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other effects on the body??????
im wondering what strange side effects people in this forum have experienced after quitting alcohol.
these are some of the things ive noticed,and wander if anyone elce has felt like this...
1.foggy headed quite often,lack of concentration.
2.sometimes get tingle feelings in different spots all over the body,,just like little tingles/cold pin pricks in different spots throughout the day....comes and goes
3.lightheadedness...looking at items in a store on the shelfs asd you walk down the isles seems to trigger this to...
movement in my pereferal vision while driving makes me sometimes lightheaded feeling.
4.muscle spasms in weard places,like my stomach,,or back of arm in tricep,,our of nowhere,,might do this for 1-2 times,,might act up on and off for days...realy annoying!
those are some of the things that bug me,,,not to mention my constant stomach issues,,and i have no gullstones,no ulcers,nothing,but i always seem to have gastro issues now.
these are some of the things ive noticed,and wander if anyone elce has felt like this...
1.foggy headed quite often,lack of concentration.
2.sometimes get tingle feelings in different spots all over the body,,just like little tingles/cold pin pricks in different spots throughout the day....comes and goes
3.lightheadedness...looking at items in a store on the shelfs asd you walk down the isles seems to trigger this to...
movement in my pereferal vision while driving makes me sometimes lightheaded feeling.
4.muscle spasms in weard places,like my stomach,,or back of arm in tricep,,our of nowhere,,might do this for 1-2 times,,might act up on and off for days...realy annoying!
those are some of the things that bug me,,,not to mention my constant stomach issues,,and i have no gullstones,no ulcers,nothing,but i always seem to have gastro issues now.
Hi cram. My former fiance and I still keep in touch. We live several states apart so I haven't seen him for approx. 4 years. He could drink more beer than anyone I've ever seen. However, he told me about 3 weeks ago that he had pancreatitis and had stopped drinking. Does pancreatitis go away when a person stops drinking? And is your friend going to die from pancreatitis or other complications of drinking?
?Regarding your most recent post- I stopped drinking for 7 weeks, and still had a pain in my right side. The blood tests were all normal. In the end, I got a CT scan and it showed fatty infiltration of the liver. That's pretty common for heavy drinkers, but I was surprised it was still there after 7 weeks of being sober.
At month 6, I was rechecked and the problem was gone. So was my pain and symptoms. Stay sober and give it some time.
At month 6, I was rechecked and the problem was gone. So was my pain and symptoms. Stay sober and give it some time.
thanks for the comments,,well,im only 34,,but started drinking at 17 so i got 17 years under my belt.
i was what i liked to call a weekend warrior,but when i tied one on,,WOW,,most of those times i dont even remember what i did.
i quit drinking like 2 years ago for a little over a year,then decided i liked to go out and have fun,so i picked it up again.
i recently just stopped again,as for some time now i have been having a weard pain in the center of my body just below the ribline,that extends into my back,,,,i had lots of tests,but nothing showed up with my gullbladder or pancreas,,then i met back up with an old friend of mine,,well,he went from about 200 lbs solid to 135 pounds skin and bones!!!
i asked him what the hell was wrong with him,and he told me he developed chronic pancreatitis from the drinking we use to do.
he told me about this bad pain hed get that ended up finaly putting him in the hospital,,and that he was most likely going to die in the next 5 years from it!,,and he too has 2 little kids!!!!!!
that scared me pretty good about my own pains,,,(though i did have that checked out and it showed nothing)
so i have again began the healing proccess and have been re-sober for 3 weeks now.
well either way we do make the beds we lie in,so if its gods will,,,what can i do about it right?
i was what i liked to call a weekend warrior,but when i tied one on,,WOW,,most of those times i dont even remember what i did.
i quit drinking like 2 years ago for a little over a year,then decided i liked to go out and have fun,so i picked it up again.
i recently just stopped again,as for some time now i have been having a weard pain in the center of my body just below the ribline,that extends into my back,,,,i had lots of tests,but nothing showed up with my gullbladder or pancreas,,then i met back up with an old friend of mine,,well,he went from about 200 lbs solid to 135 pounds skin and bones!!!
i asked him what the hell was wrong with him,and he told me he developed chronic pancreatitis from the drinking we use to do.
he told me about this bad pain hed get that ended up finaly putting him in the hospital,,and that he was most likely going to die in the next 5 years from it!,,and he too has 2 little kids!!!!!!
that scared me pretty good about my own pains,,,(though i did have that checked out and it showed nothing)
so i have again began the healing proccess and have been re-sober for 3 weeks now.
well either way we do make the beds we lie in,so if its gods will,,,what can i do about it right?
