Originally Posted by
stillpooh19 
My problem was I stopped using alcohol and switched to coffee and sweets before really healing so some of my PAWS symptoms never went away 100%. Sugar and caffeine wreak havoc on the brain!
Yes, I had the same experience. After quitting alcohol I replaced it with caffeine and sugar, which exacerbated my PAWS symptoms. Cutting out caffeine and sugar drastically reduced my PAWS symptoms.
However, I am certain that the alcohol was the root cause of my PAWS symptoms and not the caffeine and sugar, because I went back on the caffeine and sugar at a later date and my PAWS symptoms didn't come back.