Red Flush
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Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Gatineau, QC, CA
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If I understand it is related to blood vessels and possibly blood pressure fluctuations at the start of recovery. They both can really improve with maintained sobriety. When I used to drink my face would be really red. It's improving, but I'm only a month in.
It does go down. I noticed recently (I'm 9 months sober) that my spider veins are practically invisible now and although I still get flushed at times (I think I'm naturally that way inclined, heat sensitive or something), I don't have that bloated red look I used to have. I also had all these red patches on the back of my hands and arms which have totally gone now and I think that only took a few weeks. Things will improve but what's that saying, a watched kettle never boils...
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