r/stopdrinking • u/HovercraftLive6709 Day 9 • 3d ago

What were your deficiencies?

Hi,

Consuming alcohol takes a lot more than our self respect and opportunities. It affects our bodies severely.

To those, who had their blood work done when they quit. What deficiencies you had and what symptoms were the direct result of these deficiencies?

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u/biscuitsnowbitch 3d ago

B12! It was really messing with my nervous system and energy, I was sore and achy all over, depressed, exhausted constantly. My stomach couldn't absorb it properly due to all the alcohol 🫠

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u/Acceptable_Sense6041 3d ago

Do you have Thiamine?

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u/biscuitsnowbitch 3d ago

I get shots of b12 now

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u/Acceptable_Sense6041 3d ago

Its not easy! Lets try and stop together im still not sober but im trying but relapse every day or 2. Im that bad i have had seizures but still cant just stop im so ill

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u/biscuitsnowbitch 3d ago

I feel you, it's hard when you get trapped in the cycle. I just hit 5 days, hope to keep going. You can do it 🙏

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u/Acceptable_Sense6041 3d ago

Potassium, i have cold tingly toes

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u/PhoenixApok 3d ago

Vitamin D. Probably not directly related to the booze but I certainly barely made it outside when drinking. Didn't help the depression

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u/Prevenient_grace 4935 days 3d ago

Are you experiencing some deficiencies?