# I can't handle salt like before
**URL:** https://talkingsober.com/t/i-cant-handle-salt-like-before/1895
**Category:** Advice & Questions
**Created:** [October 31, 2016, 5:07am UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/i-cant-handle-salt-like-before/1895 "2016-10-31T05:07:20Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@alexmel](https://talkingsober.com/u/alexmel)
#### Post date: [October 31, 2016, 5:07am UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/i-cant-handle-salt-like-before/1895/1 "2016-10-31T05:07:20Z")
I noticed the past couple of days, salty food has been too much for me, whereas usually I’m a huge Salt freak. I’m talking about junk food, I had popcorn at the movies yesterday and I just ate some chips and both tasted way too salty.
Could this be anything to do with not drinking? Has anyone else had this? I’ve got a cold it could just be that.
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### Author:  [@Tanyarae](https://talkingsober.com/u/Tanyarae)
#### Post date: [October 31, 2016, 12:19pm UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/i-cant-handle-salt-like-before/1895/2 "2016-10-31T12:19:54Z")
@alexmel I don’t use salt like I used too anymore but sugar is my down fall I crave it every minute for my rush but I crash just if I got high. But I think our taste buds change. Be strong
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### Author:  [@alexmel](https://talkingsober.com/u/alexmel)
#### Post date: [October 31, 2016, 9:57pm UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/i-cant-handle-salt-like-before/1895/3 "2016-10-31T21:57:39Z")
True! I’ve been wanting chocolate at night which I never would have if I had wine.
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### Author:  [@KP001](https://talkingsober.com/u/KP001)
#### Post date: [October 31, 2016, 11:20pm UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/i-cant-handle-salt-like-before/1895/4 "2016-10-31T23:20:40Z")
There’s some interesting brain search regarding food choices/cravings while drunk or high. No just like munchies. Drunk food is almost universally salty and greasy!
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### Author:  [@Jojo765](https://talkingsober.com/u/Jojo765)
#### Post date: [October 31, 2016, 11:33pm UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/i-cant-handle-salt-like-before/1895/5 "2016-10-31T23:33:23Z")
I think when you quit drinking your body has to adjust to not having alcohol and starts craving other stuff, alcohol saps allsorts of out of us. When I topped drinking sugar was the main thing I craved but I think it’s different for all of us, i always used to put alot of salt on my food but nowadays not so much. I also find i tend to go for healthier food options i.e fruit, vegetables and fresh foods because I prefer the tastes, must be my body telling me to be healthy!
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### Author:  [@alexmel](https://talkingsober.com/u/alexmel)
#### Post date: [October 31, 2016, 11:41pm UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/i-cant-handle-salt-like-before/1895/6 "2016-10-31T23:41:12Z")
Yay! Its interesting to see all the unexpected changes that are happening. I know that I wouldn’t have hangovers any more, but I’m so much calmer over all. My anxiety is definitely less and I’m enjoying life more. The sweats that I had for the first week tell me that even if I wasn’t exactly hungover, booze was in my system ALL the time. I’m looking forward to more knock-on effects!