Hi all,
I just stumbled onto this site while researching alcohol addiction and withdrawal. I guess I'm what you'd call a 'maintenance' drinker. I rarely get drunk, but maintain a steady buzz all day, every day. I drink prolly close to a 5th of vodka a day, and sometimes some shots of tequila.
My health is rapidly deteriorating from the alcohol. I have multiple health issues, which I'm sure are worsened, if not caused, by the alcohol. I know I'm very malnourished, as I have NO appetite at all, and can barely eat much of anything. I don't sleep well at all either. It has become a pattern of drinking just to feel normal, passing out, waking up in the wee hours after only about 4 hours sleep, then sitting up for another couple of hours and having a few more drinks, then go back to sleep for a few hours. Then I get up, TRY not to drink as long as I can, only to have horrible withdrawal symptoms, so I start to drink again to relieve them.
I can't continue this pattern any longer. It is literally killing me, and I know if I don't stop I will certainly die! :no:
I have attempted many times unsuccessfully to taper down, but it just doesn't work. I'm desperate to get off this stuff, but don't really know how, and it scares me to death. It's ruining my life and destroying my health.
I think the biggest hurdle for me is the withdrawal phase. I think once I get over that hump, I should be able to abstain with the help of MWO and possibly even AA if needed, though that's not my preference.
I've come to realize that I can't just quit cold turkey. I need medical intervention ans the withdrawals seem to be severe after only a couple of hours after my last drink. I'm going to look into checking into a detox program to get through the withdrawal phase. I've ordered the book for MWO and will read that and give it a try as it sounds very helpfull.
Who else here has been at this point and was able to turn their life around. Any tips or advice you can give me?
Thanks!
:flush:
I just stumbled onto this site while researching alcohol addiction and withdrawal. I guess I'm what you'd call a 'maintenance' drinker. I rarely get drunk, but maintain a steady buzz all day, every day. I drink prolly close to a 5th of vodka a day, and sometimes some shots of tequila.
My health is rapidly deteriorating from the alcohol. I have multiple health issues, which I'm sure are worsened, if not caused, by the alcohol. I know I'm very malnourished, as I have NO appetite at all, and can barely eat much of anything. I don't sleep well at all either. It has become a pattern of drinking just to feel normal, passing out, waking up in the wee hours after only about 4 hours sleep, then sitting up for another couple of hours and having a few more drinks, then go back to sleep for a few hours. Then I get up, TRY not to drink as long as I can, only to have horrible withdrawal symptoms, so I start to drink again to relieve them.
I can't continue this pattern any longer. It is literally killing me, and I know if I don't stop I will certainly die! :no:
I have attempted many times unsuccessfully to taper down, but it just doesn't work. I'm desperate to get off this stuff, but don't really know how, and it scares me to death. It's ruining my life and destroying my health.
I think the biggest hurdle for me is the withdrawal phase. I think once I get over that hump, I should be able to abstain with the help of MWO and possibly even AA if needed, though that's not my preference.
I've come to realize that I can't just quit cold turkey. I need medical intervention ans the withdrawals seem to be severe after only a couple of hours after my last drink. I'm going to look into checking into a detox program to get through the withdrawal phase. I've ordered the book for MWO and will read that and give it a try as it sounds very helpfull.
Who else here has been at this point and was able to turn their life around. Any tips or advice you can give me?
Thanks!
:flush:
It's kinda weird, but when you're a 'maintenance' drinker, nobody really knows what you're going through on the outside. It's not as obvious to the rest of the world, which I think can make it even harder at times. But yes, after doing some research on withdrawals, I realized I'm gonna need some medical help to get of this stuff. I'm going to the county detox this weekend for an evaluation and see where it goes from there. In the meantime, all I can do is keep maintaining the booze to feel normal. :nutso:
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