Sorry for barging in with a question before catching up with everyone else.
I am on Day 4 of AF - in fact passed the 96 hour mark just a short while ago. I am on all of the supplements recommended, and purchased them here. I am NOT on Topa or any other prescription meds of any kind. I used to drink about 16 ounces of Vodka nearly every day. (I drank every day in recent times, maybe a day here and there not quite that much). I know watching for withdrawl symptoms is important.
I will also add that I haven't been sleeping very well the last 3 nights, so I am feeling tired.
Now for the question. I am having some symptoms that seem something like the "Topa Dopa" symptoms as described here so very well. Is it normal to have mild "brain misfires" as part of general withdrawl at this stage? Here are a couple of examples so you know what I mean.
Mixing things up between what I "think" I am about to say or type, and what comes out:
1. Today at dog training I meant to say "You can't expect to have a Schutzhund Dog on Saturdays and a meek house pet the other six days of the week." What came out was that, but I said "seven days of the week." I've probably used that phrase 486749 times in the last year, and don't think it ever came out like that, even after plenty of Voddy's. That sort of thing kept happening several times through out the day.
2. I was also mixing up people and dog names - not newcomers but people and dogs that have trained here for quite some time. Not that I didn't know which name went with who. As an example, I would mean to point towards Bob and say "Bob you are next" then point to Tim and say "and Tim you are on deck." But I would reverse Bob and Tim's names.
3. I'm as capable of typos as the next person LOL - and always have a hard time proofing my own writing. But some of my typos over the last couple days are not the "usual" type for me. I'll be thinking one word and type a different word altogether, and may or may not catch it even after reading things over.
Next catetory - forgetting stuff.
Just simple things like forgetting where I put something, or walking into a room and forgetting why I'm there. That is something that happens once in awhile anyway, as I suspect happens to most of us from time to time. It just seems to be happening more yesterday and today.
Next category - thinking something happened that didn't happen
This only happened once (I think!!) I don't know if I dreamed this or what. Mr. Doggy is very particular about a certain aspect of this laundry (don't ask!). I truly thought that he had "busted me" making the laundry error that bugs him. I believed I re-washed a load of clothes. I went to the laundry room and there were no clothes in the washer or dryer. I asked Mr. Doggy what he did with the load of laundry. HUH???? This happened early yesterday.
I didn't think much of these little things until training today - the first time I've interacted "live" with a group of people since my last drink. That put the spot light on it. (I don't care what they may have thought or if they even noticed - I'm only worried about whether I should be worried.)
I'm trying to be detailed not to bore the snot out of everyone, but to give enough information where a reasonable opinion can be provided. And that's all I'm looking for is opinion - that's certainly all I can expect.
Thanks in advance!!
DG
I am on Day 4 of AF - in fact passed the 96 hour mark just a short while ago. I am on all of the supplements recommended, and purchased them here. I am NOT on Topa or any other prescription meds of any kind. I used to drink about 16 ounces of Vodka nearly every day. (I drank every day in recent times, maybe a day here and there not quite that much). I know watching for withdrawl symptoms is important.
I will also add that I haven't been sleeping very well the last 3 nights, so I am feeling tired.
Now for the question. I am having some symptoms that seem something like the "Topa Dopa" symptoms as described here so very well. Is it normal to have mild "brain misfires" as part of general withdrawl at this stage? Here are a couple of examples so you know what I mean.
Mixing things up between what I "think" I am about to say or type, and what comes out:
1. Today at dog training I meant to say "You can't expect to have a Schutzhund Dog on Saturdays and a meek house pet the other six days of the week." What came out was that, but I said "seven days of the week." I've probably used that phrase 486749 times in the last year, and don't think it ever came out like that, even after plenty of Voddy's. That sort of thing kept happening several times through out the day.
2. I was also mixing up people and dog names - not newcomers but people and dogs that have trained here for quite some time. Not that I didn't know which name went with who. As an example, I would mean to point towards Bob and say "Bob you are next" then point to Tim and say "and Tim you are on deck." But I would reverse Bob and Tim's names.
3. I'm as capable of typos as the next person LOL - and always have a hard time proofing my own writing. But some of my typos over the last couple days are not the "usual" type for me. I'll be thinking one word and type a different word altogether, and may or may not catch it even after reading things over.
Next catetory - forgetting stuff.
Just simple things like forgetting where I put something, or walking into a room and forgetting why I'm there. That is something that happens once in awhile anyway, as I suspect happens to most of us from time to time. It just seems to be happening more yesterday and today.
Next category - thinking something happened that didn't happen
This only happened once (I think!!) I don't know if I dreamed this or what. Mr. Doggy is very particular about a certain aspect of this laundry (don't ask!). I truly thought that he had "busted me" making the laundry error that bugs him. I believed I re-washed a load of clothes. I went to the laundry room and there were no clothes in the washer or dryer. I asked Mr. Doggy what he did with the load of laundry. HUH???? This happened early yesterday.
I didn't think much of these little things until training today - the first time I've interacted "live" with a group of people since my last drink. That put the spot light on it. (I don't care what they may have thought or if they even noticed - I'm only worried about whether I should be worried.)
I'm trying to be detailed not to bore the snot out of everyone, but to give enough information where a reasonable opinion can be provided. And that's all I'm looking for is opinion - that's certainly all I can expect.
Thanks in advance!!
DG
All of this has happened to me, except the dreaming stuff. It should lessen with time. Good luck!
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