Days 1-30: Hello Sober Living

[CS04]

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Yeah, I suppose that is why I am feeling so squirmy..and as my friend said, it will get worse before it gets better. there is a lot at home here that needs to be dealt with. not that we are in major trouble but I can see some rough seas ahead. Dolly, you put it well, whether I want to hear it or not. Day 4 is over, though...but I did succumb to ice cream -- I need a bit of a treat on the weekend!

[Rusty-576]

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:thanks: Hi everyone: it is great to be here I am getting to learn a little bit about this site

Thankful so glad you invited me here

Peanut way to go AF friday night let BOTH do Saturday AF too

Jessie Yahoo here comes day 4 way to go

CS04 Day 4 wasy to go Here is to hopeing you day tomorrow is better

KatteH1 Thanks for your wishes and I will stay close

Trigs You have been a great support and here comes day 8

Have a great evening all
on day 8 here comes 30:h

[jessie]

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So far so good. I went to church and they showed some slides of the earthquacke area in China. Heartbreaking but with some wonderful stories as well. An 11 year old boy walked for 12 hours with his 3 year old sister on his back to find help! Can you imagine that?
The lemon juice seems to work again. I added the L-Glut to it and carry the bottel with me to take a sip every now and then.
Also I took 200g of Antabuse this morning - because I committed myself to it.
I do feel irratible and a bit out of sorts - but day 4 is always a difficult day for me as well.
This is a super thread.
Love to you all.
Jessie.

[Cinders]

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Wow!!

Positive posts today. Very heartwarming.

I am proud of all of you. The early days go by and things start evening out. Truly.

Once you are all in double digits, you will be amazed at how much better you are feeling.

My daughter was telling me yesterday that it has been 14 days since her last relapse and she is feeling strong, healthy and so glad to have come out the other end of that.

Have a wonderful AF day!!

Love,
Cindi

[jessie]

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Hi Cindi,
I am so glad your daughter is doing so well - I don't think a parent can ever be happy when it is not going well with a child.
Love to her as well.
Jessie

[CS04]

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Thanks, Cindi -- need to hear that. I am on Day 5 today, and I do love a cold one on a Sunday afternoon - esp. when it is 92 degrees! My mood is still iffy but trying to get out of the funk. Hubby has helped a lot with the baby today so that helps.

Jessie, maybe I will try your lemon juice idea today.

Dolly, Loppy and everyon else, have a great day and I will check back later.

[Peanut]

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Morning everybody,
Sounds like saturday was successful for most. I took advantage of the AF beer of course. CS04 - hot sunday afternoon - they are pretty darn good!!! It is cool and cloudy here, so I am hoping to finish up that basement room of mine - at least almost!! I am trying to up my productivity.

Am also wondering if Topa gives people more energy. I seem to be buzzing about all the time!!!

I'm off to buy carpet tape! Good luck to everybody on days 4 and 5 or wherever you are at!
Have a super sunday!
Peanut

[CS04]

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Topa is not giving me any more energy at all. In fact, I think it is making me more tired and I am considering weaning myself off of it (I will post more comments to that end on another thread). Peanut, you just started though, right? I am at 100 mg.

Happy AF Sunday, trying to keep the mood swings at bay.

[ntcentral]

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CS04 and Jessie, are you hanging in there? Sending you the best. Peanut, how's the swimming? Hey Loppy. Hi Rusty. Cindi, how's the daughter?

I just drank two AF beers. I read the back of one of them, and noted that they have about .05 alcohol content. Of course, the beastie in me started to calculate how many of them I would have to drink to get a respectable buzz and whether or not my stomach has the capacity to accomodate what it would take. ((((Don't you love your AV???))) I'm figuring that given my great tolerance after years of imbibing, it would take me about 50 of them to even get even a little whoozy. The sad thing is, there is a part of me that just might see if i can do it.

I made it through the weekend, hip, hip hooray! I started feeling mopey about 3 today when I realized that I didn't have a bottle of wine waiting for me at the end of the afternoon. I went biking and then sat out on the porch and tried to relax. I guess it all worked because I'm sitting here now drinking AF beer, albeit contemplating how many I'm capable of drinking. Next thing you know I'll be wondering about the alcohol content of cough syrup and feigning a cold.

Take care all, NTC

[brittzak]

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CSO4give topa a couple of weeks....it takes time to adjust to it!!!! PROMISE! I couldn't think straight, slept ALOT, etc....but once it settled in...smooth sailing. I am a big fan of topa!

[CS04]

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Brittzak,
I've been on the Topa for just over a month -- I am up to 100 mg (only took 50 today tho). I really wanted to think it was the answer, but I juuuuuust don't think so. I posted comments on "Weaning off of Topa" on the Topa and Meds forum.

Today went ok I suppose. Hubby and I are continuing to talk...I suppose. A fellow MWOer told me that the drinking is always a symptom of something else. I'm still not sure what to do with that nugget of information....Anyway, hubby offered me a glass of wine with dinnr, and I said "not right now" and he said "are you doing your 30 thing?" and I said "I'l let you know in 5 minutes" and that was pretty much the end of it. But finding the bottle of wine chilling nicely in the freezer still made me mad. This seems so childish. Like being told I can't have candy.

NTC, LOL about the cough syrup. Maybe you should give plasma first, then try -- Just Kidding!!

At least day 5 is over. Someone said days 1-5 are the hardest, and the weekend is over. Everyone who says that they feel great AF in these early days is on SOMETHING I'm not. I physically feel fine but I am no happy camper. I must be really depressed; gotta wait for those meds to kick in. Good grief. Sorry to be negative. I should realize that I made it thru my 1st AF weekend!

[FloridaBoy]

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CS,

I believe you are dealing with a lot more than AL and that may be why you feel the way you do now. Try to hang in there and remember you are doing this for an important person... you....

FB

[CS04]

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FB -- you are right, which is what scares me. It's hard to know which piece of the pie to tackle first. At least AL is a choice I make -- or don't make. Life is not simple for any of us. And many here have far, far more complicated lives than mine. I guess that is the true meaning of ODAT.

[FloridaBoy]

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Just remember that AL will only get in the way and make clear thinking difficult or impossible.

[jessie]

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NTCentral, you made me smile because that is exactly how my brain would work. I actually did study cough medicine bottles in a supermarket once - but something just repelled me - fortunately. Anyway - it is much to costly. When I was in rehab they taught as to stay away from alcohol free beer and wines because they are triggers. I tried them but find gingerale with soda and ice just much nicer to drink.
CS04, How did you find the lemon juice? Please let us know.
Thanks Peanut, I am on day 5 today and feeling better then the first 4. I had my Antabuse yesterday morning (200g) so drinking is simply not an option today.
Cindi, thanks for your always loyal support.
Love
Jessie