6 Days Sober - Is This Normal
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Join Date: Feb 2011
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Time will cure the tiredness. The fog will start lifting daily. Even afterer 70+ days I still have moments of clarity and I get a jolt of reality.
I slept more, too...I let myself stay in bed if I didn't HAVE to get up. I used to get up at 6am and I figure after raising 4 kids and losing alot of sleep and my youngest being 18 I deserve to make myself better and be kind to me. Your body needs the rest to heal...and it makes dealing with your emotions easier, too.
I slept more, too...I let myself stay in bed if I didn't HAVE to get up. I used to get up at 6am and I figure after raising 4 kids and losing alot of sleep and my youngest being 18 I deserve to make myself better and be kind to me. Your body needs the rest to heal...and it makes dealing with your emotions easier, too.
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Join Date: Mar 2011
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Welcome UC... I'm very thankful for this forum too.
I "detoxed" the first three days at home (which I know now isn't so wise). The first few days I had the DTs and, according to my wife, was having violent muscle spasms at night. On the 4th-14th day I was in a 24/7 rehab facility. We could only have 2 cups of caffeinated coffee in the morning and before 9:30. They also fed us a diet that was VERY high in carbs.
From what I learned while in treatment I know that there are many disorders that are both self-medicated and caused by alcohol. I saw great improvement among many of my peers once they were under close medical care by qualified medical staff.
Keep it up
. There are people with great experience on this forum. I'm on day 56 of this amazing journey. All is not roses but I smell less of the fertilizer.
I "detoxed" the first three days at home (which I know now isn't so wise). The first few days I had the DTs and, according to my wife, was having violent muscle spasms at night. On the 4th-14th day I was in a 24/7 rehab facility. We could only have 2 cups of caffeinated coffee in the morning and before 9:30. They also fed us a diet that was VERY high in carbs.
From what I learned while in treatment I know that there are many disorders that are both self-medicated and caused by alcohol. I saw great improvement among many of my peers once they were under close medical care by qualified medical staff.
Keep it up
. There are people with great experience on this forum. I'm on day 56 of this amazing journey. All is not roses but I smell less of the fertilizer.
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Join Date: Oct 2023
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sober lethargy
Thanks for sharing your situation on day 6. I am in precisely the same place and feel similar. Day 2-4 I could barely stay awake. Day 5 I noticed improvement, but still didn't sleep well last night. Here it is day 6 and I am going to follow the advice of so many, drink more water, remove stress, exercise, proper nutrition and keep moving forward. I quit last year for awhile and went through the same lethargy, but didn't know what it was. The physician I saw thought sleep apnea, but I was relieved to find that many have the same lethargy experience in early sobriety. Be well, keep moving forward and stay positive
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Join Date: May 2019
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This is a historical thread, but well done on 6 days, Ranger. As you know from last year, there’ll be all sorts of aches and pains at first. I thought I must’ve been seriously ill, but things slowly improved. Hopefully you can learn from last year and avoid a repeat.
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