# I Quit Drinking And Now I Can’t Stop (#1)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-quit-drinking-and-now-i-can-t-stop-1/614469>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [March 1, 2012, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-quit-drinking-and-now-i-can-t-stop-1/614469 "2012-03-01T18:09:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2012, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-quit-drinking-and-now-i-can-t-stop-1/614469/21 "2012-03-02T16:03:28Z")

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> [@rachelellogram](#):
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> Thanks for the correction. Why did I totally think you were a chick for ever? 😕

Maybe you’ve been confusing him with **Stoid**.

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**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2012, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-quit-drinking-and-now-i-can-t-stop-1/614469/22 "2012-03-02T16:11:28Z")

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> [@zoid](#):
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> First week was kind of rough - I slept a LOT - but I’m actually feeling much better now.

That’s good, and you’re past the risk of DT’s (which peaks on Day 4). But as long as you’re peeing out more water than normal, you run the risk of electrolyte imbalance (the real kind, not the Gatorade ad kind), and heart arrhythmias. Just keep an eye out. 🙂

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