I can relate to your trip to hospital. I have been living with PVCs for several years now. It was scary as I was also having a fib off and on for a few years. Ended up inER twice. But a few things really helped. I quit two main triggers, alcohol, and caffeine. Had to tweak thyroid meds as well and then learning to breathe deeply and calm myself when the palpitations hit also really helped. I added magnesium to my diet, just 250 mg with dinner and it also has helped reduce pvcs. Just wanted to reassure you a little. Hope you see a cardiologist, maybe get thyroid checked also. And if you drink caffeine, quit. It really messes with your heart. Good luck!
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Be very careful in early sobriety with NA drinks would be my advice. If you find yourself drinking them āalcoholiclyā itās probably a bad idea. I had some sitting in my fridge for months without thinking of them. Best wishes to you.
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I made it to Day 
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Hey all 
just checkinā in ā¦
This morning is my therapy session, looking forward to that. There was a .ix up with my previous app so I start today.
Hubby is coming home for the weekend so that will be nice.
Iām doing well with my sobriety, no craving, no more bad dreams and no more headaches. I think the Aloe Vera Juice helped with the headaches.
Iām feeling good and productive.
Hope yaāll are well today 
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Oh my god, what a great post. Thank you so much. I was told to give Caffeine a break and i will quit for good. Swimming gives me energy so iāll just keep going. They said my thyroid is good, got that checked out yesterday. I will definitely do the deep breathing to calm myself. So i used to take āCalmā which is a magnesium supplement. I will start doing that again to! I really really appreciate your post. Kind of scared me yesterday. Thanks again!
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Glad I could be of some help. Enjoy the rest of your dayš
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Thank you. I agree completely, neat thought. But also, hysteria is a very troubled tricky word too. Maybe we should all become Hysterians of our trauma?
Itās all an uphill battle sometimes, you put in the effort and get nothing back. So you give up. I find this is also dangerous as you become an emotional nomad. I can feel my caring and being bothered slipping away.
Appreciate your reply at least, thank you 
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Day
13 no form of marijuana
163 no alcohol
94 no vapes or cigs
A bit of a stressful morning
Ablot going on and a cloudy day makes for stress
Iām going for my first drive
Be back soon
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First drive went well 
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@noshame I do hear you on celebrations and hope I didnāt trigger a thought to celebrate with a DOC. It took me a while to dissociate the word celebration with getting high or drinking. I am determined to celebrate each milestone and event in my life without my DOC. This is still a challenge at times ā especially when celebrating with others cause it is such a normalcy to relate celebrations with getting smashed. I now treat myself to a movie, nice dinner, pamper day or an day trip as my way to celebrate me. I am super proud of your days sober and grateful for your choices. Keep doing what is working for you. 
Oh man ā Iām sorry to hear about the creep coming at you and your wife. I do hope you donāt have to encounter that again ā you do have a smart plan on how to handle it if it does come up. YIPPEE to a successful first drive!
@trustybird Oh man ā Iām sorry for your loss. What a lovely way to honor a friend ā 610 days sober and counting! 
@hidden Enjoy your exciting day! Way to go on holding onto your boundaries with your ex I feel you handled that well ā show sympathy but make it clear that you are not to be toyed with. I know it was difficult for you when she left and you have been healing well since. Appreciate you doing what is best for you
@amy30 Fingers crossed that today is easier for you! OOH ā i have had to drain mine too and yeah I was stupid about it. Glad you are keeping it clean and bandaged. I do hope the antibiotics help. I feel better in moving around today (mainly cause I have to ā my mind overcomes my body when I do have tasks to complete lol) ā I do hope I keep up the momentum when I return home).
@mno I do hope the therapist responds to you ā not professional to leave a patient hanging. I also feel like you are not fleeing from this session but rather have evaluated the situation (you know it makes you uncomfortable) and have discussed / analyzed it. You may be right ā time to move on to a different group. We are not able to heal when we are uncomfortable and unable to be fully open. Wishing you loads of strength with whatever you decide.
