what to expect after quitting drinking?

hi,

i quit drinking about three weeks ago (prior to that i was drinking heavily), and since then i've been incredibly tired. i've also been craving sweets (which is to be expected given the amount of alcohol sugar i was consuming), but i'm wondering how much longer the tiredness and sugar cravings are going to continue. if anyone has any experience/feedback, that would be great.

thanks.

Congratulations on quitting drinking, that's great. I found my sleep normalized out after about a month. I was lucky I didn't get the sugar cravings.

Good luck and keep it up.

--splitimage

good for you. i hope you never have to feel the downside of drinking ever again. craving sugar-drink orange juice, candy, or whatever. the sweet cravings will pass as your body heals from alcohol.
the tiredness prob comes from your body being worn down from alcohol abuse. might have a check up with doc and take multi vitamins. you will feel much better soon.
hope you keep coming around to this forum. we're here to support you!

Hi seventyeight. I had sugar cravings too but I'm not sure how long they lasted--they slowly worked their way out of my system. Although I'm still a sucker for yummy gummy bears. Maybe some of your tiredness is related to your body getting rid of the alcohol and getting sober is no cakewalk. Sometimes I felt like I had to relearn how to live sober. Congrats on getting sober!!! You can make it!!!

Hi ~ Congratulations on three weeks !!!! You're doing GREAT !! You should start feeling better in a week or two. Just make sure that you're getting the proper amount of sleep. You might need a little more than usual for awhile as your body heals itself. Don't worry tho - you're coming along just fine!!!

Now is a good time to have a liver panel run. Ask your doctor about this. You need to find out if your liver has been harmed - the test is just a blood test - to see if your liver enzymes are ok. He also might do an ultrasound.

Best of luck and keep up the great work!!! Life sober is GREAT!! I don't know how I found the time to drink! LOL Hugs, Lee

i havent drank in 4 years & i still crave sweets like i crave air. i was a really bad alcoholic though so maybe u will be different. very good on not drinking a huge healthy step in life so so much better than the bottle trust me.

well done. you are probably tired because your body doesn't know how to sleep. as a heavy drinker, you probably passed out at bed time instead of going to sleep and now your body has to learn how to go to sleep. i find any sugar around bed time screws up my sleep.