Thanks everyone ... this is great and I am glad I joined. I am on Day 4 and had my first night of semi-decent sleep last night. I'm starting to feel better physically, and my appetite is coming back. However, my typical pattern is 7-10 days sober, then relapse for 2-3 weeks, recuperate for 7-10 days (until I feel really good again), then relapse, etc. I'm determined to stop this cycle - so I really need to be vigilant in the next few days. Tomorrow (Saturday) is also my 31st birthday, so it will be a challenge (I had originally "planned" to quit after my birthday weekend, but was too miserable to wait that long ... if that makes any sense).
I went to AA both yesterday and today, and I am planning to go tomorrow, for more support. I did not regret going to those meetings in the least.