Progress update-tapering down questions

[amethyst]

Hey all. I have been around for a while, but was awol for quite some time. While away, I let my intake creep up till I was drinking 5-6 glasses of white wine nightly, with an occasional 7 or 8 glasses a night :bang(not very often, thank goodness). My weight crept up, as did my blood pressure. Cutting down thru my doc is out of the question for many reasons, so I have been tapering.

I switched form wine to beer Monday night, and had 3. I planned on having 3 again on Tuesday, as I was feeling rather head-achy and out of sorts, but could only finish 2 Tuesday night. Last night I had 2 as well.

I have been super tired, taking a nap after work yesterday, then sleeping from 9:30 till 6:30 this morning. The general out of sorts has continued too. But the strangest thing-one I have never experienced, and did not anticipate, is that everything leaves a very bitter,metallic sort of taste in my mouth. Is that common during tapering/withdrawal?

I am planning another 2 tonight, then down to 1 tomorrow. Does that sound reasonable, or should I stretch it a few more days based on past usage, weight, and blood pressure?Any thoughts or comments are welcome. I remember many of you, and look forward to getting to know many more!

[rubywillow]

Progress update-tapering down questions

If your not having any worse symptoms than that, your doing well, and can probably stop soon. Start building yourself up, taking vitamins, supplements, exercise. Yes, a lot of strange things happen to us for a while since our body's adjusting. Keep it up, you're doing great.