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FP Edit: send encouragement! Words, puppies, pics, everything welcome!
neil137
*if youre addicted
sbchupp
If a heavy drinker, please don't do this when you are by yourself at the start. The initial reactions can be dangerous. Rooting for you!
KievCossack
"Ability to concentrate increased 18%" I'll take bullshit stats collected in bullshit ways for 600.
bdoverflow101
Palpitations. They forgot palpitations.
cullen0013
Preach on! Definitely had those.
anunwantedshotoftequila
I’m doing sober September, so I’ll join you for the first month!!
Bearjahud
@op, day 18 over here. You got this; talking about it helps, and reach out immediately for medical help if you experience severe effects.
wababooba
You can die from the seizures and/or delirium tremens! Don’t just go cold turkey if you’re a heavy drinker! Talk to a doctor!
badgesweedontneednostinkingbadges
I stopped drinking 2 months ago and I haven't seen any of these effects. I guess I wasn't hooked, just a casual.
InkyBlinkyPinkyAndClyde
Yeah, I stopped both times that I got pregnant, no symptoms. But I was having a glass of wine every other evening or so. That's not /1
InkyBlinkyPinkyAndClyde
enough for most people to build a dependency. /2
lalwaysupvotecatsandTHT
I totally didn't misread the thumbnail as "Post a cute withdrawal".
cullen0013
It’s probably not going to be very cute, that’s for sure
kindofpinkpants
Are you starting a club? I'm in! I could use some support also. And a daily reminder.
cullen0013
Not starting a club per se, but that’s not a bad idea! You can PM me and I’ll do my best to check in on the daily!
cullen0013
You can do it!
qhatdoyouhavethereaknife
Alcohol withdrawal is the most deadly, that’s why you should not quit cold turkey, if you do go to a rehab place or the hospital
LordPaimon
If you’re an alcoholic please don’t quit cold turkey or by yourself. Alcohol and benzos withdrawal will kill you.
csullivan
44 and I’ve never drank in my life. Should I start so I can stop and reap these benefits?
cullen0013
Haha no, and good on ya!
kcidakcusog
Now do what happens when you dont eat meat for two weeks. That will blow your mind.
nevertrustawetfart
I quit for 11 months and there was no noticeable difference except for maybe loosing 5 lbs.
carlsagansghost
How much drinking is this chart talking about?
cullen0013
Couldn’t say, sorry
imgurdotcommie
It's different for everyone.
OfallthestupididioticWTF
We need a post about the benefits of NOT QUITTING drinking
bloggerheads
12 years after last drink: zero regrets.
allihearisnoise
What's the best bits for you?
bloggerheads
Freedom.
allihearisnoise
That's good to hear. I feel very trapped and very ill from it all.
SonOfTheDarkStranger
I have been alcohol-free for 22 years after drinking for 26 years. The benefits of stopping for good are FAR greater than shown here.
chinaPieCreator
They certainly are, I can’t imagine now why I needed to drink
SonOfTheDarkStranger
But post-acute withdrawal lasts longer than mere weeks. In fact, about a month for each year of hard drinking. Mine lasted nearly 2 years.
chinaPieCreator
The first two years were an emotional roller coaster, I also got a huge craving for sweet thing I would drink 2 Litres of custard in a night
SidVicious13
I’m eight months in, I can tell you the pay off is more than worth it. I can not believe how my life is now vs a year ago. You got this!!
JustADudeWhoLikesSpace
I just quit drinking and am on day 6. So...this should be fuuuuuuuuuun. -_-
mktrat
You got this!
squintish
you're already over the worst.
sandraquinn463000
Keep at its worth the effort.
cullen0013
You can do it, bro
WaveLine
After falling off a 6 year run of sobriety (thanks COVID), I'm back on it. 3 weeks in. A little anxiety, but I'm not letting myself down.
MrSirDick
Good work keep it up.
qtRaven
I had the same problem with smoking when I lost my job in April due to Covid. We can both quit.
mrmeeseekslookatmee
The good news is you at least know you can do it!
InkyBlinkyPinkyAndClyde
That's great, keep it up!
cullen0013
You got this!
WaveLine
So do you!
Antonio3519
1 year and 4 months without drinking... one of the best decisions of my life.
Kable
what are some of the benefits? I down about 5 - 6 beers a nights, and hit it a little harder on the weekends..
Antonio3519
I sleep better, it's easier to lose belly fat, there is no hangover, i have more money to spend in things I really...
Antonio3519
Also, it's easier for me to talk to woman's without drinking... I don't know why.. I just fell better.
sorryicameinyourhairhoney
I quit heavy drinking almost 20 years ago. There's a good chance you'll have none of these problems. Good luck.
