I saw a therapist for a while and he told me that as long as I went back on track the following day, I should be fine.
I do not have liver problem that I know of although my blood exam shows enlarged red blood cells which is usually related to the liver. Before I stopped drinking, I had some slight pain. I am not sure if it was the liver or the pancreas. I notice this discomfort disappeared after a few days of sobriety.
There is another thing that motivated me to stop; the more and more frequent blackout. When I drank alone inside the house, nobody knew but this summer when I was eating outside, I noticed I had many blackouts while talking to neighbors and not remembering anything the next day. I even have a plate and a bowl and have no idea who they belongs to and I am too embarrassed to ask them. I am waiting for them to come to me to claim it.
And you are right about mixing antidepressant and alcohol. They are two antidepressants.
Me well not so well.. I had a drink Tuesday evening... well several actually and felt rubbish yesterday so going to have to try all over again now!
It certainly does creep up on you. I used to drink just a few glasses and still have a good night where now I feel I have to drink a certain amount of vodka for the effect. Which is usually a black out, which I never used to have.
Have you ever had any liver problems? Or abnormal enzyme blood results?
I was like that before I stopped, could not stop for even a day. Been drinking since my late teen and am 60 now. It only get worse. I drank more and more. I keep a diary of my physical activities and drinking since my early 30's and I keep them. Early 30's I was drinking about 30 glasses per week. Before I stopped, I was drinking between 70 and 80 glasses per week. It seems, in my case anyway, the more I drank, the more I had to drink. I can see the slow and steady increase from my past journals.
You are doing very well. Can you already see the physical wellness of not drinking like better sleep, more energy, etc.?
Starting Day 18 today. Already seeing the advantages. Not more hot flashes, can sleep for 6-7 hours straight, getting things done around the house instead of sitting on my butt and always pushing back things to do.
My goal is to stop for 3 months and then I will reevaluate if I keep sober or if I try to have a glass. If I can't, I will accept that slip and get back to sobriety the next day.
this is a problem for me as I’ve been telling myself I’ve done a whole week all morning so I deserve a drink! ??4
We call it the peculiar mental twist we go through prior to that first drink.Once we succumb to that desire, all bets are off.
The first step in recovery is realizing deeply we have a problem and a desire to overcome that. I encourage you to visit one of the local AA meetings. There should be open discussion meetings where all you have to do is show up and you dont even have to open your mouth. Or visit one the online forums. eaa.org has a great forum, people everywhere from the world participate.
Other than when I was pregnant yes! I’ve drank since I was16 and I’m 30 next month and I can never go longer than 3 or 4 days max!
It’s like a psychological habit I’ve formed in my head! My partner said I looked completely pale last night and I had a headache all day! I’ve got to day 7 now and this is a problem for me as I’ve been telling myself I’ve done a whole week all morning so I deserve a drink! ??
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