Hello everyone. This is my first post here. It appears to be a God-send of a forum.
About me: Nearly 36 YO male who has been drinking heavily the past 6 or 7 years. For a long time there was no obvious problem. Drinking was part of my personality. I was expected to be drinking come evening. Only those who weren't close to me frowned upon it.
Recently, I've been experiencing some scary episodes. I've never been a pucker... always held it, even though I was liable to do other embarrassing things. Now, after a good lathering, I find that 2-3 hours after I'm awake I experience serious bodily distress. Lightheadedness to the point of feeling like passing out; angina; feelings of impending doom in general. Having to sit down frequently; difficulty breathing. My stools are quickly becoming suspect as well.
I have searched and searched to trace the symptoms. My first theory was that is was Cardiac related, but I had a good EKG and passed a stress test.
I tell you, this scares me to drinking! It's like I tell myself, 'this should scare you enough to at least cut back,' but as soon as I'm feeling better I go right back to it.
Back to the symptoms, because I'd really like to know if anyone else has been through this: when I don't drink or drink lightly the symptoms go away, which leads me to believe it is not withdrawal. The heavier I drink the worse and scarier they are. Mind you, this doesn't come about until I've slept and have started a new day, which to me is really odd and something I think only another who's been there might be able to explain. My current theory is that the drinking is messing with my central nervous system. But, why now? Could my liver function be impaired or has all this drinking finally breeched my CNS?
Anyways, my goal is to be a weekend drinker. I do need support but cannot deal with a treatment center as my outer life is on a uphill swing...I couldn't deal with the setback and I'm not really wanting to be a half-hearted twelve stepper.
Any and all advice is welcome.:new:
About me: Nearly 36 YO male who has been drinking heavily the past 6 or 7 years. For a long time there was no obvious problem. Drinking was part of my personality. I was expected to be drinking come evening. Only those who weren't close to me frowned upon it.
Recently, I've been experiencing some scary episodes. I've never been a pucker... always held it, even though I was liable to do other embarrassing things. Now, after a good lathering, I find that 2-3 hours after I'm awake I experience serious bodily distress. Lightheadedness to the point of feeling like passing out; angina; feelings of impending doom in general. Having to sit down frequently; difficulty breathing. My stools are quickly becoming suspect as well.
I have searched and searched to trace the symptoms. My first theory was that is was Cardiac related, but I had a good EKG and passed a stress test.
I tell you, this scares me to drinking! It's like I tell myself, 'this should scare you enough to at least cut back,' but as soon as I'm feeling better I go right back to it.
Back to the symptoms, because I'd really like to know if anyone else has been through this: when I don't drink or drink lightly the symptoms go away, which leads me to believe it is not withdrawal. The heavier I drink the worse and scarier they are. Mind you, this doesn't come about until I've slept and have started a new day, which to me is really odd and something I think only another who's been there might be able to explain. My current theory is that the drinking is messing with my central nervous system. But, why now? Could my liver function be impaired or has all this drinking finally breeched my CNS?
Anyways, my goal is to be a weekend drinker. I do need support but cannot deal with a treatment center as my outer life is on a uphill swing...I couldn't deal with the setback and I'm not really wanting to be a half-hearted twelve stepper.
Any and all advice is welcome.:new:
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