Tired After Quitting Drinking? Here's Why and What to Do About It
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- Опубліковано 10 вер 2024
- Early sobriety fatigue is very common. Check out this video to learn why
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That clarified my fatigue issue for me...thanks! I've been AF for 6 weeks now and am still napping for at least an hour a day (in my 70s and retired). That said, I was unable to do much of anything while drinking, so where I am at now is still an improvement. 👍
This is a great reminder! And congrats on 6 weeks. What I’ve seen from my community members is they will typically stop complaining about being tired around 6-8 weeks so hopefully you feel better very soon!
Hey spent 8 years 2 months Honorable in the AF myself.
You hear about functioning alcoholics but I have no idea what that is about, at least now I have a legitimate excuse for being immobile. 😆
Best to you in your recovery! 😁
@@soberpowered I'm at 8 weeks now, and although I'm still napping an hour a day (plus sleeping 7 hours a night), I'm feeling much better and able to do chores around the home, garden, shop for necessities, and prepare the evening meal. Thanks for the encouragement!
@@soberpowered Thanks again. Right on cue at 7-8 weeks the tiredness receded. I'm 10 weeks AF now and feeling better and more energetic every week.
@@brlwa6354What’s your excuse?
Thanks again for sharing!
I'm in the very early stages of sobriety. It's been 4 weeks, and I've relapsed about 10 times. A couple of times extremely heavily. Through my research, I've discovered that heavy consumption of alcohol over long periods now means the mitochondria are no longer absorbing certain B' vitamins correctly. Also if our bodies are utilising the easily available energy via alcohol which is present in the body for 1 day. That's probably another reason why we feel so exhausted. It also makes sense when you point out that our bodies are in recovery, as this will lead to tiredness.
Yup, and to add on to your point… alcohol metabolism utilizes a lot of NAD, so that can’t be used elsewhere. This causes problems with weight loss too and is a reason why it’s difficult to lose weight when you drink. Episode 34 of my podcast is all about this. It’s not on UA-cam. It’s on Apple or Spotify
As for the relapses, are you getting support? If you keep relapsing, it’s a sign you need to get more support than what you’re doing. Therapy and meetings are a great place to start
Finally a youtube channel that answers my questions. Thank you!
aw thank you! I'm so happy to hear this.
Interesting. I'm right at a month AF, and while sleep has greatly improved, I find myself getting very sleepy during the day. Even moderate physical activity leaves me heavily fatigued. I have always eaten well, even when I was drinking too much. I'm just going to push through, be patient, try and balance rest with moderate activity and let myself adjust. Onward and upward!
Dude same!!! lol I come back from the gym and crash hard! Then I eat and crash hard again! It’s annoying lol
And here I was thinking it was all due to me just being lazy in my retirement...silly me.
Thank you and I'll finish watching your video when...😴
I stopped for 3 days , now i need 2 energy drinks and coffee to get moving.
It won’t be like that forever. Keep going ❤️
11 months AF with one small relapse 4 months ago and still EXTREMELY fatigued. I have had my thyroid and b12 checked without issues, sleep study done with no sleep issues. I am just now getting to the point where I am having dreams again. And they are normal dreams. I have NOT had even 1 dream about drinking. I used to be a dreamer, almost every night. For the past 7+ years have not been dreaming at all. I finally started dreaming again abt 4 weeks ago but they were just every now and then. I am not getting to where i am dreaming atleast every other night. I wonder, since I am starting to dream again, if my sleep is stabilizing and my fatigue will eventually go away? Anyone have any idea?
I’m at 6 months sober and dealing with a similar issue. Just got all of my levels checked as well (Thyroid, testosterone, B and D levels, and a whole panel of other stuff). My cholesterol is down over 100 points, blood pressure is 106/60. My numbers couldn’t be better, yet I feel drained all the time. My doc doesn’t seem to know what to do either. Very frustrating.
I also have been doing without dreams for several years. I also seem to have issues with memory and focus which appear to be symptoms of ADHD. I stopped alcohol completely and luckily this time the withdrawals weren’t as big of a problem as in the past as I tapered off over a period of months and took kudzu root extract. Now I’ve stopped sugar and am transitioning to keto diet. My brain has slowed down allowing me to focus more. But I’m experiencing the fatigue and I figured it was from adjusting to keto. I now believe it’s a combination of the two. Gonna take some time plenty of patience .
@@davidcox8580 low cholesterol is dangerous, your brain needs it.
Great Information! Thank you!
This is helpful
Thank You for sharing
Thank you for watching!
31 days sober ! Anybody else suffer Brain Fog??!! And Anxiety?!
Very normal. If you go into your podcasting app (Apple or Spotify) and search for Sober Powered I have 2 episodes for you. E157 explains why we have brain fog and E167 is what to expect with your anxiety when you quit drinking
@@soberpowered thank you 🙏🏽 I will forshure check those episodes out !
@@GusstheGoon13yeah I started feeling it more today. I’m at 34 days without alcohol.
The day just feels off. Like an eerie feeling.
Just know it’s your brain healing dude. It’s a good thing!
@@EliasGonzalez-s4c yeah man shit sucks ! But we hanging in there! Haven’t had a break over 11 yrs! It’s a BATTLE !
60 days AF here. I still fumble words but my anxiety was gone within the first week. I feel great these days but still get tired around 2pm and need a car nap. All the best
I find after stopping sleep isn't great at all . 3d day in , need to stop because I can feel my organs are not loving it .
Insomnia is normal. I struggled with it for 3-4 weeks. I explain what to expect with sleep in episode 75 of my podcast. It’s not on UA-cam but you can listen here link.chtbl.com/E75
@@soberpowered Wow that's insane , thanks . Hope you are doing well .
Three weeks sober. Im still exhausted
I’m sorry to hear that, but that’s not uncommon. I have a course on this if you’d like to understand more about why you’re tired and lifestyle changes to improve your energy www.soberpowered.com/why-am-i-so-tired-after-quitting-drinking
@@soberpowered thanks X I also have to avoid certain places at the moment, I was going to buy milk but didn't because I new I would probably buy wine also. I'm determined to do this
In your experience, is there any relationship between stopping drinking and anesthesia affecting you more? Today I left the dentist quite shaken. I even had a fever when I got home although it is a coincidence and I have a cold.
I’m so sorry you had such a scary experience today. I’ve never seen anything about that. There are probably a lot of factors that go into bad experiences with anesthesia. I hope you feel better soon
Through drinking in the past you will have gained a tolerance to anesthesia. As a trainer doctor and anesthesiologist your dentist should have asked about drinking habits. Hopefully they only gave you a local anesthetic as they shouldn't have given you a general if you are suffering from a respiratory infection due to complications!
Also the stress of the operation probably had an adverse effect on your respiratory illness
@@soberpowered I am fine nos bit ir was strange. I will inform my doctor about my condition and will share the info here if it is ok to you, of course.
I didn't tell hum Today is mu 75 day sober. My fault,@@fellowyorkshireman2391
@@RobertoLopezH of course! I agree with the comment above that sick people shouldn’t be getting anesthesia. That’s a big no. I hope you get some answers so you feel confident that it won’t happen again