indulgence and waste of time.
    2 I’m paler than usual.
    3 My favorite form of exercise, walking, is not really possible.

  22. Here in the UK, people are generally following advice to stay at home. Some are stretching the ability to take one form of exercise a day, driving to tourist areas, and will soon be stopped by the police I suspect. Only if we all observe the restrictions will we avoid the worst of this outbreak. Sending best wishes to the wonderful people of Madeira, we hope to be able to visit again at some point this year.

    1. Trouble is that infection numbers are still rising rapidly and they reckon the peak is still two to three weeks away ??

  23. Stop stressing, it wont change things. Try a glass of wine, it works wonders. ha ha xxx

  24. Even weather in u.k inconsistent?? I really wonder when we able to be normal again !! Weeks , months!!! Who can tell..take care my madeiran friends. Mike .Sheffield u.k

  25. Drinking more wine, but keeping my water consumption up also. Putting on a few pounds. Sure miss the gym.

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