Middle of 2nd week and I woke up hungover...
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Middle of 2nd week and I woke up hungover...
WTF?
Cruising right along, eating right, exercising, staying hydrated, sleeping through the night...
Suddenly I wake up this morning feeling like i have the worst hangover ever...
My first thought was that I screwed up and drank last night...
Has this happened to anyone else?
Cruising right along, eating right, exercising, staying hydrated, sleeping through the night...
Suddenly I wake up this morning feeling like i have the worst hangover ever...
My first thought was that I screwed up and drank last night...
Has this happened to anyone else?
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Yeah me too, this morning after 15 days clean, ok now 8 hrs. later, headache, muscles and bones aching, nauseous, feeling of general malaise and wooly head with tingling in hands and shins. OMG is there no end to this nightmare. but I know time will heal, I pray. Sunny side out 
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Good to hear that Soberleigh, its so disheartening especially when all you want to see is light at the end of the tunnel and move on with clean living and then bang wallop crash, not easy but at this stage Ii seem to take with a pinch of salt and try and distract and keep busy, thanks for your comment
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Yes, has happened many times. I have had trouble getting to sleep but once I sleep I go into some strange death sleep, like so deep it's almost a little unsettling. And, given the chance I sleep like 12 hours. Waking is a whole other story.
I guess it's good to catch up after eight years of abusing my body daily.
I was a very heavy daily drinker so I'm thinking I'll take a year to normalize.
I guess it's good to catch up after eight years of abusing my body daily.
I was a very heavy daily drinker so I'm thinking I'll take a year to normalize.
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I've been there, and it sucks. The feeling of immediate dread and regret of what you may have done the previous night is horrible. I've even had dreams that I was drinking despite all the effort I've put into staying sober and woke up feeling "hungover" even though it was just the groggy wake up feeling. It happens, but the best feeling is the relief when you realize that you're not hungover and you didn't drink.
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Hmmmm. I've had a few random headaches and I couldn't figure out why. Maybe these are "phantom hangovers?"
Sometimes if I work out too hard in the evening, I wake up with a workout hangover. It's both dehydration and too much physical exertion. Could that be what's going on with you?
Now that I don't drink, I actually realize I don't think to drink water as often as I should. Dehydration sneaks up on me & I usually don't feel the headache/hangover until the next day.
I'm finding that making hydration into a treat helps. And helps me fight cravings, too. Two birds! Been learning some new mocktail recipes. Stocked up on juices, grenadine, sodium-free club soda, bitters (yes I know bitters has some alcohol but for me a splash of bitters for flavor works just like vanilla extract or mouthwash-- it's not a trigger for me, and the drink remains NA). Or I just discovered I like to squeeze lemons and sliced cucumber into a mason jar of cold water and leave it in the fridge so I can grab it and go.
Every time I start sipping one of these hydrating healthy beverages, I realize I'm actually really thirsty
Maybe you're more dehydrated than you realize?
Hope you're feeling better soon!
Sometimes if I work out too hard in the evening, I wake up with a workout hangover. It's both dehydration and too much physical exertion. Could that be what's going on with you?
Now that I don't drink, I actually realize I don't think to drink water as often as I should. Dehydration sneaks up on me & I usually don't feel the headache/hangover until the next day.
I'm finding that making hydration into a treat helps. And helps me fight cravings, too. Two birds! Been learning some new mocktail recipes. Stocked up on juices, grenadine, sodium-free club soda, bitters (yes I know bitters has some alcohol but for me a splash of bitters for flavor works just like vanilla extract or mouthwash-- it's not a trigger for me, and the drink remains NA). Or I just discovered I like to squeeze lemons and sliced cucumber into a mason jar of cold water and leave it in the fridge so I can grab it and go.
Every time I start sipping one of these hydrating healthy beverages, I realize I'm actually really thirsty
Maybe you're more dehydrated than you realize?
Hope you're feeling better soon!
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Originally Posted by Clementina 
Hmmmm. I've had a few random headaches and I couldn't figure out why. Maybe these are "phantom hangovers?"
Sometimes if I work out too hard in the evening, I wake up with a workout hangover. It's both dehydration and too much physical exertion. Could that be what's going on with you?
Now that I don't drink, I actually realize I don't think to drink water as often as I should. Dehydration sneaks up on me & I usually don't feel the headache/hangover until the next day.
I'm finding that making hydration into a treat helps. And helps me fight cravings, too. Two birds! Been learning some new mocktail recipes. Stocked up on juices, grenadine, sodium-free club soda, bitters (yes I know bitters has some alcohol but for me a splash of bitters for flavor works just like vanilla extract or mouthwash-- it's not a trigger for me, and the drink remains NA). Or I just discovered I like to squeeze lemons and sliced cucumber into a mason jar of cold water and leave it in the fridge so I can grab it and go.
Every time I start sipping one of these hydrating healthy beverages, I realize I'm actually really thirsty
Maybe you're more dehydrated than you realize?
Hope you're feeling better soon!
Sometimes if I work out too hard in the evening, I wake up with a workout hangover. It's both dehydration and too much physical exertion. Could that be what's going on with you?
Now that I don't drink, I actually realize I don't think to drink water as often as I should. Dehydration sneaks up on me & I usually don't feel the headache/hangover until the next day.
I'm finding that making hydration into a treat helps. And helps me fight cravings, too. Two birds! Been learning some new mocktail recipes. Stocked up on juices, grenadine, sodium-free club soda, bitters (yes I know bitters has some alcohol but for me a splash of bitters for flavor works just like vanilla extract or mouthwash-- it's not a trigger for me, and the drink remains NA). Or I just discovered I like to squeeze lemons and sliced cucumber into a mason jar of cold water and leave it in the fridge so I can grab it and go.
Every time I start sipping one of these hydrating healthy beverages, I realize I'm actually really thirsty
Maybe you're more dehydrated than you realize?
Hope you're feeling better soon!
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I had a similar experience on New Year's Day. Not a drop to drink the previous day and woke feeling hungover. Was not too happy about it, but it eventually passed. As others have written, make sure you're properly hydrated.
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It happened to me early on. I'm at twenty-two months now and haven't experienced the phantom hangover in a few months. So maybe they're gone. We are all going to experience these things differently though, due to drinking habits, age, etc.
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Congrats on 2 weeks!
A couple of weeks ago, I got what felt like the room "spins" while nodding off to sleep. Weird. I suppose it was my brain reminiscing on what's it like to be snockered and nodding off. :O
A couple of weeks ago, I got what felt like the room "spins" while nodding off to sleep. Weird. I suppose it was my brain reminiscing on what's it like to be snockered and nodding off. :O
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Originally Posted by SoberJennie
It happened to me early on. I'm at twenty-two months now and haven't experienced the phantom hangover in a few months. So maybe they're gone. We are all going to experience these things differently though, due to drinking habits, age, etc.
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