Hi

Delayed alcohol withdrawal symptoms. Is this possible?. I have been alcohol free going on the 7'th day now and the first 4 days were not nearly as bad as I had anticipated (no cravings, sweats, tremors or anything) even though I was just coming off of drinking12 beers almost every day for over a year. I have been taking Campral and Xanax to keep the withdrawal symptoms in check and they *seem* to have been working pretty good for those first 4 days but on the 5'th and 6'th days of my sobriety, I began to start experiencing some fairly intense cravings along with mild sweats and hot flashes as well as anxiety, the jitters, muscle twitches, trembling and a whole lot of weird sensations in my head (including a spacy, zoned-out, bug-eyed feeling). Have you ever crossed your eyes for a few seconds and your head feels all weird?. Yup, I've been getting that feeling too.

Anyway, is this a delayed alcohol withdrawal and is there even such a thing?. I'm really getting confused here because I was under the impression that I would feel normal again within 4-5 days but instead, I feel like my IQ has dropped 20 points and my brain has been pickled. Maybe I have mild brain damage??.

- LT

LT, I am on day 4 of no alcohol and feel better than day 1-3. Day 1-2 were gosh terrible. Today, I have a MAJOR headache, I am eating better, no shakes etc. The fog remains and will for a while I am told but thats ok.
I didnt take any of the meds your takeing and drank a heck of alot more than you do/did. Maybe its a reaction to the meds your taking. I didnt take anything more than tyleno because I wanted to remember where I came from, but thats me. Others have different opinions.
I hope you feel better soon.

Marilyn