I am now on day 6! :thumbs:
Well, I can honestly say that it feels good to have managed 6 straight days without a drink, I don't think I have ever managed 2 straight days in the last 20 years of drinking. Now I am under no illusion that this is going to be easy, all I can say for sure is that I have not had a drink today, I might tomorrow, who knows.
I know there is no miracle cure for alcoholism and I am under no illusion that things will improve overnight but I would just like to ask some advice about withdrawal symptoms and others experience of them.
Since having stopped drinking I am constantly fatigued, to the point of needing to sleep during the day, I do have trouble sleeping, especially falling asleep, but once asleep do manage 5-6 hours. Also for the first couple of days I had a constant headache and pain around my eyes, this was not too bad and easily manageable with paracetamol. The main thing worrying me at the moment is intense pain that has suddenly started in my wrists, hands, fingers, shoulders, neck, knees and ankles. Mostly only when I move and it seems to vary day to day. I am concerned as to whether this could just be coincidental and I may be mistaking something real for a temporary withdrawal symptom.
Any tips or advice would be most welcome!
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