Originally Posted by
amandy I can actually feel my chest tensing and that nervous feeling just thinking about it. For those starting recovery, do you have issues with sleep? How did you deal with it?
The first time I quit, it was very much "cold turkey" due to a medical situation that scared me straight. I did have erratic sleep, night sweats(but I had those anyway before quitting), some twitchy, itchy legs, I recall, but mild. Just an overall jumpy or antsy feeling. I had terrible anxiety, but it was also related to my medical worries.
But, really, that leveled out pretty well after 2-3 weeks, and I did sleep, just not like I wish I would. It was till better waking up after a bad night's sleep than any day after drinking too much! Just keep that in mind.
My anxiety did hang on for awhile, but I suspect I have an anxiety disorder which was part of why I drank. Self medicating.
However, you do need to be mindful of withdrawals and maybe discuss the amount you drink with your doctor before quitting suddenly.
When I quit again recently, about 2 months ago, I did not have such issues. Maybe my sleep was not the best for a week or so. But my drinking then was possible moderate by some standards here, but wayyy too much for my health and I was seeing it escalate rapidly. So, I was not drinking so much every day, more on weekend and just a couple during the week.
Welcome.