Binge alcoholism

[gyco]

Binge alcoholism

aurora borialis;927642 wrote: thanks I appreciate this information. My doc will not cooperate and give me Bac. Its a problem.

hi bac is not legal in canada as far as i no,it coud be under another name;plus there ar e other drugs out there tht can help u in the same way,if you research,one is riviia,i had tht and i gained a lot of weight,diazapam[vallium] or you could even try clonazapam,ive been down tht road it is not a pleasant xperience,they all have ,horrible :goodjob: withdrawl when comin off,i wish you well gyco

[tm1210]

Binge alcoholism

Sunnyvalenting;940508 wrote: TM,
I drank in that same way for about 37 years. Noone except my husband knew I had a problem. And he only knew after about 15 years of marriage! It wasn't until my mid 50s that I started drinking more consistently and Always to excess. I presume that since you are on this site alcohol is giving you some type of trouble. I don't think it really matters what you call it.
Welcome!
Sunny

Yeah I've wanted to stop for a few years now but haven't been able to. Thats why I'm hoping Baclofen might help with that. I don't mean to sound like I know better or I'm "in denial" its just the way I feel when I said I don't think I'll end up 24/7, maybe this wasn't the best place to say that. But as I said even if my drinking pattern stays the same I wouldn't be happy as I think its holding me back and I want to change.

[Otter]

Binge alcoholism

Sunnyvalenting;940282 wrote: I believe binge drinking is an alcohol dependent person who is trying very hard to not drink. I, too, went long periods between binges which became more and more frequent until almost daily. I always felt while abstinent that I would eventually "blow" it. I knew from my very first drink that I was at high risk for alcohol dependence and fought it for a long time. Bac has helped me change the very nature of my relationship with alcohol. I no longer fear it. I no longer crave it. I am comfortably abstinent and "moving on". My only reason for staying on these boards is to encourage others.
Sunny

That is really interesting. You are the first person who has said that. I think you are right.

After a binge you try really hard to just stop and then the abstinence is too much so you go back to it after feeling awful for about as long as you can stand it.

In a way, I suppose someone who binges and stops shows more determination than someone who does not stop at all. Or maybe they feel "guilt" at having drunk so much.

[Sunnyvalenting]

Binge alcoholism

Guilt was huge for me and always lurking.
It is the phenomenon of "reversal of intent" that essentially defines addiction. It means that we intend to stop but keep using. That is our "better/smarter" brain knows we are getting in trouble, but our primitive brain wants what it wants and wants it "NOW".
We need to use all the tools. Will power plus meds if will power isn't enough.
Good Luck. I have learned so much on this forum.
Sunny