tomsteve

my memories not tbe greatest, but i dont recall too many people that stopped drinking one day and that night myseriously started sleeping good. most peolple, me included, it took time to start sleeping good.
and not sleeping is a pretty bad excuse to use for drinking.
i had many nights i spent reading. many days working on 2-3 hours of sleep.
how bad do you want to stop drinking? bad enough that youre willing to go through some nignts of little sleep?

Dee74

I have to be honest - I never got any sleep the first night, then a little the second, a little more the third....by a week I had a new sleep pattern.

I'd still rather that killing myself by degrees the way I drank.

It's a little short term pain for some marvellous long term gain

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lisatryingagain

Csaw I have done exactly the same thing in the past. Drinking so we can sleep is something though that just perpetuates a cycle of horribleness, and the only way to stop it is to stop drinking and start making new healthier choices. And that's hard and uncomfortable. Im only on day 3, but Im pretty sure that both you and I deserve more than the crap life that alcohol gives us.

LBrain

all good replies.

I couldn't not drink, night, day it didn't matter. Eventually I forgot why I was drinking in the first place. I just was...

Now, I can't even imagine picking up a drink - for any reason.
It takes time. Time well spent.

csaw1112

Day 2 has begun. Im off work today. Going to find ways to stay busy. Can anyone tell me why my eyes are still bloodshot?

ALinNS

Maybe you are just tired, I know if I worked too many hours and didn't get enough sleep my eyes were bloodshot, visine took care of it. You might want to see a doc as well as high blood pressure will do it and when we stop drinking it takes time to get it back to normal.

ScottFromWI

Congrats on making it to day 2!

It's going to take time to undo the damage that daily binge drinking has done to your body, and initial withdrawals take several days too. If you have concerns about your health, please see a doctor and let them know what you are doing - withdrawals can be dangerous, and it's better to be safe than sorry, right?

The good news is that withdrawals are only temporary...they will pass.

ubntubnt

Took me around three weeks for the bloodshot to clear up in my eyes after I quit. The yellow is only starting to fade now.

csaw1112

Just took a 1 mile bike ride and it about killed me. It may take me years to get back in the shape i was. I cant believe i let myself get in this condition. I cant believe my family and friends let me get in this condition, and none of them drink..but im not blaming then, only myself.

Hawkeye13

Actually, the cardio goes quickly but also comes back fast.
It won't take a year.
I do suggest adding in some body weight exercise you can do
in your living room to start building strength, however. . .

This is a good starter workout--
You can beat this addiction and restart your life and health csaw

Beginner Body Weight Workout - Build Muscle, Burn Fat | Nerd Fitness

least

Acute alcohol withdrawal takes a few days and after that you should be feeling better. Just don't drink, no matter what!

3arai

Fwiw, you might want to go through your diet and general habits to see if there is anything going on that interferes with sleep. I stopped all forms of caffeine, it was a good decision.