In drunk mood but had no alcohol - irrational behaviour

My husband is having these symptoms, sometimes all day or for days at a time. He is diabetic but it doesn't coincide with with blood sugar lows on his blood sugar monitor. I am about at the end of my rope. It started happening about once every few weeks about a year ago and recently it is happening almost daily.

Your post has hit home with my husband and I. I have been noticing his sleep apnea and he has finally agreed to have a sleep study. He has been having these "episodes" for the last three months. I am so thankful for your post in that I feel like my husband is on the same path. I hope that your husband has been able to completely get rid of his "moods."

This describes my experience to a tee. Finally getting a CPAP for my husband after two years of this nightmare, and six months of tests and neurologist. I purchased an oxygen monitor that shows that he is getting 80% and even less oxygen in the night, instead of over 90%. Hoping that proper oxygen will stop the symptoms, which are so distressing. Afraid his bosses will think he's drunk in late afternoon when the symptoms manifest. Afraid this is causing brain damage and praying the CPAP will work.

I walked like a drunk sailor when not drinking or on meds. I am hypocalcemic and I do have neuropathy. I've always had and walked for many miles. Tonight I was walking so bad, it caused me to fall.

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Hi, please look this up! I have tried to figure out for 10+yrs what is wrong with my husband. This sounds exactly like him and many of you.

-- Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome is a neurodegenerative disorder. It is the result of a deficiency of vitamin B-1, also known as thiamine. It's most often caused by alcoholism.

I’m so happy I found this site what everyone is describing I have been going thru with my boyfriend of 12 years he’s fine one minute and the next he’s so exhausted he can’t stand walk falls over repeats himself violent to the point where it’s scary and he is a recovery alcoholic of many years I can be with him all day and no alcohol in site and it just happens he will sleep hours and hours but it still will happen he wakes up fine for him a sleep apnea machine thinking that was the problem it helps but it’s still happening about 2-3 times a week it’s depressing he just got a physical and blood is all good so I’m sad and frustrated and to the point where I need answers and can’t live like this with him it’s always some excuse or reason the next day and he can never remember his behavior the things he says that are angry and his attitude and comments aswell as wanting to get up out of bed when it’s clear he must sleep and physically will fall over I need answers so badly I’m ready to see if he’ll go back to the sleep dr and go see a psychiatrist he talks to his psychotherapist once a week but feel he’s getting nowhere and wasting his money with no answer in site I just want to pul the phone away and tell his therapist what’s really going on !!! Help help help !?????when will it stop what is it I want to end the relationship it’s so hard to deal with it’s making me sad and confused there’s no answers sleep dr and psychotherapy and our general practice dr and still no answers

Did u ever get a diagnosis? My wife has had the exact same symtoms described for 4 years now, help is desparately needed but dont know where to turn

This is happening to my 52 year old husband. I need answers PLEASE

Hi, does anyone have any updates maybe about successful diagnoses or treatments? My partner of 2 years seems to have ALL the same symptoms. He's currently asleep beside me fully dressed as he couldn't undress himself and got irritated with me when I tried to help. It always happens to him at night (usually 7pm or later) and is much worse if he gets overtired. He can't stand up or walk without stumbling everywhere, when he talks he doesn't make any sense and keeps repeating the same things, he becomes totally irrational and won't listen to me. He can't function and has zero control over his own body, his eyes seem to glaze over and he's wet the bed multiple times before, it's like he's sleepwalking but he's still technically awake. He has no memory of anything the next morning. He is a recovering alcoholic (sober 15 months and very serious about his sobriety) but we spend every day/night together and this "switch" often happens when we've been sitting together and can happen just a few minutes after he's completely normal and functioning. I'm wondering if it's a lasting effect of his previous alcohol abuse, also hyperglycemia (high blood sugar) keeps coming up when I Google his symptoms. If anyone has some advice I would really appreciate it.

Same here. Sometimes just a few sips of beer makes him seem drunk...but prior to that he has been working all day and there is no access to alcohol thst i can find.

I know this was posted a long time ago but I’m having the same issue… my fiancé has been sober for 2-3 years and he suddenly started acting drunk like once a week for the last 4 weeks. With him being a recovering alcoholic I originally assumed he was drinking or using something but I drug tested and breathalyzed him because he swore it wasn’t drugs or alcohol making him act that way and he was truly sober every time.. I don’t know what to do he slurs, talks loudly and excessively and gets really angry or really sad (yelling then crying). He says mean things he doesn't remember the next day after he sleeps and then he says he feel really bad when I tell him how he was acting.

My father acted the same way, he was eventually diagnosed with dementia.

My husband displays episodes like you all described. Through research, there's a possibility it's a form of epilepsy - complex partial seizure, which are short, but after the seizure, sufferers can seem to be drunk, and not being able to recall anything from that state. This may not be your answer, but at least investigate the possibility.