[teamspirit]

I had hypertension for about 15 years and after quitting drinking and smoking no longer do. I still suffer from white cost hypertension regularly and frequently have to tell nurses to just press the button again - second time drops back to normal range with a drop of about 20/10.

[hn72774]

I had it too. When I was under stress, sometimes I could hear my pulse in my ears like a whooshing sound.

I stopped drinking and my BP is now completely normal, and RHR is low 40's. Sleep is much better too.

[temporallobe]

Are you serious? Your RHR is in the low 40s? Mine is typically 58-65 and I was told I have bradycardia!

[mkoryak]

I stopped drinking and mine went up :p

Being sober is pretty stressful

[hn72774]

It took me a good 10 days after quitting to start to feel "normal" and sleep without waking up drenched in sweat. Depending on intake and other factors it can take a while to fully heal. Months or longer.

Something I realized was that alcohol was actually causing my anxiety and depression, which was one of several things that led me to quitting. I paid compound interest on the short term relief.