ppopopp

I have a question that's been bothering me for the last few weeks. I quit drinking about two moths ago after heavily hitting the bottle for the last 3 years (an average of 5 pints of draft beer a day at least) and quit both smoking tobacco and drinking at the same time. My question is not about all of my withdrawal symptoms (which were many) but more about one specific symptom. I quit without any help and without any medication or any vitamins (thiamine etc.) and after a couple of days of imagining all sorts of crazy scenarios my anxiety level was at its highest, I was going bonkers. Headaches were normal over those couple of days but at one point I went to sleep for something like 4 hours and woke up with a feeling like the surface of my brain was scorched. A burning sensation of about 2 inches radius surrounded what would be my hypothalamus (just a locator, not exactly that region of the brain, even though a lot of my withdrawal pains had a lot to do with brain pains, don't know if it is due to tobacco cessation of alcohol) and the burning feeling lasted throughout most of the day. My question here is that after more than 6 weeks the pain has returned, although in a very dulled form. At times it is just a presence, other times a throbbing, and a couple of days ago a major migraine.
I'm not scientifically proficient, but does any of this have to do with GABA and fluids that were absent when the alcohol disappeared from my body? What could that felling of having the top of my brain scorched be? Is it normal for people who have seriously abused alcohol for years? I'm really worried and want the pain to go away.

Astro

Consult a doctor. That's my answer. Yes, it's entirely possible to have brain damage from cessation of any substance, but you need a qualified professional to diagnose it, not a forum. Please get help, and best of health to you.

IMHomerSimpson

Yeah,see a doc,ya probably having some kind of h/a episode.I suffer from cluster headaches for past 5 years.My pain is a one sided burning pain,very bad pain,thats lasts from 1-3 hours.Cluster headaches are associated with smoking and drinking.During a cluster cycle(about a month long) I breathe 100% oxygen to abort the pain.Check out clusterheadaches.com and read what they are and definately make an appt. with a Dr.

ppopopp

May I ask what h/a stands for? Hemorraging/aneurism??

IMHomerSimpson

headache^ and theres many different types of headaches

IMHomerSimpson

and lemme clarify about the oxygen,i use it to abort a headache cuz its safer than imitrex and works quickly

Tazman53

As already said see a doctor, no one here can help in that department and actually even if there were a doctor here they would need to see you in person to even stand a chance of telling you what is up.

IO Storm

Ditto on what everyone has stated.

Come back and tell us what they find...

And what they suggest. It will help others.

Recently a poster was scared about a horrible headache

after 6 1/2 months..and thought of giving up and drinking.

We all encouraged a doctor visit...

they went and came back to report they had a severe

upper respiratory infection!!!

There ya go!

Love,

:

Sherry

ppopopp

I guess what I would like to know is if it is possible in the first week of quitting to have some kind of thing happening. When I fell asleep I was at almost peak anxiety and when I woke up woozy I felt like I got my brain scraped. Could that specific event be related to withdrawal? thanks to all for the input

Astro

There are many medical complications that are possible during withdrawals, some of them extremely serious and deadly, which is why seeing a doctor is recommended.

SaTiT

I shocked the hell out of my brain....but that's what doctor said.
There are too many veriables, and I'm not a doctor to be giving advice
over the net. Yes, there some headaches associated with withdraws,
alcohol and drugs abuse. You can google on alcohol affects on the
brain

Better to be safe than sorry...plus most people have pyhsical check up
anyways. If you can't afford a doctor, try the local health department
and mental health department..Hopefully my taxes dollars are going to
good use aside from war.

gotmybrainback

only 5 drinks a day? that's not drinking that heavily, at least not compared to how i was :o i'm thinking this is something else, not caused by alcoholism.

before we quit, my wife and i kept handles of vodka out on the counter. we just took shots. we must've each had 15 shots a day each.

CarolD

It is impossible to gage how much alcohol it takes to
begin the disease of alcoholism.

It is always wise to have a medical professional
to get whatever tests/treatment applies to you.


Be safe and stay sober....

leviathon

go to the doctor... best not to take chances with your health.

Tazman53

Alcoholism is not how much or how often one drinks, it is what happens to one when they drink.

tryingtolive

I have the same symptoms as the OP and I can only think this is related to the shock. I also have very high anxiety and am not comfortable a lot of the time.

You still around? Should I see a psychiatrist about this or a regular doctor??

I really need to know what this might be. I have the feeling as if my brain is fried. I also have these brain pains. It is like a needle is poking my brian. It only hurts for a couple seconds max.

Not to mention the fog. I wish there was some medication that would help this. I have found coffee helps a lil bit.

CarolD

Please see a doctor about health issues.

As stated in our SR Policy rules & Regs Forum

Here is a link on PAWS

http://www.tlctx.com/ar_pages/paw_part1.htm

I do hope that helps and good health to all
Do see a doctor

aspiresobriety

It has been six days since my last binge and for the last three days I have been waking up with the feeling of having been hit with a sledge hammer to the back of my head. I feel unclear,foggy and as if I have had no sleep. However I suspect that this will come to pass.

Tazman53

If you are having any kind of intense pain or worriesome pains you need to see a doctor, no one here to my knowledge and even if they were they would tell you to see a doctor because even a doctor can only guess as to what your problem may be over the internet.

catch-22

I've had terrible headaches as a major withdrawal symptom both times I quit drinking. They lasted about two weeks. They eventually went. This second time (yes, I relapsed) they have been less intense, but I suppose 60 days of sobriety must have had some kind of effect and maybe my system was less intoxicated, so less withdrawal symptoms.