it's part of withdrawal. i still have headaches and i have 55 days...in the early days they were gusher (puked a lot) headaches. now, they're a dull throb. d.

I do, but only if I don't drink

yes... It last about 6-7 days for me, It is still better than being hung over, at least you know what you did and said the night before

As everyone stated, its the withdrawal. Also, you are probably dehydrated and need vitamins, minerals and electrolytes. Drinking leeches many essential elements from our body. Becuase of the damage to the body, you may want to think about getting a complete physical.

I hate drinking leeches!

Aw Dan...it can be so much fun! :)

After about ten days of sobriety I suddenly developed a headache that lasted four days, about the time I relapsed. It wasn't a splitting headache, just a dull irritating one.
Are you drinking enough water? I think sometimes, we may deprive ourselves of hydration when we first quit drinking because we are so used to having a drink in our hand, and suddenly we don't, and we forget to drink water or something good for us. This is my suggestion, drink alot of water and see if that helps. Otherwise, you might be getting the flu or something?

Hey MisterJones, I had bad headaches when first sober then I had a bit of a break for a week or so and now they're back with a vengeance. I wake up with them everyday. It's 57 days sober for me so I'm hoping it passes again and doesn't come back. I've been trying to drink lots of water and a good stretch at night in from of the tv sometimes helps my shoulders and neck.

Yeah it's usually where stress develops. you start finding out alot of things about you and you're body once you are sober.

I did some reading on this a while back, and it has something to do with the sugar content in alcohol - suddenly going without it affects your metabolism, in addition to the standard alcohol withdrawal.

I give my biomechanics as much help as I can with lots of water, vitamins, whole foods and exercise. I almost never have headaches, and when I do they're usually stress related.

Day 5 now, and usually by this time I'm planning out what to drink tomorrow. Have no desire to do that now...

It will pass I like reply #4 very much.

mj

I had headaches and developed a lot of other stuff(aches and pains)that the alcohol masked before.
Things do settle down after a while though.
Be patient with your body.It's healing...LA

I experienced soom real bad headaches for a good week. I took multivitamins, lots of water, and herbal tea. Been sober for 24 days and very happy to say the physical symptoms are gone. Hang in there. Can only get better!

JGN

The last time I drank a leech I thought it was the worm at the bottom of the tequila bottle. Jk. I also think you need to be aware of these bodily changes. Drink tons of water, green tea, and eat mini meals loaded with nutrients. Good luck and good job on the 3 days!

as your drinking habit changes, so will your body... I had bad headaches that came on at about 45 days. It is just part of the process, it will go away eventually. Congratulations on the 3 days sober !!!