Six Beers Per Night To Zero

I’m an artist and runner who has been drinking beer every week and often every night since 2011 and I stopped cold turkey last Tuesday. My intention isn’t to never have a beer again but to go back to the 1-3 drinks per week level. While I feel better I’ve noticed a lot of strange aches and pains as well as higher anxiety. Hopefully I can stay with it.

I’m a craft beer guy when going out and drank light beer in my studio everynight thinking 6 light beers was not a big deal but it’s been at least 6 nights per week since 2017. I do stop drinking 3-4 days before a marathon but I’m putting the brakes on except for a night out here and there.

I’ve been able to stop and start but at 56 I don’t think I can afford to drift back to 6 per night again.