I made it two weeks, and can’t wait to keep going! Ive noticed I have been a lot more moody and short tempered, still have sugar cravings like crazy… Headaches are also more frequent… Anyone else relate around this time frame or what are you experiencing or have experienced?
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It’s very common in early sobriety yes. You are no longer self medicating with alcohol and facing your emotions.
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Day 16 here. I’m not in a bad mood or irritable but sugar cravings are an issue along with insomnia some nights.
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Definitly very common in early recovery. In fact my moodiness, irritability, and short temperament lasted for months (not to say that ull experience it for that long tho). Sugar cravings were a huge thing but did settle down overtime. I found that once i began finding tools to help me manage my emotions better, the irritability and short temperament calmed down alot. I began using deep breathing and started pausing when agitated to help. Exercise helped alot with my mood and was a great way to move that negative energy out. Self care was a BIG thing for me too as well as just being gentle with myself as I was making these big changes. What ur experiencing is very common and doesnt last forever 
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Ohh yes insomnia has been a struggle as well!!
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I’ve had the absolute worst headaches (37 days sober). Along with that, comes nausea so bad, I could barely keep water down… I so badly wanted it to go away, I cried. I’m not sure if that relates to withdrawls, but it was awful.
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When I quit, I was very irritable for a while.
Sugar cravings lasted several months.
Headaches wasn’t an issue from what I remember, but had really bad brain fog. It wasn’t like my head hurt per se, but it did feel full, or tight, if that makes any sense. Again, that lasted a couple months.
Some drugs, like alcohol replaces natural chemicals and horomones that our brain uses to process stuff. When we quit, those chemicals are no longer present and so out brains struggle to catch up, during that time, weird things happen, headaches, brainfog, depression, anxiety etc. As long as you keep quit, it’ll get better little by little everyday.
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It really is the worst feeling… I was slightly irritable, but that mood seems to be passing… but these headaches. I’m also trying to keep hydrated, and that seems to help slightly… also, huge congrats on a year and a sobriety!!
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Yup … I’m right there with ya sista! I’m 13 days in and my head hasn’t stopped pounding and then the sugar cravings … what is up with that hey. I haven’t had sugar in 8 years!
I sure hope my next week of sobriety is more comfortable. However, on the plus side, I am sleeping waaaay better.
Hope you feel better soon 
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Hello. I am over a year sober and yes, headaches, dream where I’m partying and using, irritability, frustrations, sugar cravings are still there for me even now. It has settled down a lot with the headaches. Everyone is different. I had a good 32 years of drinking so i guess it takes time to get the neural pathways healthy. None of those things compares to the waste of time and physical pain of hangovers and embarrassing shame the morning after. Stay the course and get to the other side of the side effects. It is so worth it. Be good to yourself as well!
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RIGHT?! I have never had a sweet tooth at all until I stopped drinking, and I hope the headache doesnt last much longer lol Glad I am not alone in all of this… Also my sleeping hasnt been crazy better but drunk dreams were always nightmares, and I havent had one of those in 2 weeks so thats good right?
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Thank you!! Congrats on over a year thats amazing!!!
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@Elletse Well done on 2 weeks! I am currently 9 weeks and 3 days sober from alcohol and I am still having sugar cravings. I am trying to control them, but sometimes I just can’t!! I still think it is a small price to pay for sobriety however.
Encouragement and blessings from Australia 
xo
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Soooo good 
I think we are on the right track chickie … WE CAN DO THIS!!! 
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I agree, we got this!!!
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Congrats on 9 weeks thats amazing! Thank you for your reply, keep on keepin on 
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I should know it takes longer than 2 weeks to get rid of 11 years of toxins, I keep having to remind myself that I was putting poison into my body for so long it will take longer to heal… I unfortunately am so impatient with myself and need to learn to not be that way…
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I’m 16 days sober right now, and I’ve got the headaches and the brain fog. I’m not moody or irritable at all, though. Maybe that’s because I’ve been keeping mostly to myself (it’s the safest way for now) and not interacting with people outside of work and the gym.
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