Lara,

Oh my, so you've had some adventures! Does the reflux still act up then, do you have to take medication from time to time or watch your diet?

Dandelion tea, huh? I'll have a look see if I can find it... If I find I MUST do without coffee. (I'm hoping it won't come to that! )

I do get withdrawal headaches if I stop suddenly, but not if I stop slowly. Have you tried stopping slowly? Not saying you should stop... by all means enjoy your coffee if you can!

That was funny about your hating green tea but drinking it now and then... memories of Japan perhaps, lol! I do enjoy green tea, but admittedly I've never been to Japan! Do you like the green tea served in restaurants (eg Chinese)?

Black tea-wise, we normally keep English Breakfast. We used to get Orange Pekoe, but we've had some trouble with tea, since Twinings changed where they get it from -- it tastes sort of funny now... or just blander. We get specific store brands that somewhat resemble the "old" Twinings. We can't get a lot of name-brand teas here (I'm not in a tea-drinking country, lol), and the off-brands pretty much only make English Breakfast. Other kinds are hard to find, so good thing we like English Breakfast!

I quite like Earl Grey but I prefer having a little milk in my tea.

2 cups of coffee a day is not much, no, but I need to get back to that, and hopefully reduce to 1 cup for a while. Lately it's been upwards of 4 cups a day, which is really a bit much regardless of reflux. When my sleep is off and I have to stay awake for an appointment or whatever reason, I easily consume 6 or 7 cups. I make it medium strength but I use a large mug, easily over 150-200 mg caffeine per "cup". It's quite a bit. I don't know what I'll do to manage acute sleep deprivation without caffeine.

waves