UrbanNorthern
The fuck is wet brain??
ToasterDent
Too much Pr0nHub
Alecchi
This is what 6th graders were telling us they were doing with girls when we were in 4th grade I think
circlebreaker
Brain damage caused by your body adapting to the use of alcoholic foodstuffs (beer etc.) for calories instead of food. Makes you dumb-dumb.
mad4some
Close cousin of wheat bran.......
PotatoThunder
To be fair, I think to get to that level you have to be drinking a LOT. like most of your calories are from booze.
AnxiousCuttlefish
Korsakoff's Dementia, it's an old nickname for alcohol-induced (and thiamine-decifient) brain effects.
BallisticPenguin
Oh you know ?️??️
Maaatth
When you over-soak your brain in brain.
NEONrayne717
https://youtu.be/URl_57MaHfI
drunkpanther
Oh bud. If you saw you’d know it. Imagine a fast brain in a slow body, like it’s just out of sync.
Teenskees
My friend has this. Went from normal to mentally handicapped. Bacially irreversible brain damage.
chinaPieCreator
Proper Wet Brain is Alcohol Related Brain Damage, your short term memory goes as do your planning and organising skills, I went for an ARBD
chinaPieCreator
Test at Rozelle in Sydney, I met men and Women who couldn’t remember who they were, they were institutionalised for life
cullen0013
Apparently it’s a fun name for thiamine deficiency, which causes confusion and memory issues.
EinElchsaft
Shit i have that all the time
majorcovert
So pretty much how I feel all the time.
chinaPieCreator
No, it’s actually Brain Damage, you can see on scans huge black areas of the brain, Thiamine Deficiency includes Peripheral Neuropathy
5timespeed
More than that, you lose coordination, balance issues, you basically drink yourself “dumb” confusion
ILostIt
OP make sure you seek medical help with detoxing if you have significant daily alcohol intake
allysuzumiya
How much alcohol counts as significant daily intake?
5timespeed
A big bottle “ a handle “ 1.75 liters Vodka or Whiskey
Retronyx
I'm not saying you're wrong, but a lot less than this would still be a lot.
mentallychallengeaccepted
Isn’t the recommendation for a ”normal built guy” 12 units per week, and none more than 4 units in one day? like 2 glasses of wine per day
ILostIt
There is no established “minimum” for daily alcohol intake that can trigger withdrawals, as tolerance varies with duration of use and BMI
Ihatedecidingonausername
If you are having withdrawals when you stop, then you are drinking too much
allysuzumiya
Protip
absoliutenus
It depends person to person. If you get really drunk basically. For an asian person that could mean only 4-5 beers
BenderRodriguz1010
LOL that's not how that works, being asian makes no difference
ILostIt
Wernicke Encephalopathy, permanent brain damage that is truly awful. Generally happens after multiple episodes of delirium tremens.
xmaneds
yours is the only good answer, thank you
deaddogsmuggler
Is where wet dreams are made
circlebreaker
Is that why alcoholics pee the bed?
deaddogsmuggler
Yeah...."pee."
ftex530
We actually pee the bed, our pants, car, easy chair and especially the toilet at 3 in the morning. It goes everywhere.
shitsicle
How much time do you have
gingerpholife
You don't want a rock solid brain... you want a soft wet brain.
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gingerpholife
Muunk
Opposite of dry brain
CadeGreenbottle
Oh.
sicsided
Is that what you call a turned off sapiosexual?
newc14
Underappreciated joke right here
copingcabana
No. FIGHTER of Dry Brain. ;)
Rosie2003
AaaaAAAAAaaaahhhhh
ThatsMyNameDontWearItOut
Champion of the rum.
sedimentatthebottom
jswhat
OK Ben Shapiro
picklesandmayonnaisesandwich
OP if you're a heavy drinker you need medical assistance to get through withdrawal. It will help with symptoms too. DM if you need advice.
cullen0013
Thanks! I wouldn’t say heavy, more constant than anything. Thanks for the advice! p.s. I also love pickles and mayonnaise!
YouWereSupposedToBeBulletPoints
YES! Please tell me that you have a planned decrease, not cold turkey. I lost one of my closest friends by him thinking he was strong enough
picklesandmayonnaisesandwich
You will feel so much better, lose weight and sleep better, but it's a FUCKING rough two weeks, not going to lie. You'll save $$ too.
cullen0013
Much appreciated, thanks for the encouragement!
