Gave up drinking 15 months ago, sleep better, my weight now at 157lbs.


Live long and prosper lol

kv

Trying to give it up, now.

Developed chronic vertigo and doc says it’s related to my alcohol consumption. Right now, I can’t drive and I’m pretty much homebound except for physical therapy and doctor appointments.

 

Trying to give it up, now.

Developed chronic vertigo and doc says it’s related to my alcohol consumption. Right now, I can’t drive and I’m pretty much homebound except for physical therapy and doctor appointments.

Did you suffer frequent ear infections as a kid? Fluid build up in the inner ear is common in some people - if the stagnant fluid is full of alcohol, you can kill the nerves in the semicircular canals of your inner ear.

 

Did you suffer frequent ear infections as a kid? Fluid build up in the inner ear is common in some people - if the stagnant fluid is full of alcohol, you can kill the nerves in the semicircular canals of your inner ear.

Not that I know of.

It seems to affect the horizontal canal mostly. I start vestibular PT tomorrow. Apparently, therapists trained in VPT are rare. There are only two south of Boston.

 

Not that I know of.

It seems to affect the horizontal canal mostly. I start vestibular PT tomorrow. Apparently, therapists trained in VPT are rare. There are only two south of Boston.

I had a severe injury to my big toe (muscle and nerve damage) that impacted my balance. 20-years after the injury, a doctor realized I could benefit from a VPT. It helped. Maybe the specialty didn't exist when the injury happened.

 

Hi,

Wow, lots of alcoholics here (ha ha).

I used to drink beer about twice a month maybe a little more four times a month maybe a 6 pack or two during one month.
Somehow i stopped doing that not sure why though. Now i drink once every three months or something like that, maybe one beer.
Cant explain it.
When i go to Los Angeles i may drink more though, maybe one or two beers a day when staying with my friend there.

Sam Adams, Guinmess, Heineken, Fosters, Yuengling.

 

Hi,

Wow, lots of alcoholics here (ha ha).

I used to drink beer about twice a month maybe a little more four times a month maybe a 6 pack or two during one month.
Somehow i stopped doing that not sure why though. Now i drink once every three months or something like that, maybe one beer.
Cant explain it.
When i go to Los Angeles i may drink more though, maybe one or two beers a day when staying with my friend there.

Sam Adams, Guinmess, Heineken, Fosters, Yuengling.

Im guessing you are watching less and less sports on TV vs when you were drinking more beer.

 

During the lockdown, I started drinking more and more beer. I was up to two six packs of an IPA daily. I joined a craft beer club that rewarded you when you had 99 different IPAs.

All was fun and good. Until you realized that wasn’t good for your your health. So, I’ve been trying to cut back, even to the point of staying sober for a few months or even forever.

 

I was up to two six packs of an IPA daily

That, in my book, qualifies as "a lot" ... We all have our weaknesses, some of us have invisible ones, but they're weaknesses nevertheless ... I'm glad to hear you're doing something about yours.

 

During the lockdown, I started drinking more and more beer. I was up to two six packs of an IPA daily. I joined a craft beer club that rewarded you when you had 99 different IPAs.

All was fun and good. Until you realized that wasn’t good for your your health. So, I’ve been trying to cut back, even to the point of staying sober for a few months or even forever.

Being able to stop cold-Turkey for an extended period without major problems is a good sign.

 

Im guessing you are watching less and less sports on TV vs when you were drinking more beer.

Hi MrSalts,

Interesting you should say that because i used to watch tennis a lot more. But the players all changed so i think that had a lot to do with it. I miss the Agassi and Sampras years.

 

I am far away but I can smell the Tequila that was shown here.

 

I'm not participating.

Hey @joyed999 -- Please! Resume respiration, emerge from your 'corner' and re-join the community! -- We 'needs' ya!

With amicable and wholly constructive intent
HP

 

We 'needs' ya!

I appreciate the sentiment ... but there are many who'd disagree with you.

 

I appreciate the sentiment ... but there are many who'd disagree with you.

Malcontents are a sad fact of life -- and, IMESHO, best ignored -- Come-on back!

With hopeful regards
HP

 

Malcontents are a sad fact of life -- and, IMESHO, best ignored -- Come-on back!

With hopeful regards
HP

 

 

Hey @joyed999 -- Please! Resume respiration, emerge from your 'corner' and re-join the community! -- We 'needs' ya!

With amicable and wholly constructive intent
HP

I guess you're more concerned about paradigm change in apple's logo ;-}

 

My participation in this thread hopefully is coming to a close. I have made a personal decision to abstain from alcohol.

Covid strained my relationship with alcohol. Isolated, I began to buy out my local packie’s inventory of my favorite beer which I then proceeded to consume in mass quantities.

Then my local pub had an ‘exclusive’ club which one earned membership by drinking 99 different varieties of craft beer. I completed the tsk in six weeks.

My addiction negatively affected my life. So I made a decision.

I’ve been sober a month now


Note: “packie” is Boston slang for your local beer, wine and licquor store.

 

There's always cannabis edibles as a substitute for alcohol if you live in a pot legal state.

https://www.insider.com/gave-up-alcohol-for-marijuana-made-me-present-patient-parent-2021-7

No medical advice given, only choices.

 

There's always cannabis edibles as a substitute for alcohol if you live in a pot legal state.

Which I do!

But that’s just trading one addiction for another. I restarted vaping, but let’s deal with one thing at a time.