Originally Posted by
chordcowboy 
In addition, I imagine that you may have previously masked some of the after affects by compensating with caffeine, sugars etc. Since you are now not doing that you get to feel all of those after effects in 'glorious' detail - the dehydration, the effects of the metabolites of alcohol in your system, possible disturbed sleep etc. Quite literally a bit of a shock to the system!
CC
I think you're right about this. Lately, I can even notice the effects of a simple peanut butter cup! It almost feels like the healthier you get, the weaker you feel, even though that's clearly not the case... it's more of your internal compass pointing in a cleaner direction and telling you exactly what it doesn't want.
I've definitely been feeling alcohol on that level, and it
is awful, all of the symptoms that you mentioned. Just thinking about it makes it repulsive, which is exactly how I need to feel if I'm going to get over this. Thanks so much for the response.