I have now been AF for 1 week and I'm starting to notice some unwanted side effects. I've always been a pretty good-natured person but now I'm more prone to anger. A couple of things have happened that would have pissed me off before, but it's definitely gone up a notch. Someone at the pharmacy cut in front of me in line and I let them have it. I would have probably kept it inside me and and moved on previously, but it became an incident for everyone.
And I am now having cravings on and off as well. Last night was really hard but I resisted. It wouldn't be the end of the world if I had one drink, and I suppose it may even help to not go cold-turkey, but I believe I would be terribly disappointed if I did.
I destroyed a dinner I was cooking in the Instant Pot last night and honestly the sky was falling. We had to eat probably 2 hours later than planned because of it and I was losing my mind. I started eating things that were "treats" (ice cream, cookies, etc) just to give myself a reward that alcohol would have provided had I taken a drink.
Also I had hoped that I would be sleeping better than I did when drinking, but I not waking up feeling particularly fresh. Maybe that's just because I'm 52? I don't know.
Is this common?
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