Flinders39

Hi everyone,
I’ll be eight months sober on March 16th. However, this morning (for the strangest reason) I started dry heaving. It started after thinking about chugging straight vodka (my old habit). I haven’t touched an ounce of booze nor have I been around it.
My stomach is absolutely sick right now and I’m still queasy.

I don’t know what to make of this??

CreativeThinker

Perhaps you have the flu and it has nothing to do with your abstinence from alcohol. I would suggest seeing your doc to confirm. Hope you feel better soon.

Flinders39

It’s nothing that warrants seeing a doctor. I think it’s the fact that I’m still physically sickened by alcohol after eight months of sobriety - just the thought of it makes me literally gag.

I guess that’s a good thing in a sense.

Anna

It could be a physical reaction to thinking about alcohol, or it could be the flu. I hope you feel better.

Maxjm

Wow 8 months go you.
Congratulations I hope I will be as strong as you..
I don't know what your experiencing only on day 8 myself so can't comment on that.. when I think about it my mouth waters like crazy ha ha anyway hope it passes for you.

Maudcat

Hi, Flinders.
I had some chobani yogurt with fresh raspberries last night, and it did not sit well at all!
Thought for a while I was going to lose it, but eventually all was well.
Strange, though, like your dry heaving.

Gettingcloser

Hi Flinders
At my worst I was downing whiskey straight from the bottle, throwing it up and forcing myself to drink more. If I smell whiskey now it triggers memories of that horrible time in my life and I also feel sick to my stomach. I think your reaction is good. It would really suck if the memory of vodka made you want to start drinking again.