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Recovery on the hormonal level

Old 04-09-2016, 04:01 PM
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Recovery on the hormonal level

Hi,

Since I quit, I've noticed a great deal of physical changes. Losing weight. Smoother skin. Hair growing back. Sharper vision. Lots of stuff.

My liver is healthy as well, thank God. I do have persistent stomach pains though and I'm going to see me doctor about it next week. I had gotten so used to them and they were pretty infrequent, so I forgot about them. They're getting more frequent though and they hurt like a heart-attack. Literally. I know someone who had both stomach problems and a heart attack and they feel exactly the same.

But my question is about recovery on the hormonal level. I read that drinking beer lowers testosteron and causes more estrogen to exist in the body. Which can lead to hair loss (which I had), "man-boobs" (which I didn't have) and shrinking of testicles (I swear to God, if I had that, I would have quit much sooner!).

But the fact that I lost hair which is now growing back tells me that I had those hormonal changes. And there are no more hairs on my pillow anymore.

How long exactly does it take for the hormones to be back to normal though? I'm at 60 days. Is that long enough? Or does it take longer?

Ok, back to bed for me. Woke up for a moment and couldn't get this question out of my head.
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Old 04-09-2016, 04:09 PM
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I'd say those are all questions you'll need to ask your doctor Mike. We can't give medical advice here, but I think you are certainly seeing some improvment already, right?

Regarding your stomach pains, if they are that bad you might want to consider seeing someone sooner than next week.
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Old 04-09-2016, 04:18 PM
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Thanks Scott. I've asked my doctor about them a long time ago and I was supposed to get my stomach checked out. But you know, being an active alcoholic, I never did. It wasn't an emergency or dangerous according to him though. And given that I've had them for years, I suppose he was right.

The appointment is on Thursday and unless it suddenly gets much worse, that'll be fine.
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Old 04-09-2016, 05:10 PM
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Sobreity keeps on giving Mike, I don't know the ins and outs but it's a great observation!!
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Old 04-09-2016, 05:33 PM
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Good luck at the dr, Mike.
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