sva777

Hi,

I am new here and this is my 31st day without any alcohol. It has been a rough month to say the least. My anxiety levels have been all over the place along with the afternoon brain fog. I am looking forward to things hopefully getting better.

Jack

ccam1973

Great job on 31 days Jack. The early days were the toughest for me too. Things do get better with time... so much better. Can't ever let your guard down, but the anxiety definitely lessens with time.

Stay strong!

SoberLeigh

Welcome to SR, sva. Congratulations on 31 days.

A wide range of emotions and brain fog is quite common; it will get better with time.

OnMyWay7

That is just great news!!!

Anna

Congratulations, Jack!

I hope things settle mood-wise for you soon. Good work!

Soberwolf

Welcome Jack awesome work on 31 days Congrats

Eshgham

Great work Jack

sva777

I feel that some anxiety has gotten better, there were days I would not even be able to go into the grocery store or Costco. I still feel it though but it seems to be getting better.

Plure

Hey Jack, welcome! This is totally normal. My anxiety levels were through the roof and it was preventing me from sleeping. I finally had to get a sleep aid and also Lexapro and Buspar for the anxiety, which seems to have helped. Among other things, I've read alcohol messes with the GABA neurotransmitter which is what calms your whole nervous system down. Good news is that over time the GABA gets back to a more normal level and you will be much less anxious.

Hang in there!

sva777

I have been taking my daily multi-vitamin and an additional vitamin b1 pill along with NOW Foods Gaba 500mg. I think it helps but I really have no way of knowing. Of course I am also drinking plenty of water and trying to stay away from any caffeine.

Thanks


Jack

LBrain

that's great news Jack, just be patient and don't expect some miraculous recovery or instant newness. It will get better - keep with it.

IfYouCanDream

Welcome Jack and congratulations on 1 month!

they say the first one is the toughest.

JaneLane

Great work! Keep going. I'm sure the anxiety will settle down :-)

least

Congrats on the first of many sober months and welcome to the family.

PurpleKnight

Welcome to the Forum Jack!!

Plure

That's good about limiting the caffeine...it can make anxiety worse.

I tried to start drinking regular coffee again and, while I can have a little, too much causes an increase in anxiety.

N3p3nth3

Huge congratulations on your progress, Jack! My first month was a bit of a roller coaster ride too. Some wonderful days and others full of irrational anxiety. I also felt so foggy-brained that I started to worry I had done some serious damage over the years of drinking. But the good news is that it gets much better. The waves of anxiety have become less and less frequent and my overall mood and thinking has much improved. Keep up the good work and I'm sure you'll be feeling better soon!

Hendrix

Great stuff, Jack!
anxiety, anger, apprehension for me then continued with every emotion in the dictionary.
Complete roller-coaster but after a while I actually began to enjoy it......

it does begin to level out mate.