I call being clean and sober for a period of time so a doc can figure out what is going on a baseline of who we are. No medical advice here. For me how else is one able to figure out what is wrong. The longer the period the stronger the baseline. 2+2 equals 4, spill a drink on it and the writing is hard to make out. Now, the real issue is what other excuse can we come up with for not being clean and sober..