Biigs
Take this advice: if you go 6-10 hours without a drink and start to shake and feel unwell, you have not reduced enough 1/2
Biigs
2/2 if you cannot buy/drink more in an effort to REDUCE, seek medical advice. medications can replace reduction methods and avoid seizures
RaeNashon
I second that. I used to work detox, some of them were dangerously ill and wouldn’t have made it without immediate care 1/2
RaeNashon
Maybe make sure someone is keeping an eye on you for a few days? It’s going to suck, but you can do it 2/2
nacklemurnig
Definitely talk to a doctor to make sure you aren’t at risk for DT. Maybe ask for some Librium (if you think you won’t abuse it) Good Luck.
brobinson2001
And stay away from Gabapentin. The withdrawals from that are worse than alcohol minus the dying part
PornhubsFirstTree
This has to be for someone fully dependent on alcohol am I right? I mean I drink something most days, but days without it and I feel better
cullen0013
Not fully dependent, thankfully. It’s more psychological than anything else, but I do experience withdrawal symptoms.
PornhubsFirstTree
Damn. Good luck. ?
Biigs
The key in all cases is reduce before you stop completely, drink less amounts less often before saying "this is officially the last one"
ButtPlunger69
Yeah like with any drug quiting cold turkey can be dangerous, it is best to wean off
Biigs
actually most drug withdraws are just very unpleasant with alternative drugs to ease that suffering, benzos and alcohol can actually kill
Biigs
If you find this impossible then seek medical assistance/advice immediately because you DO HAVE A PROBLEM
graft
Yes, it is extremely misleading to say that seizures would follow if a person who drinks a 3-5 times a week suddenly stopped drinking.
PornhubsFirstTree
Yeah I would think you would have to be an all day drinker. Or I guess it’s genetics too.
graft
Yeah, that's pretty much correct though it isnt fully known. About 3-5% of recovering alcoholics will experience delirium tremens/seizures.
graft
It is still scary for those that are truly addicted - if untreated the mortality rate of delirium tremens is 15-40%
chinaPieCreator
I went to a Party on 21st December 1969, I finally left 13th February 1996 at 3pm
Welve
Lmao I drink like once a week max, pretty sure I’m not at constant risk of this shit lol
yolkedkrainian
This doesn't mention the sweating. Enjoy changing your pillow case and bedding every day from sweating in your sleep for the first 2 weeks
AJBatson
Going through it right now - last drink was a week ago. Changed them yesterday, changing them tomorrow.
Richels
Yeah, it was about 6 nights that I had to change the bedding sometimes twice in a night because it would be soaked.
SoraPonyBoyVersetti
IF ANYONE IS DEPENDENT ON ALCOHOL AND WANT TO QUIT SEEK PROFESSIONAL HELP TO TAPER OFF TO AVOID DELERIUM TREMENS, IT CAN BE LIFE THREATENING
yolkedkrainian
This, but it's also hard to know if you're to that stage. Can you share any recommendations from medical professionals?
SoraPonyBoyVersetti
If you can't go half a day without getting shakes you need to detox and ween down with a benzodiazepine taper to prevent the delerum tremens
chinaPieCreator
Best advice on here
cullen0013
Ugh, I’m gonna be so gross. Thanks for the heads up tho!
brobinson2001
Google "John Cheese Cracked Quitting Drinking". Dude is good at telling you how it's gonna be, humorously
qPRdxH4UXm36HS9rJgLA
I cracked took down all of his articles after he got outed as a sexual predator, but it looks like new management put them back up
brobinson2001
I hadn't heard about that
nacklemurnig
There’s also a smell. You can’t stop it. It’s just there.
chinaPieCreator
Yep, nearly 25 years later I can still remember that smell
my2micmacs
That's bcuz ur sweating all the impurities out of ur body.
PeskiPanda
The majority of the impurities in our bodies don’t actually come out through our sweat. Mostly you pee them out.
brobinson2001
Dunno why you're getting downvoted. It's true: your lymph nodes are busy purging at the same time as your liver and kidneys once the 1/2
brobinson2001
neurological depressive effects of alcohol wear off and shit starts working properly again. Suddenly the body goes into emergency cleaning.
ahernandez
How much did you drink to get to that point?
yolkedkrainian
Enough
rudejohn
As someone who has quit a few times and gone through this - a LOT.
chinaPieCreator
If you drink to get drunk or have a good time then you’re just a piss artist, if you drink because you have to you’re an Alcoholic
BlueEyedTrixxyHobbit
Honestly I thought I had Covid when I still felt like shit 3 days later. Went to get tested and it turned out I was severely dehydrated
BlueEyedTrixxyHobbit
With heatstroke and sun poisoning. Felt so shitty that I was good with booze and then some of the Posted effects kicked in.