@kkmrn Great job on day 1 Kamran! It is a huge accomplishment as I think the beginning is the hardest. I am sorry for the struggle ā it does get easier. It is normal to sleep a lot, drown yourself in TV / games etc to just get over the initial withdrawals. I find keeping myself busy and away from triggers was useful and also made sure to have gum or something to chew on (like a straw) so that I didnāt feel like lighting up. For me I had to find activities that used my mind and hands like puzzles or games on my phone (played word games, sudoku etc) so that the urges did not have a chance to register. You are doing great! Great job on realizing those in your corner and those good time friends. I had to let go of a lot of āfriendshipsā in my sober journey as I realized not everyone has my back.
Wow ā this is huge Mel. I am sorry for the rough night and so damn grateful that you threw away the joint ā BRAVO. I know that wasnāt easy when your brain turns that switch. You are doing all the right things to help. I used to love sleeping with stuffed animals ā no shame at all! I know how the darkness of all the worldās injustice can suck you in. I had to ban myself from listening / watching or engaging in any news a few years ago (made me ignorant to a lot but I also needed to work on me and I know I canāt be of use to anyone if I am broken). You have a huge heart and soak up everything around you like a sponge - It can be overwhelming my friend! I wish you well in showing up for yourself. We got your back too 
@selflove_42 Grateful that you did get a check up and now know what is going on. I am not familiar with PVCās but do hope that by being aware of the issue and monitoring it ā that you can stay on top of the condition. YES ā stay positive and sober my friend 
@pattycake 100!!! Woot woot! You are rocking it girl SO excited for your journey! 
Checking in on Friday morning ā HAPPY FRIDAY my sober companions 
It was a rough night. I tried to sleep around 10 but had a dizzy / spinning feeling and my stomach was so out of sorts. Good lord - i hadnāt felt like that in a very long time. I panicked and had to think back and make sure i didnāt accidentally drink absentmindedly ā nope I was good on that front. Still i tried to sleep but had to make a few runs to the bathroom ā i never thought i would be ending a night hovered over the porcelain thrown ever again. My throat feels raw - i did not sleep well and yeah - all because of bad Kombucha. I had 1/2 a glass with dinner and that did me in.
I am grateful to be up and moving - had coffee with my mom this morning and about to head over to the house to wait for HVAC guy. Getting the furnace serviced. Hope he shows up earlier in the time window so iām not just stuck at the house.
Wishing everyone a wonderful addiction free day! Sending you all so much love
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Captainās log day 3 haha. Happy sober Friday my friends! Made a meeting each day as well as touched base with my sponsr and posted here. Also been Journaling multiple times a day. O. Step 4 but my head is too cloudy still to realy focus on it like i should.
Detoxing at home with supervision from fam and my doc. Im stubborn and didnt want the hospital. I have seen daily improvement. Shaking is greatly reduced so it makes things easier. I think anxiety added to those. I am taking chlordiazepoxide. It has done wonders. Anyone taken it?
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Sorry to hear about the run in with bad kombucha! Gotta pop over to the things that can FRO thread and plop it there, damn! Get better quick, friendš„°
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LOL - yup - i will head over there soon and tell this bad kombucha to FRO ā its insane trying to catch up on all these threads 
Thank you Patricia! Happy Friday
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Congratulations on 1593 days. Thoughtful read.
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Excellent work Patricia! Big congrats!
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Day 1) I missed this thread. I canāt believe thereās 59 of them now!
The last time I sobered up, I used to post here daily and it was therapeutic. Iāve gotten myself into a mess and I am now at the stage where I realise I cannot have another stitch of alcohol ever again. I cannot moderate, I cannot just have 1 - I feel terrible for what Iāve put my family through. I hate myself today and want to learn to love myself again enough to stop poisoning myself. Will you help me everyone?
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Thanks friend. It has been a not so fun ride 
. A nasty reminder of the crap I went through when drinking.
This sounds greatā¦I can just imagine all the yummy blends. Wish your friend loads of success.
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Welcome back Josh. Congrats on your day 1. Itās a hard road as you know but the rewards are so worth the ride. Hang in there and be strong ā¦we got your back here!
I found keeping myself busy, staying clear of triggers and having alternatives on hand like seltzer water and gum to be very useful.
Hoping to see you around moreš«
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Yes. He gave me a limited amount and is monitoring me.
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