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Originally Posted by amandalouise
do you mean how come no one here in this board (dissociative Disorders board) experiences this... the answer may be because here in the USA problems associated with alcohol use knocks out the diagnosis of dissociative disorders....
I know many people who have obtained sobriety and are left with damage to their central and peripheral nervous systems and other brain injury problems associated with alcohol use, to the point of having the same left over side effects that you have. these problems are addressed with medical treatment , with some people its just a matter of letting the body have time to heal from all the damage the alcohol has done to their body, how much time well that depends on many factors like how much alcohol was consumed, length of time that person drank over their life span and may other factors. for some people the physical damage to a persons body due to alcohol can be permanent because of the damage to brain cells that may not be able to regenerate, that said sometimes medication can also help combat\treat\heal the residual side effects left over from alcohol use...
my suggestion if this continues to bother you contact a medical doctor who can order tests to assess what kind of alcohol damage you have in your body and help you get treated for those problems, so that you can feel better as soon as its possible for you.
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I meant as in most people outside of the forum wouldn't understand. I had no idea that alcoholism would affect a diagnosis. I never have had a physical dependence on it, but it just became all that I wanted to do. I get cravings and impulses to drink too, but that's more mental. These symptoms came because I felt like I lost everything...I don't alcohol caused it. Alcohol just made me want to be "high" all the time.