Addiction & Recovery
Related: About this forumAnother benefit for quitting drinking
I used to have high blood pressure. A week after I quit drinking it went down to normal! Just one more reason it's improved my life!

Skittles
(162,399 posts)
multigraincracker
(35,071 posts)a lot of friends. I guess they weren't that good of friends anyway.
Timewas
(2,388 posts)Same here, ends up not that big a loss really....
Tikki
(14,807 posts)lost some friends.
But I gained me. It doesn't feel like a big deal after 20 years
but I love, love feeling in control.
Tikki
bif
(24,806 posts)None of my friends were as big of drinkers as I was. It seems like heavy drinkers have friends who are drinkers, and that's just about all they have in common. So when they lose them as friends, they' really aren't losing a whole lot.
applegrove
(124,918 posts)Been there.
bahboo
(16,953 posts)haven't quit, but cut WAY back. BP is now normal, weight is where I was at in high school (lost 30 lbs.) and cholesterol is 109. Worth it...