3 weeks still feeling weird
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3 weeks still feeling weird
Hi everyone,
Its been three weeks since my last drink and for those of you that remember I went to the doctor who gave me medication and ordered tests that I wont get the results of until the middle of next month.
My BP was normal, but Im still feeling bad.
Aside from the depression I just feel shaky, confused and fatigued.
Ive been drinking water , eating, taking vitamins..
Is this still "normal" at this stage?
The cinfusion and hoplessness bother me the most.
Im sober but feeling very alone and defeated.
Thanks everyone
Its been three weeks since my last drink and for those of you that remember I went to the doctor who gave me medication and ordered tests that I wont get the results of until the middle of next month.
My BP was normal, but Im still feeling bad.
Aside from the depression I just feel shaky, confused and fatigued.
Ive been drinking water , eating, taking vitamins..
Is this still "normal" at this stage?
The cinfusion and hoplessness bother me the most.
Im sober but feeling very alone and defeated.
Thanks everyone
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Baton Rouge, La.
Posts: 15,237
It's so good to see you here Melissa. Also thank
you for letting us know how you are doing and
feeling.
It will take about a good month or so before
you will begin to see how your meds are adjusting
to your own body chemistry. Remember that
everyone is made up differently inside and that
meds affect each of us differently too. So what
one thing may work great for them, it may not
work the same for us.
Many of these anxiety, depression meds may
cause side affects. Some go away quickly and
some linger and some are bad. If yours make you
feel extremely bad, make you dizzy, naseaus, call
your physician.
Many doctors tell you that if you are experiencing
bad side effects from your new meds to be sure and
call them. It may take a few different meds to finally
work or agree with your own body.
Make sure that these meds are not gonna
interfere with your sobriety progress because
that is very important to you.
If you are doing okay with what you have,
just be patient as they begin to balance out
your insides and continue to remain sober
learning new healthier ways to building a
strong solid recovery foundation to live your
life upon as you move forward.
3 weeks sober is a good achievement.
you for letting us know how you are doing and
feeling.
It will take about a good month or so before
you will begin to see how your meds are adjusting
to your own body chemistry. Remember that
everyone is made up differently inside and that
meds affect each of us differently too. So what
one thing may work great for them, it may not
work the same for us.
Many of these anxiety, depression meds may
cause side affects. Some go away quickly and
some linger and some are bad. If yours make you
feel extremely bad, make you dizzy, naseaus, call
your physician.
Many doctors tell you that if you are experiencing
bad side effects from your new meds to be sure and
call them. It may take a few different meds to finally
work or agree with your own body.
Make sure that these meds are not gonna
interfere with your sobriety progress because
that is very important to you.
If you are doing okay with what you have,
just be patient as they begin to balance out
your insides and continue to remain sober
learning new healthier ways to building a
strong solid recovery foundation to live your
life upon as you move forward.
3 weeks sober is a good achievement.
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Location: Atlanta
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It was definitely the kind of experience I had! Irritability, some forgetfulness and confusion, frustration, alot of things took awhile to ease and go away completely. I was very sick when I quit so many of my symptoms took months, though a lot of people feel much more "stable" more quickly.
There is a great book called Living Sober that describes the first year of sobriety very well. It's published by Hazelden (it's not an AA book but Hazelden is a well known rehab center that puts out books on alcoholism and addiction that AA approves) and you can find it in bookstores or on Amazon.
The only way to get through and healthy is to stay sober!! You can do it.
There is a great book called Living Sober that describes the first year of sobriety very well. It's published by Hazelden (it's not an AA book but Hazelden is a well known rehab center that puts out books on alcoholism and addiction that AA approves) and you can find it in bookstores or on Amazon.
The only way to get through and healthy is to stay sober!! You can do it.
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Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Pacific Coast
Posts: 785
I imagine you were drinking for a lot longer than 3 weeks, so it may take more than 3 weeks to recover.
Everyone's different in how long it takes to feel "normal" again, and the spread between individuals can be very wide, but if you average out everyone's experiences it comes out to roughly 90 days -- which may be one reason 90 days has evolved into a kind of benchmark for early sobriety.
Many of us found we had to do more for our recovery than just quitting drinking. Are you participating in any recovery activities or programs? That may help speed things along. Spending time reading and posting here on SR is a good idea as well!
Everyone's different in how long it takes to feel "normal" again, and the spread between individuals can be very wide, but if you average out everyone's experiences it comes out to roughly 90 days -- which may be one reason 90 days has evolved into a kind of benchmark for early sobriety.
Many of us found we had to do more for our recovery than just quitting drinking. Are you participating in any recovery activities or programs? That may help speed things along. Spending time reading and posting here on SR is a good idea as well!
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Join Date: Oct 2013
Posts: 11,424
Very normal at this stage--I agree with the suggestion above, which is to start doing recovery things more to fill the time you used to drink or be hungover or sleep.
Light exercise, good nutrition, etc. was also very helpful for me.
Light exercise, good nutrition, etc. was also very helpful for me.
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Hi Dandelion, For me, it was at about the 3 week point when things started to feel much better. It sounds like you're doing everything right. You mention feeling hopeless, defeated and alone. I think it's so important to know that stopping drinking doesn't solve all the problems. I had to change my lifestyle, get back to hobbies I enjoyed, start reading again, finding things that brought happiness to my life. I hope you can find some things to do each day that you really enjoy.
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Well today I changed my sheets, spent time listing to a reiki cd while meditating and letting go of a ton of mental garbage and did some stretching.
Now Im going to do some reading. Input some positive healing words from one of my spiritual books.
Dark times will come, but I dont need to self destruct over them.
Now Im going to do some reading. Input some positive healing words from one of my spiritual books.
Dark times will come, but I dont need to self destruct over them.
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Join Date: Oct 2013
Posts: 11,424
Great actions today
Each kind act and positive thought you direct towards yourself is making a deposit in your emotional bank account
Sometimes you feel uncomfortable but it does add up and build momentum
You deserve healing, happiness, and peace
Enjoy those clean sheets tonight
Each kind act and positive thought you direct towards yourself is making a deposit in your emotional bank account
Sometimes you feel uncomfortable but it does add up and build momentum
You deserve healing, happiness, and peace
Enjoy those clean sheets tonight
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Join Date: Jul 2017
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Hi Dandelion, I felt weird for months after I stopped. After the initial fatigue brain fog was my biggest problem and at one stage I was afraid I'd never feel normal again.
Well done for three weeks and for doing positive stuff. You'll be better, just give it time.
Well done for three weeks and for doing positive stuff. You'll be better, just give it time.
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Join Date: Apr 2018
Posts: 524
Stick with it.
Genuinely I felt really really good by the 3 month stage.
Before that I had up and downs with the downs becoming more infrequent the longer into my sobreirty I was.
As each day passes you will feel better and better but understand you will have some days where you struggle. It's normal.
Genuinely I felt really really good by the 3 month stage.
Before that I had up and downs with the downs becoming more infrequent the longer into my sobreirty I was.
As each day passes you will feel better and better but understand you will have some days where you struggle. It's normal.
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