JimSleepWracker
Good lord, they're not selling the quitting aspect very well. I'll have all these awful symptoms, but at least my liver fat will be down
somethingstupidandclever
Yeah how bout "no risk of DUI" or "you won't have a $100,000 medical bill for acute pancreatitis" or "you will fucking smell better"
aloysiuscentauri
For those who will be unable to stay stopped on their own accord, none of this information matters.
OriginalGlitterman
My thoughts exactly!
Biigs
Yeah @op presumably some of these symptoms can be mitigated by meds?
Mithi
It is important to make clear that a heavy alcoholic can indeed die from withdrawal. Because it is the only drug that does that.
rotzverpopelt
I have all those symptoms and I never really started drinking.
Itjumpsupitjumpsdownitrunsallaround
+10% to a nice solid 3 hrs of sleep means full 18 mins more of pleasant relaxation! With night terrors possibly.
Phlynch
That sounds like a great reason to never touch it in the first place.
Melber
You're not going to trick me into mormonism that easy, Mitt Romney.
cullen0013
Haha IKR?
NapParty
Fatty liver will kill you.
R3AV3R
I'd say living is a pretty good benefit... Lol
waudey912
Here's hoping.
robotoclock
most things will kill you
wimdehert
The main benefit is not dying and creating a burning emotional crater for your friends and loved ones.
YouCanCallMeCal
Liver "fat" here means decrease in bridging fibrosis. Diet will impact liver fat more
artifexr
Fatty liver actually leads to dangerous problems, and if it worsens, hepatitis: https://www.webmd.com/hepatitis/fatty-liver-disease
chinaPieCreator
Junkies always make me laugh, Alcohol withdrawal is far worse than a Heroins, an alcoholic can die if stopping without medical supervision
nonamejanie
Exactly what I was thinking. Lololol
CWrightPills
Cannibals who like foie gras: have a beer.
CptRobotNinja
These are pretty fucking severe withdrawal symptoms. I was a very heavy drinker for many years and I had none of these when I quit
breezybriv
That’s what I was thinking, I’ve gone weeks without drinking and never had any of these...
chinaPieCreator
Apart from the DTs and Wet Brain I had them all, thankfully last time I got put on Valium, but I was alcoholic, not just a heavy drinker
SirButcher
It very heavily change per person. Someone has nothing, and some people die if they quit without medical help.
CptRobotNinja
Probably best to discuss with your doctor, I definitely did just to be safe
introtothevert
Yup, they often prescribe valium for those first couple weeks because if the whole seizure and death stuff.
wmzer0mw1
OK im dumb, how the heck does going sober cause all these effects? How much do you have to drink to get to this point?
Biigs
Alcohol and benzodiazepines are the only two drugs that after heavy dependency can cause death with sudden withdrawal
introtothevert
Since alcohol depresses the nervous system, if your body is used to having it on board, when you suddenly take it away your nervous system
Biigs
https://www.healthline.com/health/alcoholism/can-you-die-from-alcohol-withdrawal overexcited CNS due to constant chemical depression
SabakuPrincess
Wernickes encephalopathy. Just google it.
milkshakaman
I guess your ability to concentrate on the benefits is down my 19%
Junktrunkjunkie
I thought most people drank precisely because they want to stop concentrating or thinking about things in general
cullen0013
I’m looking forward to increased concentration and most of all, better sleep
shadowbane1120
10% better sleep?
armandraynal
Compared to the nightmares of the acute withdrawal symptoms it will feel a lot more than 10%!
mktrat
22 days and counting. Some GI issues for a couple days, and a touch of anxiety, but otherwise I feel much MUCH better!!
BlueEyedTrixxyHobbit
Nice!
beeny
Taking a break myself;been about 2 weeks now and feeling much more awake and less anxious already
MrSirDick
Great job! Sober September.
cullen0013
Proud of you!
mktrat
Thank you.
mktrat
Gotta start somewhere!!
raydnjames
im at 815, you can do this. One day at a time, you're stronger than it.
martinomander5
Congratulations - keep up the good work!
GoddessPurpleFrost
Trying to quit myself. It's SUPER HARD when everyone has a beer but you.
VandelayIndustriesLatexSalesman
Maybe you need the change the people around you...
ondinammd3
Heineken zero, only totally zero alcohol beer out there that actually tastes good..! So you can hang with friends & they don't even notice!!
mktrat
Buckler (where available is also tasty)
youknowthatonepersonwiththeface
If it's good enough for Matt Pike!
ondinammd3
Who is Matt Pike?
youknowthatonepersonwiththeface
Stoner/sludge musician. He's had drinking and drug problems, now he drinks Heineken Zero at shows. https://youtu.be/89h-X-tZa_w