Hey everyone i'm on day 4 sober.. I know its not much but i'm feeling really good about it , the cravings are down to a minmal.
I just wanted to make sure this is normal. I've actually never last this long and this time with some help I'm feeling confident about my recovery.
day one and two I expericed, insane tastes in my mouth. So I down about a gallon of chocloate milk within the first two days every time the tastes showed up and it worked.. plus i've been going through alot of sparkling water at night... cheaper then booze. Day3 and four i'm doing good no weird tastes, and I'm finding my energy at a all new high level.
However I'm experincing terrible night mares. I had really bad sweats the first two nights but they have gone away night 3 and 4.
but the nightmares are really graphic and vivid. I'm waking up about 3 - 4 times a night.
I was just wondering if anyone had experinced this and knew how long they would last.
i'm so excited on day four more excited then I have ever been. Even had to break up with my drinking buddy that I've been partying with every night straight for the past 1.5 years.
Geez, I can't remember what day 4 was like. I know I was a mess. I reckon you'd be best talking to a doctor or someone quailified in the field about it.
Four days is great though. I reckon for me the first couple of days were the hardest I ever lived through even if the memories are fuzzy and mixed up.
Okay mandm, ... Congrats on 4 days ... some rough seas still ahead, but we're here to help ...
Here's the thing ... we all sober up (detox) differently ... this largely depends on what we drank, how much we drank, and how long we drank ... Admittedly, we all have a problem, but still, some of us are sicker than others ... Seeing a doctor as Frodo suggested is a wise thing to do ...
The taste in your mouth? ... Yep, it's going to suck for a while ... look at your tongue in the mirror ... if it is whitish-grey or cottony white, then you have a layer of dead taste buds ... (the whiter they are, the more 'hard-core' a person was in their drinking ...) ... your tongue should be a healthy color pink, not caked up white nor patches of white ... (it will speed up your taste recovery to scrub your tongue with a toothbrush ...)
Your 'energy' level is typically high in early recovery ... in part because your mind is in 'overdrive' and trying to think a 'mile-a-minute' ... (hard to concentrate on anything for more than just a few seconds) ... some of us experience an incredible desire to get things done all at once, like cleaning the house from top to bottom, reading 4 or 5 books in a hurry, seemed as though we couldn't stay 'busy' enough ...
Nightmares, ... ... ... For me? .... .... I had extreme difficulty sleeping at all for the first 2 months, doctor had to give me some meds for that ... and the nightmares(drinking dreams) came and went off and on for my 1st year ... then not so much ... My sponsor told me that when I had a 'drinking dream' that it was simply just a 'thought' ... and as long as DIDN'T act on that thought, I was okay ... Those will taper off as you practice the steps of the program and the principles contained therein ...
Great Start and God Bless, Pappy
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I had a couple of dreams where I was drinking, but didn't want to be, and was terrified when I woke up, that I had! Never heard of the tongue thing and no taste buds or white tongue - learn something every day. I guess I was lucky that didn't happen to me, although, I do brush my tongue as part of my routine twice a day and always have. Interesting stuff though!
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Thanks for everything. Peace and Love on your journey.
Well i was a heavy drinking like 2 years ago i was downing 3/4s of a 5th a day of whiskey. Lately I had my moments where I was out of control a few times a week but a day wouldn't go by with at least 8 beers in them usually tall cans.
Your right about the white tounge I thought that was normal. The taste thing is gone though with the exception of the late night drinking that I jones for which is why I bought the carbonated water.
As for business its ok I got a art business so I'm been focusing on that night and day. Turn my extra time into extra money. I guess I'll celebrate with some Peirrer water lol..
as for sleeping rested that cool I just wake up alot with nightmare and I figured that was normal I just wanted to be sure... why can't I be plaged with sex dreams would make recovery so much easier.
Oh Lord you didn't just say that??? ... LMAO, .... IF you were to be plagued with wild 'sex' dreams in 'detox' then you'd probably reason it out that you need to get screwed up all over again in order to repeat them ... You're too much!!! .... LOL
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