Cold sweats
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Join Date: Jul 2017
Location: UK
Posts: 3,508
Yes, I would urinate a lot too. But then I would drink enough water to cause it to happen. I'm also diabetic (thankfully largely under control) so I just assumed it was the amount of sugar in my system that was making me want to urinate. Then on about day 3 or 4 of being sober I could smell the sugar in my urine (TMI here too!)
The sweating was also problematic. The sweats would start to kick in about 12 hours after I last drank. I would then have a problem with sweating for the best part of a week, sometimes it was for longer than that depending on how long I was drinking for. My sweat would also smell, often like vinegar. In fact the reason how I discovered Sober Recovery was from doing a Google search on terms like alcohol sweats stink. I think this was the thread I found as a result:
https://www.soberrecovery.com/forums...ptom-what.html (Sweating...Symptom of what?)
So a big thanks to all the posters in that thread as two or three years after finding that thread I signed up to SR. I knew this was the forum I had been searching for for years though at first I was too shy to sign up.
I've had that thread bookmarked for about 5 or 6 years and still read it now and again to remind myself what it was that led me to SR.
The sweating was also problematic. The sweats would start to kick in about 12 hours after I last drank. I would then have a problem with sweating for the best part of a week, sometimes it was for longer than that depending on how long I was drinking for. My sweat would also smell, often like vinegar. In fact the reason how I discovered Sober Recovery was from doing a Google search on terms like alcohol sweats stink. I think this was the thread I found as a result:
https://www.soberrecovery.com/forums...ptom-what.html (Sweating...Symptom of what?)
So a big thanks to all the posters in that thread as two or three years after finding that thread I signed up to SR. I knew this was the forum I had been searching for for years though at first I was too shy to sign up.
I've had that thread bookmarked for about 5 or 6 years and still read it now and again to remind myself what it was that led me to SR.
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Baton Rouge, La.
Posts: 15,236
My experience with sweating was when I entered
rehab back in Aug. 1990. I spent 28 days there, a
controlled environment where we all woke up the
same time, exercised, ate, learned, and remained
sober each day.
My first week or 2 when we went out for exercise,
we'd fast walk around the track or did various other
activities, like Ropes, volleyball, anything that would
require us to sweat out all those poisonous toxins
we acquired in our bodies while active in our addictions,
whether, drugs, meds or alcohol.
Soooooo, yes, I did my share of sweating just like
everyone else there while learning to live life without
killing ourselves with our drugs of choice.
That folks was 29 yrs ago as I have continuously maintained
my sobriety by incorporating what was taught to me during
that rehab experience. A gift I am grateful for and what keeps
on giving each and every day I wake up and breath.
rehab back in Aug. 1990. I spent 28 days there, a
controlled environment where we all woke up the
same time, exercised, ate, learned, and remained
sober each day.
My first week or 2 when we went out for exercise,
we'd fast walk around the track or did various other
activities, like Ropes, volleyball, anything that would
require us to sweat out all those poisonous toxins
we acquired in our bodies while active in our addictions,
whether, drugs, meds or alcohol.
Soooooo, yes, I did my share of sweating just like
everyone else there while learning to live life without
killing ourselves with our drugs of choice.
That folks was 29 yrs ago as I have continuously maintained
my sobriety by incorporating what was taught to me during
that rehab experience. A gift I am grateful for and what keeps
on giving each and every day I wake up and breath.
Member
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: St.Petersburg, FL.
Posts: 1,077
I sweated profusely during withdrawal--cold, drenching wetness, along with a lot of other horrid symptoms. Visual and auditory hallucinations that persisted for days were the worst. Hang in there, keep well hydrated, and rest up. Sobriety is a courageous choice and I am very happy that you made it.
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Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: NE Wisconsin USA
Posts: 6,223
Remember it will pass: treat yourself well....plenty of liquids,
watch out for too much sugary drinks,
plenty of rest, soft food, darken your rooms...
you may get cold and hot sweats.....
make sure someone close to you knows what is going on...
possibly an AA member or friend, nurse hotline, ie
watch out for too much sugary drinks,
plenty of rest, soft food, darken your rooms...
you may get cold and hot sweats.....
make sure someone close to you knows what is going on...
possibly an AA member or friend, nurse hotline, ie
Blue Belt
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Soberville, USA
Posts: 4,174
I can't add any advice.
I hurt so bad off and on over and over again.
Your post reminds me to never drink again.
Once the physical dissipated, the mental ramped up. My addiction used every trick in the book.
The brain damage is permanent.
But, it is so fun dealing with the world sober these days.
Going through the the covid pandemic and the associated world financial crash while detoxing would be 10x worse.
The av might try to use this to get you to relapse. The av is lives in the emotions.
Prayers you keep reading and asking questions vs relapsing.
Thanks.
I hurt so bad off and on over and over again.
Your post reminds me to never drink again.
Once the physical dissipated, the mental ramped up. My addiction used every trick in the book.
The brain damage is permanent.
But, it is so fun dealing with the world sober these days.
Going through the the covid pandemic and the associated world financial crash while detoxing would be 10x worse.
The av might try to use this to get you to relapse. The av is lives in the emotions.
Prayers you keep reading and asking questions vs relapsing.
Thanks.
Member
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: S.E. MI
Posts: 1,025
yea. when I was actively drinking I would get the cold sweats at night if I drank less than normal. When I quit I had them for the first few nights then never again since. I used to put a spare set of clothes on the floor next to me so when I woke up sweating and freezing from chills I could quickly change into dry clothes and get back to sleep. Good news is they never have to happen again.
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