I usually never drank too much (just on the weekends), but since last
friday I went through two bottles of liquor, every night drinking
about half the bottle and wednesday I decided to go to bed (not drink)
and I couldn't fall asleep at all.

So, wednesday came and went and last night I though I'd fall asleep
quickly since I hadn't slept in over 24 hours. No such luck. I was up
all night. After getting back from class today I thought I'd try again
but still couldn't fall asleep. I can only attribute this to the
alcohol since nothing else has changed for me.

I've had some weak knees all today, if that makes sense to anyone. I
never thought that such a short time of drinking heavily would have
such an impact on the body.

I was wondering anyone ever hear of this happening to others before? I
always thought alcohol dependecy was a product of something more
prolonged.

"Allen" <snorri333@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:68bb5a91.0409101414.4af5afa1@posting.google.c om...
> I usually never drank too much (just on the weekends), but since
last
> friday I went through two bottles of liquor, every night drinking
> about half the bottle and wednesday I decided to go to bed (not
drink)
> and I couldn't fall asleep at all.
>
> So, wednesday came and went and last night I though I'd fall asleep
> quickly since I hadn't slept in over 24 hours. No such luck. I was
up
> all night. After getting back from class today I thought I'd try
again
> but still couldn't fall asleep. I can only attribute this to the
> alcohol since nothing else has changed for me.
>
> I've had some weak knees all today, if that makes sense to anyone.
I
> never thought that such a short time of drinking heavily would have
> such an impact on the body.
>
> I was wondering anyone ever hear of this happening to others
before? I
> always thought alcohol dependecy was a product of something more
> prolonged.

Jeez, are you sure your weakness is only your knees? Your "usual"
drunken weekends stretching into weekday gluttony reads more like
evolving stupidity than the overpowering alcoholic dependency it
almost certainly will be, if you don't wake up to yourself.

Bob

YES, it is very possible that you are feeling this way due to a
chemical change in your body.
don't skip meals, and drink lots of water!
if you continue to feel this badly, you might want to get in touch
with your doctor.

--
"It takes real work doing the wrong things in order to counter
the natural momentum of the U.S. economy," he said. "But this
president is now, along with Herbert Hoover, the only one to end up
giving our country a net loss of jobs" since the Great Depression.
..............................................Al Gore



"Allen" <snorri333@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:68bb5a91.0409101414.4af5afa1@posting.google.c om...
: I usually never drank too much (just on the weekends), but since
last
: friday I went through two bottles of liquor, every night drinking
: about half the bottle and wednesday I decided to go to bed (not
drink)
: and I couldn't fall asleep at all.
:
: So, wednesday came and went and last night I though I'd fall
asleep
: quickly since I hadn't slept in over 24 hours. No such luck. I was
up
: all night. After getting back from class today I thought I'd try
again
: but still couldn't fall asleep. I can only attribute this to the
: alcohol since nothing else has changed for me.
:
: I've had some weak knees all today, if that makes sense to anyone.
I
: never thought that such a short time of drinking heavily would
have
: such an impact on the body.
:
: I was wondering anyone ever hear of this happening to others
before? I
: always thought alcohol dependecy was a product of something more
: prolonged.

Almost the exact same thing happened to me. I had never been a daily
drinker, but was a binge drinker. I then went for a period of about 8
days of drinking daily, and drinking very heavily for the last 4 or 5
days of that 8 day stretch. I had become physically (maybe
psychologically too) dependent. I went through 3 days of almost total
insomnia (and many other withdrawal symptoms like the weakness you
mentioned). I was finally able to sleep after the fourth day. Just
give it some time, you will be able to sleep eventually. Pretty
horrible, isn't it? If things get worse for you, see a doctor. Alcohol
withdrawal can be very dangerous.

Personally, I decided that I never want to go through that again. I
have finally come to the realization that if you get dependent on
alcohol and you keep drinking, you have only ONE path to follow. It
eventually leads to premature death. Been sober now for 23 days and
don't want to go back.

congrats to you mark and on your 23 days!


--
"It takes real work doing the wrong things in order to counter
the natural momentum of the U.S. economy," he said. "But this
president is now, along with Herbert Hoover, the only one to end up
giving our country a net loss of jobs" since the Great Depression.
..............................................Al Gore


: > John Kerry is nowhere to be found ...............

: > oh, hell no. He's out wind surfing in Jamaica.

: > the big putz is in Crawford Texas milking his horses.





"Mark" <mrollings327@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:6a036ff0.0409110640.20f906ca@posting.google.c om...
: Almost the exact same thing happened to me. I had never been a
daily
: drinker, but was a binge drinker. I then went for a period of
about 8
: days of drinking daily, and drinking very heavily for the last 4
or 5
: days of that 8 day stretch. I had become physically (maybe
: psychologically too) dependent. I went through 3 days of almost
total
: insomnia (and many other withdrawal symptoms like the weakness you
: mentioned). I was finally able to sleep after the fourth day. Just
: give it some time, you will be able to sleep eventually. Pretty
: horrible, isn't it? If things get worse for you, see a doctor.
Alcohol
: withdrawal can be very dangerous.
:
: Personally, I decided that I never want to go through that again.
I
: have finally come to the realization that if you get dependent on
: alcohol and you keep drinking, you have only ONE path to follow.
It
: eventually leads to premature death. Been sober now for 23 days
and
: don't want to go back.

