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October 30 - Day 9

rwmorey
rwmorey
Good Morning --

I finally got a good nights sleep and feel really great this morning. In addition to alcohol I have so far succeed in cutting out coffee which may be helping me sleep better. I've also been taking some vitamins that I've read can help "restore" your body some from the damage caused by alcohol and also help with anxiety (which I suffer from separate from my alcohol issues).

The vitamins I've been taking are flax seed oil which is good for my eyes and cholesterol, magnesium and vitamin D, both of which are good for my anxiety and the magnesium apparently gets reduced in your body when you drink alcohol. I also take vitamin B and C.

Rich
robertalcfree
robertalcfree
Congrats Rich, and welcome to day nine!
forestfreek
forestfreek
That's great that you are on day 9:))) WOO HOOOO!

Wasn't aware of that regarding the magnesium. Interesting to know......
parthgalen
parthgalen
Way to go Rich! Congrats and a good nights sleep is such a welcome thing as my sleep was horrible when I was drinking, plus the night sweats along with it just added to the insanity. Keep going and have a good w/e.
andrealambert
andrealambert
That's great to hear Rich! Welcome to day nine!

I too googled detox vitamins and took them for months after I stopped drinking. They did help. the vitamins I took were similar, C, D, magnesium and zinc.
rwmorey
rwmorey
Off to bed after another good day. Tomorrow will be busy all day with another Halloween event to end the night so I'll check in again tomorrow, probably around this same time.

Rich
1is2many
1is2many
We're with you on this one! Once you get thru the first bit it gets easier. Cmon
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texastipper
texastipper
Congrats and keep it coming! The insomnia that comes with the first week or two of abstaining is frustrating, but it's great once you get past that. Just watch those "triggers" and "thoughts of drinking" and you will be fine. If we can power through those, they go away and we end up feeling SO good about ourselves!
lisa215
lisa215
That's great, Rich, congrats! You're taking care of yourself in multiple ways - I'm glad to hear it's paying off and that you're feeling good.
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