I'm in. Who's with me?

I'll do my usual sorta dry. My birthday is in January, so I'll be dry other than that weekend but I'll go well into Feb.

I've been doing a dry month each quarter for the last two years so I'm down

In as always!

Adding a new twist of nothing carbonated or NA beer as well!

Im in.

I haven't been drinking but I'm going for no Coke Zero/Diet Dr Pepper in January

In

Really cut back in the fall, especially on beer, and it was great. Let myself cut loose a bit over Christmas, so looking forward to getting back on track.

Congrats to both of you guys!

Im in. Also adding whole30 from Jan 2 to Feb 2

Giddy up

I'm in. Almost made it last year, this year I'm going to succeed.

Okay, let's do this. Gonna be tough

In

I don't drink anyways, but good luck to all of you. If you've never done it before, try using it as a moment to develop insight into how alcohol plays into your life that you might not have realized.

Couple videos I've come across recently I thought may be relevant here.

In for year three of Dryuary!

Wife and I are in.

In again. The wife an I will normally extend our Dryuary into Feb when we take our yearly trip to Boulder.

Please listen to the poster above. Medically serious side effects of alcohol withdrawal usually peak around 48-72 hours after one's last drink. These can include seizures and delirium tremens. It is far safer to detox in a monitored setting with benzodiazepines administered based on the severity of your symptoms.

3 days down.

Nice that this January only covers four weekends instead of five like the past few years.

For those having a tough time at night try a supplement with Inositol, Magnesium, and Glycine. Myocalm is one that has worked for me. Unlike stuff like melatonin (which you could also add for initially getting asleep) it helps slow your brain down.

Alcohol does a good job about pushing the stress you are using it to forget to just kick it down the road. For a lot of people it takes a week or so for that next day anxiety to go away.

For a lot of you don't think you are alone with this. A large portion of people in my field are functioning alcoholics that are successful in their jobs. Slowly they went from a nightcap to having several liquor drinks every night and is difficult to go to sleep without alcohol. I mean a lot of people. Some are drinking over 3 handles a week.

Most people I know go right back to it after a few weeks. I will say you need to make sure your significant other or close friends know what you are going through. If they truly care about you they will help you get through this. There are also those who say they are your friends but pull you back in, kick those people out of your life.

I'm sure you know this, but alcohol withdrawal can actually be lethal. You've got a little longer to get out of the danger window, but if you feel the DTs are getting severe, you get any hallucinations, or develop seizures, you need to go to the nearest ER (preferably by ambulance).

think i'll drink a coke zero to try and feel something

This may not be for everyone and may be considered "cheating" or not doing it "the right way" by some, but Athletic Brewing, Bravus, and others have some really excellent non-alcoholic beers.

I tend to have the craving after a heavy workout and enjoy sitting and sipping on one of those.

Saint Arnold's "Hop Spring" does the trick for me. Zero calories and only $6-7 a sixer compared to $10-12 for most NA beers.

I'm in and so far so good. Played poker two nights ago with some friends and was surprised at how easy it was to not drink. They all drank and I was fine.