[Ace 1st Batch] Three withdrawal symptoms I experienced

 

 

 

One, depression

 

I could only sleep 2 to 3 hours a day. Having experienced insomnia due to postpartum depression in 2017, I knew how difficult it was, but this insomnia was clearly different from that time.

It was exhausting to go through daily life without sleep until the fifth day. From the sixth day, falling asleep wasn't difficult, but the quality of sleep was poor. I fell asleep early and woke up late, but kept waking up intermittently, feeling semi-conscious... Should I say I felt like I was constantly intoxicated?

 

Feeling just like a sick chicken...

 

Two, headache

 

The headache that started on the third day of this week was on a different level.

 

Except for the time I was asleep, I suffered from a headache all day long. It was so painful that tears came to my eyes... The headache was so severe that I couldn't carry out my daily activities, so I finally started taking painkillers. I took Tylenol three times a day for ten straight days.

 

Three, constipation

 

I haven't usually had constipation. But I've experienced the most severe constipation in my life so far. My stomach felt like it was going to burst, and I even had pain in my lower back. (If constipation is severe, does everyone else also experience back pain, or is it just me?)

According to a search on Naver, the stimulant that irritates the intestines, namely alcohol, has disappeared, causing this phenomenon. I wanted to take a laxative, but I was already taking painkillers for a headache, and if the constipation was caused by the absence of the stimulant (=alcohol), I thought I definitely shouldn't take any medication.

 

The three issues I mentioned earlier were the withdrawal symptoms I experienced during my 15 days of sobriety. For those planning to quit or currently abstaining, just endure for two weeks. If you can endure for only two weeks, a year of sobriety will become much easier!

 

Stay strong, this week's drinkers and abstainers :)