why is it that when an alcoholic stops drinking alcohol they become sick even though alcohol is incredibly bad for us, what is happening in our body that makes us sick for not having it?
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Something about alcohol being a vasodilatador. When you don’t have it anymore the floodgates are wide open and thats a problem. I think your brain gets used to constantly running on a limited/expected amount of blood flowing through it and when the alcohol stops, your brain gets flooded with blood and side effects of that swelling are what cause real issues. I’m no rocket scientist tho.
Imagine driving around in your car with the handbrake on for months. You get used to it. Then one day, someone reaches in and takes the handbrake off without you knowing. You go to take off, jam the pedal down like you always do, and slam uncontrolled at 90mph into the traffic barriers at the other end of the carpark.
I drank heavily on a daily basis for about 6 years. I quit without doing any detox program, with no issues. In case there’s anyone here worried about quitting because they always hear about how ‘quitting alcohol can kill you’, be aware that is not the case for everyone, and see a doctor about it anyway.
my father was a heavy alcoholic ,
if he stopped drinking for 48hrs he would get a fit, it would las few minutes when ambulance came they give him something and he’d be drowsy for rest of the day, next morning wake up like it was nothing
It’s adaption. You take in enough poison that the lack of poison throws your body chemistry off.
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The state of “Sick” is not that bad – it called detoxification. Yes, you feel bad but your body is cleaning out shit. When you continue to put there garbage, like alcohol, it is busy processing this garbage intake and not much time for cleaning.
Currently 2 weeks sober, drank about 4 pints every night for the past 12 years. feel much better in myself but good lord the headaches that I’ve had that come with the quitting are intense, I am still getting them, 1 more day of these headaches and I will need to see my doctor
I get rotten hangovers that put me off drinking for weeks if I go too heavy. Do alcoholics not get the same sort of hangovers or are they just not reaching a comparable point of drunkenness due to becoming used to having alcohol constantly in the bloodstream?
If you’re drunk for lot of consecutive days your body/brain floods your bloodstream with adrenaline and cortisol basically to keep you alive because the alcohol is slowing down your heart and other systems. When you stop it takes several days for the brain to realize it can cut back production of adrenaline and cortisol to normal levels. This is major contributor to people shaking, heart racing , sweating and not being able to sleep., high blood pressure.
Other people explained the rest pretty well but I figured I’d mention that.
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