Thank you. Yes I do feel even worse today but it is reassuring that it will subside. So I will try not to think about it and enjoy a good night of sleep as a side effect of this exhaustion!!

Today is 2 years sober! Not a single sip! Thanks to everyone in this thread for sharing their stories and for the many words of encouragement. I plan to be around for long time and look forward to many more years of sobriety. It's kind of cool that I can now say "I haven't had a drink in years".

That is a great achievement Okone1 - well done !

Yay! Congrats on 2 years..!

What is "PN"?

Peripheral Neuropathy

Icehouse. I picked up on your thread this morning, over here in Blighty. I, like you, have been a heavy drinker for twenty years, (though you are now 4 years sober I presume, and for that I doff my cap to you sir). I have suffered with all the symptoms you have described in your thread, aswell as excruciating night cramps. Another, more disturbing effect of alcohol withdrawal I have suffered from are full blown epileptic type fits. I am told that these have occurred because I have stopped drinking with immediate effect one day, from drinking over a litre of vodka, plus red wine for long periods on previous days, sometimes for periods of up to a month. I have been hospitalized several times, and locked up countless times. The strange thing for me is that I can go weeks without a drop, and then for some unknown reason, BANG! I'm on a three week binge. Alcohol has taken everything from me, job, girlfriend, home, friends.

Right, thanks.

You really should be so proud of yourself Icehouse. I only registered this morning, with the intention of researching this very subject, and I have been reading this thread all day, and for you to have turned your life around in the manner in which you have is not only admirable, its **** outstanding! As for the running, the day I see a jogger with a smile on their face, then i MAY consider it!
For me, walking is not an issue, I probably do 30-40 miles per week, so I guess I'm lucky, and should nip this in the bud before it becomes an issue.
I do though, have the constant tingling in the hands, and down my back. Blood tests on the 5th October, then I'll go from there.
Keep up the good work mate, your a warrior!

Well, I hate to disappoint, but the running thing never happened. I got a slight wobbly type jog for a short time, but that sucked rocks. Now I just hop in my kombi and enjoy the drive

Thanks for the kind words, and yes, I am just over 4 years now.

The tingling will most likely go away with time, but don't put a date on it or your mind will battle your body. Just let it happen.

Good luck on your journey, and I will be here if you have any questions