Originally Posted by eyeshake

I had 5-6 years of regular binge drinking before I started to notice symptoms of potential liver damage: dark orange urine, easy bruising, spider web veins on my shoulders and severe pain in my upper right quadrant.

During the first week of sobriety, I had some odd aches and pains...flu-like come to think of it, and nasty, smelly sweats.

Those went away after about 2 weeks.

I have yet to go to the doctor, but here's what I noticed in early sobriety:
-short temper, easy to be angered
-incessant urges for sweets
-manic and depressive cycles that aren't debilitating, but rather inconvenient
-GI upset
-insane caffeine tolerance
-uncontrollable bouts of sleepiness, not tiredness but a feeling of not being able to keep my eyes open
-occasional difficulty concentrating

I haven't seen a doctor because none of these has prevented me from living my life, but I'm thinking I'll go if I don't notice an improvement after 60 days; I'm on day 41.