On 10 Sep 2004 15:14:06 -0700, Allen <snorri333@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I usually never drank too much (just on the weekends), but since last
> friday I went through two bottles of liquor, every night drinking
> about half the bottle and wednesday I decided to go to bed (not drink)
> and I couldn't fall asleep at all.
>
> So, wednesday came and went and last night I though I'd fall asleep
> quickly since I hadn't slept in over 24 hours. No such luck. I was up
> all night. After getting back from class today I thought I'd try again
> but still couldn't fall asleep. I can only attribute this to the
> alcohol since nothing else has changed for me.
>
> I've had some weak knees all today, if that makes sense to anyone. I
> never thought that such a short time of drinking heavily would have
> such an impact on the body.
>
> I was wondering anyone ever hear of this happening to others before? I
> always thought alcohol dependecy was a product of something more
> prolonged.

Oh, dear. Getting drunk instead of studying? My only advice is to
minimize the damage by not taking any important classes until you sober
up. Or better yet, drop out of school immediately (they'll even let you
withdraw from the current semester, if you cite personal problems, and
it's not like the last week before finals). Hopefully, by the time you
sober up, you'll still have some sort of future left as a student.

anon <anon@anonn.com> wrote in message news:<2qgkboFvt8o8U1@uni-berlin.de>...
> On 10 Sep 2004 15:14:06 -0700, Allen <snorri333@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > I usually never drank too much (just on the weekends), but since last
> > friday I went through two bottles of liquor, every night drinking
> > about half the bottle and wednesday I decided to go to bed (not drink)
> > and I couldn't fall asleep at all.
> >
> > So, wednesday came and went and last night I though I'd fall asleep
> > quickly since I hadn't slept in over 24 hours. No such luck. I was up
> > all night. After getting back from class today I thought I'd try again
> > but still couldn't fall asleep. I can only attribute this to the
> > alcohol since nothing else has changed for me.
> >
> > I've had some weak knees all today, if that makes sense to anyone. I
> > never thought that such a short time of drinking heavily would have
> > such an impact on the body.
> >
> > I was wondering anyone ever hear of this happening to others before? I
> > always thought alcohol dependecy was a product of something more
> > prolonged.
>
> Oh, dear. Getting drunk instead of studying? My only advice is to
> minimize the damage by not taking any important classes until you sober
> up. Or better yet, drop out of school immediately (they'll even let you
> withdraw from the current semester, if you cite personal problems, and
> it's not like the last week before finals). Hopefully, by the time you
> sober up, you'll still have some sort of future left as a student.

Drinking was for the weekends after studying. It just spilled over
through the week because of the labor day holiday this time. Never
thought a few days worth of hard drinking could bring on such effects.
Anyway, I finally got to sleep late Saturday night, so that's a
relief.

As far as my drinking went, it never interferred with my studies one
bit since I postponed all drinking until after all my work was done,
and used the alcohol as a relaxer before bed time on the weekends
(usually).

My future as a student is still excellent...

mrollings327@yahoo.com (Mark) wrote in message news:<6a036ff0.0409110640.20f906ca@posting.google. com>...
> Almost the exact same thing happened to me. I had never been a daily
> drinker, but was a binge drinker. I then went for a period of about 8
> days of drinking daily, and drinking very heavily for the last 4 or 5
> days of that 8 day stretch. I had become physically (maybe
> psychologically too) dependent. I went through 3 days of almost total
> insomnia (and many other withdrawal symptoms like the weakness you
> mentioned). I was finally able to sleep after the fourth day. Just
> give it some time, you will be able to sleep eventually. Pretty
> horrible, isn't it? If things get worse for you, see a doctor. Alcohol
> withdrawal can be very dangerous.
>
> Personally, I decided that I never want to go through that again. I
> have finally come to the realization that if you get dependent on
> alcohol and you keep drinking, you have only ONE path to follow. It
> eventually leads to premature death. Been sober now for 23 days and
> don't want to go back.

Yeah, this is something I've never heard of before. It definitely
wasn't fun. Other than the insomnia and some mild discomfort in the
legs I think I was fortunate in not having more side effects. I
learned a lesson for sure about binge drinking. I'm not sure if I'm
ready to give it up alcohol all together, but what you and I did is
something that I'll never repeat again.

"Allen" <snorri333@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:68bb5a91.0409131940.6746c93c@posting.google.c om...
> Drinking was for the weekends after studying. It just spilled over
> through the week because of the labor day holiday this time. Never
> thought a few days worth of hard drinking could bring on such effects.
> Anyway, I finally got to sleep late Saturday night, so that's a
> relief.
>
> As far as my drinking went, it never interferred with my studies one
> bit since I postponed all drinking until after all my work was done,
> and used the alcohol as a relaxer before bed time on the weekends
> (usually).
>
> My future as a student is still excellent...

That is probably true, but from the brief introduction you have afforded me
I would predict that your future as an Alcoholic is even more certain. This
last post tells me you are self-medicating. Do yourself a favor and be aware
of the path you are heading down.

: "Allen" <snorri333@yahoo.com> wrote in message
: news:68bb5a91.0409131940.6746c93c@posting.google.c om...
: > Drinking was for the weekends after studying. It just spilled
over
: > through the week because of the labor day holiday this time.
Never
: > thought a few days worth of hard drinking could bring on such
effects.


i was amazed how fast my drinking just "took over" my every thought
after awhile.
i still look back in amazement!
do yourself a favor and be very careful!