I had similar effects to yours. Also rapid heart beats and a feeling that my whole body was "pulsing". Also a lack of balence and I had trouble driving a car at highway speeds- I thought I would veer right off the road.
I was surprised at how long it lasted, but these things do gradually go away. I would say it took 2-3 months before they were completely gone, but each week things were progressivly better. How long have you been sober?
I was surprised at how long it lasted, but these things do gradually go away. I would say it took 2-3 months before they were completely gone, but each week things were progressivly better. How long have you been sober?
I hope it's OK if I answer this question since my answers will be relative to my ex-husband and not experienced first-hand by me.
1. While we were still married, mid-morning approximately 2 weeks after leaving detox he told me he was having double vision. I immediately took him to the ER thinking it could be the beginnings of a stroke. They told him he had an occular migraine. They asked him what he had to eat/drink that morning. He told them he was looking for that "high" he would get from the liquor. (He was an all-day drinker, first thing in the morning and last thing at night.) In that attempt he rapidly downed 10 cups of black coffee and that triggered the ocular migraine.
2. He experienced an awful lot of confusion. Simple, everyday statements or questions..."Can you let the dog out, please?" would bring a terribly confused look to his face. He would peer at me intently but confused as if to say "What are you talking about??"
Also, after 5 days in detox I waited happily for him to call me so I could pick him up and bring him home. The call didn't come. He decided to walk the 14 miles home down dangerous roads and highways---reason unknown. Luckily a neighbor spotted him and brought him home.
3. He did irreparable damage to his central nervous system which resulted in violent jerking during the night.
4. He was never, ever an abusive or mean person when he drank. He would become introverted (not normally his personality) and maudlin. Once out of detox and no longer drinking he became very mean, vile almost, to our kids and me. (He attended a handful of AA meetings and 1 week of after-care from detox.)
5. He had an affair. We were one of those couples who was still madly in love after being married for 21 years. I know he was faithful to me during those years. But, again, sobriety brought out a person I had never met before. Essentially I had 3 husbands--the one I married, the one that drank and the one that came out of detox.
6. He did permanent damage to his short-term memory. He works retail and he has to write down all prices because when he walks about 10 ft. away, they're gone from memory.
I'm sure he could tell you much more but what I've stated is what I witnessed. He is now sober for 12 years and we are very, very good friends.
1. While we were still married, mid-morning approximately 2 weeks after leaving detox he told me he was having double vision. I immediately took him to the ER thinking it could be the beginnings of a stroke. They told him he had an occular migraine. They asked him what he had to eat/drink that morning. He told them he was looking for that "high" he would get from the liquor. (He was an all-day drinker, first thing in the morning and last thing at night.) In that attempt he rapidly downed 10 cups of black coffee and that triggered the ocular migraine.
2. He experienced an awful lot of confusion. Simple, everyday statements or questions..."Can you let the dog out, please?" would bring a terribly confused look to his face. He would peer at me intently but confused as if to say "What are you talking about??"
Also, after 5 days in detox I waited happily for him to call me so I could pick him up and bring him home. The call didn't come. He decided to walk the 14 miles home down dangerous roads and highways---reason unknown. Luckily a neighbor spotted him and brought him home.
3. He did irreparable damage to his central nervous system which resulted in violent jerking during the night.
4. He was never, ever an abusive or mean person when he drank. He would become introverted (not normally his personality) and maudlin. Once out of detox and no longer drinking he became very mean, vile almost, to our kids and me. (He attended a handful of AA meetings and 1 week of after-care from detox.)
5. He had an affair. We were one of those couples who was still madly in love after being married for 21 years. I know he was faithful to me during those years. But, again, sobriety brought out a person I had never met before. Essentially I had 3 husbands--the one I married, the one that drank and the one that came out of detox.
6. He did permanent damage to his short-term memory. He works retail and he has to write down all prices because when he walks about 10 ft. away, they're gone from memory.
I'm sure he could tell you much more but what I've stated is what I witnessed. He is now sober for 12 years and we are very, very good friends.
hello. it takes a while for the aftershocks as i call them to dissipate, depending on how much you drank and for how long. i would advise having a complete physical with bloodwork to assess your condition. be honest with your physician about your concerns and you should be able to get a better idea of what to do next. alcohol abuse will damage many parts of the body but they will often recover with proper diet and exercise along with staying sober, if the condition is arrested soon enough. take care---gm
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