Are these symptoms normal for a recovering alcoholic?!
Question: Are these symptoms normal for a recovering alcoholic.?
I've been 11 days sober and at first I had a ton of energy, now all I wanna do is sleep. I can sleep 12 hours at night and take a 3 hour nap during the day..Is that normal when you first quit drinking.?.?.? also, all I crave is sweets. Cookies, ice cream and candy...I haven't eaten this stuff in years. Are these things normal.?.? Will they pass if this IS normal.? Any recovering alcoholics, please share your story with me. Health Question & Answer
Answers:
I'm 10 years sober. You brought back a lot of memories! Yes, that's exactly what happened to me physically when I quit drinking. I needed a lot more sleep (I think I was catching up on all those years of broken sleep). And the sweets! My God! I craved them like crazy, but what the heck, it was definitely better to eat a bowl of ice cream than to get drunk.
As for sweating...I had night sweats for about 9 months. I would wake up soaking wet. It was disgusting.
But there is an end to this. Hang in there, hang in there!
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As for sweating...I had night sweats for about 9 months. I would wake up soaking wet. It was disgusting.
But there is an end to this. Hang in there, hang in there!
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Mild to moderate psychological symptoms:
Feeling of jumpiness or nervousness
Feeling of shakiness
Anxiety
Irritability or easily excited
Emotional volatility, rapid emotional changes
Depression
Fatigue
Difficulty with thinking clearly
Bad dreams
Mild to moderate physical symptoms:
Headache - general, pulsating
Sweating, especially the palms of the hands or the face
Nausea
Vomiting
Loss of appetite
Insomnia, sleeping difficulty
Paleness
Rapid heart rate (palpitations)
Eyes, pupils different size (enlarged, dilated pupils)
Skin, clammy
Abnormal movements
Tremor of the hands
Involuntary, abnormal movements of the eyelids
Severe symptoms:
A state of confusion and hallucinations (visual) -- known as delirium tremens
Agitation
Fever
Convulsions
"Black outs" -- when the person forgets what happened during the drinking episode Health Question & Answer
Feeling of jumpiness or nervousness
Feeling of shakiness
Anxiety
Irritability or easily excited
Emotional volatility, rapid emotional changes
Depression
Fatigue
Difficulty with thinking clearly
Bad dreams
Mild to moderate physical symptoms:
Headache - general, pulsating
Sweating, especially the palms of the hands or the face
Nausea
Vomiting
Loss of appetite
Insomnia, sleeping difficulty
Paleness
Rapid heart rate (palpitations)
Eyes, pupils different size (enlarged, dilated pupils)
Skin, clammy
Abnormal movements
Tremor of the hands
Involuntary, abnormal movements of the eyelids
Severe symptoms:
A state of confusion and hallucinations (visual) -- known as delirium tremens
Agitation
Fever
Convulsions
"Black outs" -- when the person forgets what happened during the drinking episode Health Question & Answer
yes, it is just because your body is use to you drinking alcohol everyday and now that you have stoped you are pretty much just trying to start a new habbit( something like that its hard to explain)
for example when people stop smoking they usually will start chewing seeds or gum.
after awhile these symptoms should passHealth Question & Answer
for example when people stop smoking they usually will start chewing seeds or gum.
after awhile these symptoms should passHealth Question & Answer
It will pass. My hubby's been sober 19 months. Try AA. Seriously. Keep going until you find the meeting you fit in with. It's working for him after so many attempts to try. 19 months was a dream that would never happen for him... but it has and he has no desire to go back to day 1. Health Question & Answer
Look up with drawl symptoms on the net.It can take a year.
Just remember one day at a time .You can do this.
Take care of yourself,hugs to you.Health Question & Answer
Just remember one day at a time .You can do this.
Take care of yourself,hugs to you.Health Question & Answer
Sure. Your body is spent and your endorphins are just adjusting themselves. The sweet thing might because alcohol is usually your sugar. Best of luck, I'm proud of you.Health Question & Answer