In on day 5 now of no alcohol even though I must admit it feels like 5 weeks lol. Anyways I am very moody, irritable, having hot flashes, feeling fuzzy and light headed .... not shaking or trembling but just feel off. I also feel very bloated. Does anyone know if any of this is normal when you stop drinking. I guess my drinking was a bit worse than I thought it was. I have no.desire at all to drink which is wonderful. I have had the thought maybe once a day but I chase it away quickly. If anyone has experienced any of these symptoms how long do they last, oh and I also feel very fatigued, just lethargic almost, any advice welcome . Thank you
For me..they last about 2 weeks.
It is so awesome that you have gone 5 days!
Don't you feel a lot better?
Well hard to say, first few days yes but now all these odd effects I didn't expect to experience ....my stomach is so upset, I'm so grouchy and the hot flashes are killer lol. Its so strange.
The first few days are always easiest because according to the Drs....your body isn't really "withdrawing" totally..but by Day 3...body is aggrivated that it isn't getting alcohol (body and brain)...and all kinds of symptoms arise.
For people that are heavy drinkers for a long period of time...it really is not usually safe to just STOP cold turkey without being in a hospital.
You are now past the threshold for seizures...technically they say up to 7 days you can have them...but 3-5 days is really the danger zone.
Are you taking any sedatives? They help with withdrawals.
Now you have to eat right....try to exercise as soon as you can.
I'm on about week 3 I think...and my sugar is crazy...but I know my body is recovery and it will take about 6 weeks to feel some sort of normalcy....even sleeping is disrupted BIG time with me.
I wasn't sleeping anyway...but now it is WORSE.
But, nothing is WORSE than dying for liquor...and getting into the obliviated condition I was in.
Thanks for your response again and that makes sense. Funny thing is I have always been a big exerciser even thru my binges which I know is strange but true. Now I don't give a scrap about working out at all I'm too tired to I just want to lay around and be left alone. I took my daughter to the doctor today for a check up and I felt so strange like I have been drugged, I feel worse right now then when I was drinking. I do.know in the long run its worth it though so I'm NOT going back. Its good to know this is normal though and not something wrong with me. And yes yesterday was day 4 and that's pretty much when it started today was worse though. I'm not taking anything. I just quit drinking and quit smoking cigarettes all the same time. Just to sick of myself to continue another day and tired of making excuses.
Good job lorilin16! Give it a few more days and I am sure that you will feel much better
Thank you!!! I won't give in. I'm not letting the devil win anymore. Thank you for your support super excited about the future once this dust settles
Of course you feel sick right now..you can't abuse your body and then expect to immediately be well (neither can I)....You in my belief have already been thru the hardest days...KEEP going...your energy will come back....I promise!
Looking forward to it. And I will, one day at a time. Every night I go to bed sober is another check Mark. The list of things I won't miss about alcohol compared to the things I will is not comparable. Still I plan on taking a month or so hiding out at home unless I have to go out. I need to figure out who I am sober and who I want to be, no more crutches, lies, being deceitful .... sneaking. Yuck
Way to go, Lorilin! Stay the course!
I'm on it for good and determined and very optimistic, thank you
Yay! So happy for you.
Thank you! I thought the urge or temptation to drink would be the bad part, for some reason I was completely naive and oblivious to the detox symptoms, this in itself is lesson I never want to repeat.
Well done Lorilin, you've done amazingly well! I to, want to do the same as you.
I tried going to an ARC but hated it. I did have bloods done though & physically, I'm not dependant on alcohol but I know I am mentally. I desperately need to stop but I get to day 3 and then cave or I hit a weekend which I use as an excuse to drink cos of working all week!
Your post has inspired me and any words of advice would be much appreciated!
Well done and keep going!
Rach
Rachel, as you're considering your options, you might wish to add this to the list. It's the one I used and it's worked out great for me:
https://patient.info/health/sinclair-method-for-alcohol-use-disorder
See if perhaps you have a PCAT in your area as an option to the ARC:
https://patient.info/forums/discuss/nhs-primary-care-alcohol-teams-512652
What a brilliant achievement. I was supposed to start a detox on 5 September but has now been put back to 12 September due to blood pressure issues. I hope I can feel the way you feel about alcohol when I come through it. Are you in the USA?
Yep lorilin. I'm actually worried to find out what I'm like as a sober person. Don't think my husband will be chuffed. He's moaned so much about my drinking and we've had countless fights over it but the truth is I actually may have the guts to tell him to p..s off WHEN I achieve sobriety.
Rach, I was the same exact way. Day three and I'd be back at it again, it was my escape from reality and stress and life. Today starts day 6. I had no idea my body would feel so crappy, sometimes I think it's all in my head. I would love to have a friend to go thru all this with so if your ready let's do it together, inspire one another and help one another. Tomorrow makes a week since I last drank. Doesn't seem like a big deal but when you completely quit you definitely realize you picked up a drink more.times then you realize. Last night.I had some major stomach.issues and couldn't sleep and I realized all the.times.I.have looked my best and felt good about myself was when I wasn't drinking so it sunk. I won't let myself down and now that your following me I won't let you down either. Hope to hear from soon!!
I am in the USA. Pennsylvania to be exact. Tomorrow marks my one week since I had a drink, small accomplishment but it's a start. I can't wait to say one month and so on ..... I can't even believe how long I spent escaping life. It's amazing how many people fight this beast, it's something you never realize until you quit and try to better yourself.
My husband is an alcoholic also, him and I drank together for ten years, then I got pregnant and quit and had.the baby and still stayed sober while he returned to drinking but this time he was hiding it from me. I would find bottles all over the house hidden. He would always be "running to the store" or going to the garage. He even drove me and our baby drink several times. He is in prison right now because of drinking. One.night he took his drunken anger out on a male friend of mine and put him in a coma. My friend almost died. This was two years ago this October. He has turned a new leaf, very religious now and swears he would never.touch a drink again. After he went away and I was alone with the house and kids to care for and had to go back to my old job as a bartender old habits came back quick. I found myself drinking after shifts at first then during shifts then all week. I left that job in March because I was drunk and made a mistake and got mad so I quit, anyways since then I started drinking during the day. Sometimes it was my first thought in the morning..... thinking about when I could have my first drink. I thought I hid this from everyone, turns out I wasn't fooling a person but myself. I drank like this all summer. Maybe would take one or two days off a week. I tried to quit the first time on August 9th and lasted until the 12th was bored one day and said f*** it This time is different though because I want it. I want it for myself. Before I just thought , gee I better stop drinking so much . Now I'm determined to not drink again. Here's to day 6!