Alcohol withdrawal symptoms



Im on day 11 of abstinence and if you wanted a couple of side effects (if these are due to packing in) Ive headaches, not sleeping, and memory is a bit off but all apparently normal. Ive drank most nights for nearly 30 years... this is probably the longest Ive ever gone without
 
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When working a four on four off shift and single I'd spend the four days drinking usually particularly if it landed Friday to Monday, it then became that I'd start going for a couple of beers after work as well. Felt fine the majority of the time as well.

Only when I saw a post on here (might have been the Chiles thing) when I counted up the units of the last week and it really scared me to be honest. Was probably killing myself although it didn't feel like it.

Around the same time met our lass and got a 9-5 job, then got engaged so I can't afford to do what I used to anyway or have the time but have to say I felt much the same as some on here have posted - restless, always wanting to be up and about, a lot more energy than I know what to do with.

If you're owt like me after a while these feelings subside eventually and you'll return to an equilibrium
 
fyl2u said:
That's why you drink it half an hour to an hour before bed rather than as you're on your way up to bed. If you take longer for it to make its way through your system then drink it earlier. Hydration is the key to not feeling shite the next day.

Even if you were drinking the water actually at bedtime, would you rather feel shite in the morning or to have to get up for a piss at some point during the night?
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If I have a skinful in the day and fall asleep about 11 or midnight and need to get up for a piss, I don't go back to sleep.

I'd rather be dehydrated than have to spend the next day on about 3 hours kip.
 
niceonemarra said:
No mate I'm a pilot.
not really
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If you were you could have used that autopilot thingy and slept it off ;)

87 Others said:
Just wondering how many people are getting in their cars still pissed up from the night before.
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I remember driving to work on Saturday mornings thinking thank fuck I'm on a fork truck because I'm too pissed to walk :oops:
 
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fyl2u said:
Coincidentally, I've just been prescribed an antihistamine to help me sleep. "Promethazine". I have to take it 20 minutes or so before bed to make me drowsy and calmer.
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Yes I remember the first hay fever tablets when they became freely available, they were mainly soporific so would have a warning about driving and operating machinery.

I was reading this article at 1am.

Things That Sometimes Work If You Have Anxiety

Antihistamines can be used to treat a lot of things.
 

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