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    #31
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    sounds like you are on the right path Brian
    AL depletes your body of Vitamin B.....
    and exercise will help with the anxiety that comes with quitting AL
    I love my family more than alcohol.:h
    Live in the Solution....not the problem

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      #32
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      Great job Brian!!!!! I'm so proud of you!!! I just read your whole thread and your doing great!!! Please keep going!!!! I'm praying for you as I pray for myself!!!! :goodjob::goodjob::goodjob:

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        #33
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        Trust me, I am not doing that great. Am a complete mess. Have an interview for a real job Wednesday.

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          #34
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          keep doing what you are doing.....do you have friends or family that can come be with you??
          isolation makes anxiety worse.....
          I love my family more than alcohol.:h
          Live in the Solution....not the problem

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            #35
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            No, no one that understands

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              #36
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              I'm sorry
              I love my family more than alcohol.:h
              Live in the Solution....not the problem

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                #37
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                Well we're with you!!!! Believing your interview is going to go very well and you get the job!!!

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                  #38
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                  Brian, I'm so glad you worked out. Exercise is the best anti-depressant and anti-anxiety remedy there is.

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                    #39
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                    Brian80;1646079 wrote: No, no one that understands
                    Have you considered going to an AA meeting? 12 step isn't really for me, but I still enjoy going to the occasional meeting. It's cathartic (and a bit weird at first) to hear people talk about our problem (which is normally taboo) in an open and caring environment. The key is finding a good meeting and it might take going to a few meetings to find one that is pleasant. I've been to several that weren't.

                    Smart Recovery is also an option if you have a chapter in your area and don't want to go the AA route.

                    One of the "slogans" of AA is HALT (hungry-angry-lonely-tired), so it might be good to go out and talk to people face to face because as great as this forum is, you're still by yourself looking at a computer screen. Or, just do something to get out of the house. Go hang out at a coffee house with a book. Go to a movie. Go to your local library. I know when I am craving a drink, being alone in the house feels oppressive.
                    In the middle of my life's journey, I found myself in a dark wood, as I had lost the straight path. It is a difficult thing to speak about, how wild, harsh and impenetrable that wood is. Just thinking about it recreates the fear. It is scarcely less bitter than death, but in order to tell of the good that I found there, I must tell of the other things I saw there. --Dante, paraphrased

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                      #40
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                      Hi Brian....how did the interview go? How are you feeling today? Hope all is well!!! Hang in there!!! :wazup:

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                        #41
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                        Hey Brian.. Hope you are well and looking at the advice from other members... I do have a regime when I plan to stop... Done it too many times though :-( Obviously I'm not a doctor & won't work for everyone but I manage to go through just 1 day of serious withdrawal by the following..

                        Vitamin B Complex
                        Vitamin C
                        Niacin
                        Garlic
                        Liv 52 DS
                        Milk Thistle
                        Liquid Magnesium, Zinc, Selenium, Copper, Iodine, Sulfur

                        Plus a hot bath in Epsom Salts!!!!!
                        Sounds a lot to do but does work for me!!!!

                        Even if you havnt stopped drinking, this will help..

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                          #42
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                          Brian,

                          check these out:

                          How To Taper Off Alcohol

                          https://www.mywayout.org/community/f2...hol-34210.html

                          it's hard, but do-able. try to have someone with you to control you intake, monitor you & be available to call EMS if required

                          don't fuck about - acute alcohol can kill you



                          badger

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                            #43
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                            I have stopped but have the following conditions.

                            1. Acid Reflux
                            2. Gastro problems ( stomach always making noises)
                            3. Swollen liver/ abdomen with slight variance of pain.
                            4. Swollen gums
                            5. and now I have poor appetite which really worries me. I have always been a big eater even know for most of life I was skinny.

                            I know, "see a Dr.". I am thinking it is better not to get insurance at this point as it is so expensive and doesn't cover everything. But I need blood tests done. My n.p I see once every 2 years sucks

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                              #44
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                              Brian, I'm sorry but I'm not buying your insurance stories. First of all, when I lost a job in 2009, I got heavily subsidized COBRA coverage which allowed me to stay on my previous employer's insurance at an affordable price for 18 months afterwards. Second, insurance is expensive and doesn't cover everything? One of the first provisions of Obamacare is that preexisting conditions are no longer an issue. Everything is covered, the only variable is how much you'll pay for it depending on what kind of plan you have. I persevered, stayed on the phone and I have a platinum plan (after subsidy) for the same amount I was paying for my shitty hospital/surgical plan. Third, if you're truly indigent, there's the Medicaid option. If you wanted insurance, you could get it.
                              In the middle of my life's journey, I found myself in a dark wood, as I had lost the straight path. It is a difficult thing to speak about, how wild, harsh and impenetrable that wood is. Just thinking about it recreates the fear. It is scarcely less bitter than death, but in order to tell of the good that I found there, I must tell of the other things I saw there. --Dante, paraphrased

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                                #45
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                                Funny you say that because I just got insurance on the cheap today. I wasn't full of shit, the problem with everything was that Obamacare site never worked and if you called you either kept getting vm or be on hold for 30 minutes and then disconnected. I was on phone for over an hour today getting that handled since today was deadline. I also was quoted on the website the one time I got it to work was $206 a month. I got it for pennies on the dollar today by just taking a shot and hope I am have way normal come tax time.

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