Inquiry re: Mountain Dew
 

My husband is a serious Mountain Dew drinker (he gets massive headaches without it), and I'd like to know if it's readily available in Shannon, Killarney, Waterford, Dublin & Galway. I'm not implying that Ireland's in the Dark Ages- I'm just unfamiliar with what's offered- Kinda like a Yank trying to figure out where to find slow-cooked grits :) I gleaned from some outdated threads that products differ from country to country, and an absence of Mountain Dew= wife trying to wean her husband in three weeks' time. We're taking an escorted tour, so there'll be less chances to "stop and buy some." If you can direct me to an updated thread or give some insight, I'd appreciate it.

Have no recollection if Mountain Dew is readily available in Ireland or not (I don't drink soft drinks) but, in its absence, I would tend to think some other source of sugar and caffeine would help allay the headaches, as these are the primary (only?) "active" ingredients in the beverage.

Have a Coke and a Mars bar instead.

I've never seen MD outside the US, but I've also never looked for it so I'm not saying it doesn't exist. However, I do know it contains caffeine, so perhaps that's why he gets headaches without it. I get terrible headaches if I miss my morning coffee. There are plenty of caffeinated drinks in Ireland, so I hope that helps.

I've seen other Pepsi products but can't say for sure that I've seen Mountain Dew. Maybe I just overlooked it on store shelves, but I sure don't recall it.

Mountain Dew is not readily available in Europe. I did see a local supermarket stock it briefly but discovered on trying it that it was not the same formula as in the US - the caffeine had been omitted.

If he drinks a serious amount of it usually it may be that he has a caffeine dependency and you can reduce any withdrawal symptoms by dosing him up on more coffee than usual?

Thanks for the quick replies. In response: Alas, my husband eschews coffee, and he won't drink any other Pepsi product. He'll drink plain-old Coke on occassion, though. Hmmm. Well, this ought to be interesting! lol
I'm sure we'll find something to tide him over, but I thought I'd ask in advance. :)

Hello, my name is Amy, and I'm a recovering caffeine addict.

I was getting massive headaches if I missed a day of coffee, so back in December I quit cold turkey--no caffeinated beverages. It took me about two weeks to adjust--and I've been feeling a whole lot better overall since. It might work for him!

I'm pretty sure I've seen Mountain Dew sold in Ireland, but it's certainly not popular here. It could well be that it didn't see well and so they stopped marketing it in this country. Having tasted it a couple of times, I can see why! :)

If you are asking for "mountain dew", be careful you don't get served whiskey instead!!

I was addicted to Pepsi at work. Then I'd go on vacation and not have soft drinks. After a day or two I'd have terrible headaches that lasted a couple of days--then I'd be fine for the rest of the vacation. I finally gave up all caffinated beverages cold turkey--took me about 2-3 weeks of unpleasantness. Now no more headaches, and I don't miss the caffine at all.

I recall from my undergraduate days back in the dark ages a highly caffeinated product called No-Doz that allowed one to stay up all night to study. May be worth a search. I'm not sure I'd enjoy being the travel companion of someone in withdrawal :-<

mountain dew is nothing but caffeine -
fill him up all day with coffee only difference is the taste.

if mountain dew is not available and he won't drink coffee then He'll probably have to live with the headaches -- try going to your doctor they may have something that would help

Mountain Dew has massive amount of caffeine - like 3 times as much as coke or cifee. The headaches are due to caffeine deprivation - and will go away in about 4/5 days. If he wants to avoid that I beleive it's possible to get tablets containing caffeine - although not sure how many he needs to take. Check with you local pharmacy - and take them along with Coke or Pepsi to avoid the headaches.

The other option is to look at Red Bull - or one of the other "energy drinks" - if they have those in Ireland. They also contain massive amounts of caffeine and sugar.

The only other option is to go cold turkey here - and reduce his need for caffeine.

My understanding is that Mountain Dew in Canada has no caffeine. So it's quite possibly the same in Europe.

Perhaps this is a good way for your husband to wean himself off of some of his caffein intake. If he starts now, by the time he gets there, he might not be affected by the lack of Mt Dew.
This is just one of those things that some people have to go through when traveling out of their area, they don't always have the brand names that you are used to.
Watch out that he does not find a drink in Ireland that he loves and they won't have it in the US :)

Like Club Lemon!!!

I have no idea about Mountain Dew in Ireland, since I've never been there, but I can assure you I haven't seen it anywhere in Europe, and I've seen quite some places and have also been to supermarkets all over.
If it's a sugar and caffeine and other energy boost things you are looking for, the most popular brand all over is Red Bull and now the Coca-Cola company quite recently introduced a competitor for that, which is called Burn. There are plenty of look-a-like energy drinks available too.

It might be helpful to know that the reason caffeine keeps one awake is that it is a <i>poison</i>, and wakefulness is how the body fights it. The headaches are symptomatic of the body's conditioned response to a threat that is no longer present.

It is better to not be addicted to a poison in the first place.

Besides drinking any other caffinated drinks while there also pack Excedrin. It contains aspirin and also caffiene. That is why it tends to work well. I no longer take in any caffiene, (except when I eat chocolate), for 3 years now. I sleep better and feel better. But I understand the dependence I used to work night shift. Good Luck the headache lasts a few days and can be a killer if he decides to quit.

When my brother was running in biathalons, he drank gallons of Mt Dew. He had to stop after a while, it was ridiculous how much he drank.
Now he is addicted to Sweet tea~

I, myself, am working on an addiction to Pinot Noir :D