ICanDoBetter

I've been waking lately to a feeling of being hungover...but obviously it isn't an alcohol hangover. I've been trying to determine if it is too much sleep, too little, stress, or something else. Anyone else experience this? It's interesting to try to figure it out once alcohol is out of the question, as in the past i likely would have simply assumed that was the cause.

entropy1964

Yeah I have experienced this. I don't know how long you've been sober but it can come and go for a few months. And for me, while drinking, I have anxiety which creates Adrenalin. When I'm sober I don't have that same Adrenalin rush so I tend to be more groggy in the morning sometimes.

ICanDoBetter

that makes sense. I'm almost two months in.. So perhaps it's just still further adjustment my body needs to make. I didn't get to where I was overnight, can't expect recovery to happen overnight. :-)

bunnezjp

You may feel a bunch of oddities at first. I'm almost 2 years Sober and everytime I take a swig of Diet Pepsi right after w orking out I swear I can still tastes Bombay Saffire Gin mixed in with it. It's crazy.

~Bunnez

Opivotal

Yes, this happened to me in early recovery. I also had drinking dreams... lots of them.

I don't wake up feeling hungover anymore but still have the occasional dream.

It does get better with time.

Jade1224

Hangover like tired or nausea or anxiety?

ICanDoBetter

hangover like. Head feels funny, tired and lethargic despite a full nights sleep. Not every day but more often than not

svenissober

In my case it was hypotonia aka low blood pressure. I had this for a few months.

Soberwolf

I can feel a lil jaded with too little sleep ?

thomas11

I definately notice a difference in how I wake up between drinking and sober. When drinking I would wake up and within 2 minutes, I was wide awake and no way I could go back to sleep. Now when I wake, I feel like I just woke up (which is how I think I supposed to feel). I don't fully wake up until I have a shower and my coffee. Not sure that helps you, but thought I'd share.

Delilah1

It took me a while to get into a normal sleeping pattern, I still wake up tired some days, but I think it is due to normal life stuff (kids, work). It may be worth calling your doctor, maybe your body is deficient in a vitamin or something similar. They can always run Bloodwork.

Hope you feel better soon!

❤️ Delilah

ICanDoBetter

I am planning to see the doc. I know I have a hectic schedule but this fatigue of late seems over the top. Figure some general counts and checks are likely in order.