Conquoring day 1!!! Who's beating this with me?

[mby82266]

Conquoring day 1!!! Who's beating this with me?

I made it through the day. Now comes the hard part. I took the L glutimine and GABA together at 3pm knowing full well I would start cravings around 5pm. I was busy with making dinner and cleaning the kitchen until 6pm then I got into a fight with my teenage daughter. This is one of my biggest triggers. She starts screaming and I start drinking. I could not drink so I sat on my kitchen floor and cried. Thank god her father came in at that moment and told her to go to her room. As she was leaving the room she yelled are you PMSing. Kid doesn't even know her mother is a drunk. But what she said reminded me of a medication (pamprin) I take when I am PMSing and it has a drug in it that reduces irritability. its called pyrilamim malleate its a antihistimine. I took it and now I feel much calmer. 2 and a half hours until bed time.

Shu, I don't know if you can get pamprin where you are but it seemed to work for me.

[FlyAway]

Conquoring day 1!!! Who's beating this with me?

mby82266;1157201 wrote: I made it through the day. Now comes the hard part. I took the L glutimine and GABA together at 3pm knowing full well I would start cravings around 5pm. I was busy with making dinner and cleaning the kitchen until 6pm then I got into a fight with my teenage daughter. This is one of my biggest triggers. She starts screaming and I start drinking. I could not drink so I sat on my kitchen floor and cried. Thank god her father came in at that moment and told her to go to her room. As she was leaving the room she yelled are you PMSing. Kid doesn't even know her mother is a drunk. But what she said reminded me of a medication (pamprin) I take when I am PMSing and it has a drug in it that reduces irritability. its called pyrilamim malleate its a antihistimine. I took it and now I feel much calmer. 2 and a half hours until bed time.

Shu, I don't know if you can get pamprin where you are but it seemed to work for me.

The good thing is that you made it. Do you find that the L-Glut is helping you? I took it 3 times a day and then I'd take another one whenever I felt a craving coming on. Usually 4 a day.

[mby82266]

Conquoring day 1!!! Who's beating this with me?

Fly, Yes I do think it helps. I take 2000mg at a time and I take the Gaba 1000mg with it. problem is it only seems to last about 3 to 4 hours.

[Juja]

Conquoring day 1!!! Who's beating this with me?

:lShue,

You're not screwed up. Give yourself a break. You're trying to do something that's extremely hard to do, and maybe you're tired of trying. But you can't give up now--please don't. You don't want all the crap that goes with drinking when you wake up tomorrow morning.

I remember feeling so-o-o tired at first, but it passed in a few days. Oh, and cry if you want. No big deal. Maybe you need to grieve for AL: we think it's a friend we've lost, but it's only a sweet talking enemy trying to cause us harm.

Can you find some surfing videos on youtube? Maybe those will help you ride the waves.

Keeping you close.:l
Juja

[noxy]

Conquoring day 1!!! Who's beating this with me?

Hi ALL Glad to see we all still here! Juja >>> you are sounding more upbeat ... Shue >>> I believe you made it !!! :goodjob: Just read through some of the previous posts on this thread and I have laughed and cried !!!! :upset: You are stronger than you think and each time that you dont give in is bonus for you big fat zero for AL ! Keep walking dogs , reading stories and whatever it takes to kick some butt !!! With you all the way !!! :h and:l from noxy xx

[shueaddict]

Conquoring day 1!!! Who's beating this with me?

Good morning peeps, I am still bewildered by the emotional rollercoaster I was on last night. Thank you all for you kind thoughts and wise words. At my 3 AM witching hour (brought by stress, not AL) I have read your posts and it warmed my heart.

During the week that I was alone and AF I realized that my dog was my lifeline, could always count on him to get me away from AL, far into the woods. I noticed that he is far more obedient now and really in tune with what I want him to do. I remember many times I walked him drunk, he would just not accept me as an Alpha - would pull the lead or run into the woods. I wonder what Cesar Milan would make of that!

[mby82266]

Conquoring day 1!!! Who's beating this with me?

Good morning all, I am starting day 3 in a bad way. Couldn't sleep at all, tossed and turned most of the night. I hope this does not become a pattern. I have an appointment this morning then home for the rest of the day to clean the house.

Shu, you did great! you made it, keep hanging out with the dog, he is a good influence!

Queen where are you? Check in please?

Fly, I am going to try to take the L glutimine 1 at a time instead of 2 today. I am hoping if I take 1 every 3 hours instead of 2 every 6 hours I will get more relief from the constant cravings in between pills. I know you said you were taking 3 a day how do you space them?

[FlyAway]

Conquoring day 1!!! Who's beating this with me?

Shue--You made it! :yougo: Animals are so attuned to the world and to us. How interesting that you notice a difference in your dog!

Mby--I think your plan with the L-Glut is good, every 3 hours. It took it when I woke up in the morning, when I ate lunch, around 4pm, and then at night if a craving struck. But taking it every 3 hours sounds like the perfect way to make sure it's in your system around the clock.

Queenbug is away with family today. I think she was supposed to be home tonight but had to run right back out, so we might not see her for a day or two. But she can definitely use our strength to keep her strong while she's away. She was worried because she was spending the night with family and expected them to have lots of alcohol around. So keep her in your thoughts and prayers that she can stay AF while away.

[mby82266]

Conquoring day 1!!! Who's beating this with me?

I went to my appointment this morning and was offered the opportunity to go to school full time for free and finish my degree! I am so glad I am AF. I don't think I would have even accepted this opportunity while drinking. Now I have an even bigger reason to stay AF. I canceled my interview. My husband said we will make it. without me working so I can go to school. I think if I try to go to school and work I will get overwhelmed.

[gregorino]

Conquoring day 1!!! Who's beating this with me?

Awesome News MBY! The better it gets, the better it gets!

[FlyAway]

Conquoring day 1!!! Who's beating this with me?

Mby--What wonderful news! And what a great opportunity. You're right not to overwhelm yourself with responsibility. One thing at a time. Your husband sounds like a real support to you!

[noxy]

Conquoring day 1!!! Who's beating this with me?

Well done Shue ... so happy that you made it through the witching hour ! Clever doggie... A Labrador perhaps ? mby .... To sleep or not to sleep???I have this quite a bit , feelings of restlessness and bouts of insomnia , gets better ! Fly .. praying for you , also got 2 teens ... They going through adolecence !!! I am going through the change of life .. so mega hormones all over this house !!Everyone else >>> keep close and lots a :h:h and :l:l So bad at remembering all the names!!! Nice to have Gregorino on board here !!! from noxy

[gregorino]

Conquoring day 1!!! Who's beating this with me?

Thank You Noxy! It is good to be here....Wednesdays in my recent past always saw me start drinking about now....I'd be stumblin by dinner. I think this is better.

[bottlestopper]

Conquoring day 1!!! Who's beating this with me?

May I join you. I am just getting to the end of day 2. this is my third attempt and going AF. I still at this point cant imagine never having another drink, but I intuitively feel that I have no option, however it is sort of like grieving for an old friend. My thoughts are consumed with what I will miss rather than what I will gain. I keep trying to think more positive thoughts but I cant at the moment. I hope this will change when I get a few AF days under my belt. I have made a commitment to myself and my family that I will go AF until the end of August. I hope I can do it, I am so fed up of letting them and myself down.

[noxy]

Conquoring day 1!!! Who's beating this with me?

Welcome Bottlestopper... Read through some of the posts here and try and get into the groove ! You need to check out the toolbox .... gotta get that plan sorted out !!!