OK, I'm going to try it, being AF for one month - at least. My last Drink was Saturday Jan. 6. How long does it take for the Alcohol to really get out of your system. I don't drink everyday, I'm more of the weekend bindger. And that would be every weekend. When I bindge, I do it pretty big. I started this proram back in the summer I think, have done well and have slipped. I'm tired of slipping. So anyway, how long does it take to get everything out of your system? Can't remember if it's in the book or not, probably need to re-read it anyway.....
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Shedot,
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Hi shedot:
I think all the alcohol gets processed fairly quickly. I would say about 24 hours after your last drink it's pretty much gone. However, the stuff it gets processed into, acetaldehyde probably stays for a while longer. In my case, I would still feel poisoned for 4 to 5 days after a drunk binge.
The trap many fall into is when all the acetaldehyde is gone, the drinker then feels "good and happy" again, and feels the urge to do it all over again. That was me big time. Many, many years I went through that damn cycle. Ater a weekend long binge, I would swear off on Monday in the highest, and then Friday night would hit, and I had "forgotten" all about my misery just a few days earlier. Crazy huh?
The residual anxiety is probably part physical and part psychological. The binges damage the nerves and nerve chemistry after many years. This causes anxiety, and that is what a lot of things in the program are designed to deal with.
I'm AF over a year now, after binge drinking for almost 35 years, so if you pay close attention to what things you need, you can make it. Everyone here is a little different, so some things will help more than others for each individual. I am big on supplements and exercise and meditation. I never did any of the prescription stuff, but that was a personal preference due to previous prescription experiences with tranquilizers and anti-depressants.
Hope that helps a bit.
Be well.
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That is SOOOOO me, after a few days, errr, after the hang over days, I feel good again and the cycle continues. I tried the topa in the beginning, don't like it at all. I'm not opposed to taking something other than the supps, but I think if I do go back to that route, it will be with a docs help. So anyway thanks, now if I can just check in daily or nightly, with this board and site, it will be helpful. And I need to dust off that book....Yogo would be wonderful if I can squeeze it into my schedule....hmmm.
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Welcome Shedot!!
Keep posting... we're all in this together; wanting to leave alcohol out of our lives.
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Shedot,
Welcome. Alcohol takes about 96 hrs to completely disappear from your system.Paddy
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Just wanted to say hello Shedot, and wish you the best of luck for your AF month..I don't care who you are...Your not walking on water while i'm fishing..
One drink is too many... A thousand is never enough...Sober since July 2nd 2009
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Shedot,
welcome to Absville,
Just keep reading and posting and so on and so on. We are all in the same boat, but all the sailors are incredibly helpful and full with wisdom.
Have a great day.
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OMG.....today is the kind of day I would go home after work and have a good stiff drink or two...or three, etc.....I shant though....Lord help me!Comment
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Shedot
Welcome.
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Shedot
Just try to focus on other things if you can. Think of how proud you will be tomorrow. And think of other things that are not your normal routine that you can do. Then you will create new habits. Post a lot here too!
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Fan.....
Sigh.
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Welcome to you, just take it day by day and lots of good advice here. I learn something everyday.
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Thank you for your welcomes! Today seems particularly hard. I through out all the alcohol in my house or most of it. I didn't drink yesterday (yeaahhhh) and am tryig not to today, but am wanting to sooo bad. What to YOU do on really bad days when you are determined not to drink. Take more supps? I started taking the SAM-E and it seems to be giving me a headache, anyone else experience this? How much Kudzu is too much??
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Hey Shedot,
All I can say is just "hang in there"... it's so worth it. Some say that just "getting through" the cravings one at a time works (hence the "one day at a time" slogan) For me, what works is to really think about how awful I KNOW I WILL FEEL TOMORROW MORNING!! I visualize the headache, the fog, the lack of energy, the regret, the depression, the fuzzy head, etc. And then, I think about waking up in the morning 'FEELING GOOD...:happy: :happy: :happy:
good luck, keep posting and keep reading!
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