Is alcoholism caused by Vitamin D deficiency?

[gratitude]

Is alcoholism caused by Vitamin D deficiency?

My sincere apologies red and slipperypete. I was responding to the post red had quoted from road to recovery. This one:

Originally Posted by Road to Recovery
Last thing I am going to post for a while.
I am just going to let you know - me being an alcoholic (Cassander and Otter are not - I do not know why they insist on drowning this forum in pointless theories), I do not give a damn about all of these threads about what you think may cause alcoholism - there are so many it just makes for more giberish - for those who come here to find a way out - to wade through and it doesn't accomplish anything. Alcoholics who come here want to find a way out - they don't want to find an excuse for their disease like "I am only an alcoholic because some guy who isn't an alcoholic or doctor or scientist, says that I am Vitamin D deficient".
I came here to find ways of getting off alcohol - not read thread after thread after thread that goes nowhere about theories - especially from people that have no clue what it is like to be an alcoholic - they have no idea about the struggles and the pain that alcohol puts us through, and never will.

I was in a bad mood and shouldn't have commented anyway. I just meant to road why don't you pick and choose what threads you read. Anyway, apologies to all concerned. Grat.

[bleep]

Is alcoholism caused by Vitamin D deficiency?

Well, my alcoholism led to sunburn, mostly. Passing out in the sun will do that to you.

One thing is for sure. One day, maybe soon, maybe not, they will discover what the cause of this is. And you can bet, that in a forum somewhere, somebody will have have written a thread or an article saying "I think "x" causes this!" And he'll have been right. Makes me laugh, but it also makes me wonder if I've read the thread already somewhere and not even known it.

[LadyLush]

Is alcoholism caused by Vitamin D deficiency?

Bleep,

Glad to see you!

I am going to lighten up this whole thread by saying I believe my alcoholism can be blamed on .25 cent beer nights, ladies drink free, and 2 for ones.
Geez, and look at .10 cent beer night with the Rangers against the Indians.
Those were my years :-)
Really, read this!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dh2g0TUKgc[/video]]Ballad of Ten Cent Beer Night - YouTube


LL:l

[IAD]

Is alcoholism caused by Vitamin D deficiency?

Alcoholics.........It's not a vitamin D deficiency .....it's proof over indulgence........40, 80, 150 Proof ! Let's fight the problem. We know that taking vitamin D, even in mega doses won't cure our drinking. Strength, group support and abstinence...... is how we control our drinking. Tony

[LadyLush]

Is alcoholism caused by Vitamin D deficiency?

Correct!

Go Ravens! All the way I say!

[Otter]

Is alcoholism caused by Vitamin D deficiency?

I am not a doctor, or a comedian, well maybe.

I still think there is something to be said for this. Think about it. Ne says that there are alcoholics at the equator. But... think about it. Were they wearing clothes? No sun on their skin. People in Arizona, they wear clothes, live in buildings, have glass windows that filter out Vitamin D. Then we introduce manufactured refined food full of sugar and chemicals. We spend all day in offices, travel in cars, sit watching television, fill our stomachs with artificial food containing an infinite combination of chemicals intended to make us eat even when we don't need to eat.

Then we have anxiety. We strive for a better box to live in, a better box on wheels to drive to work in and a better box to be buried in.

Paleo man had it right; no refined food, no sugar, no chemicals, no cars, no houses, no glass, no clothes. And no booze.

[IAD]

Is alcoholism caused by Vitamin D deficiency?

Otter.....everybody is a comedian Ha! Abstinence, Group Support, prayer and your own personal fortitude... Will get you through this problem.

[LadyLush]

Is alcoholism caused by Vitamin D deficiency?

Otter,

The truth be known, I started taking a D3 supplement after you initiated this thread. I figured it can't hurt right?


LL:l

[Otter]

Is alcoholism caused by Vitamin D deficiency?

I got out our lightbox out. I am thinking of becoming a naturist. Hmmm.... Na.

[LadyLush]

Is alcoholism caused by Vitamin D deficiency?

Otter;1249775 wrote: I got out our lightbox out. I am thinking of becoming a naturist. Hmmm.... Na.

:H:H:H

[thewife]

Is alcoholism caused by Vitamin D deficiency?

Road to Recovery;1246520 wrote: Sorry but I disagree.
I drank the same amount as all my friends in my early 20's. I am an alcoholic, they are not. People take things that change brain chemistry all the time. Anti depressants for instance - I take them and they alter a deficiency in my brain but I am not addicted to them. And what exactly do you mean when you say there are many "healthy" people who are alcoholics? Whta is your definition of healthy? Not over weight? never sick?

Well some substances are addictive. Alcohol is addictive and yes it alters your brain there is damage done that takes they say at least 6 months to years to repair back to it's predrinking state. Anti depressants which I have been on before gives you withdrawals when you get off of them but you're not really craving them. I am a problem drinker probably an alcoholic at one time, like you in my twenties. I quit drinking like that, I don't know why or how it was hard but I had no other choice. But it still can get it's claws in me easily and I can still get to a point where I am drinking heavily again and that happens quickly. we all want reasons why this happens but it is like a disease that Ne pointed out sort of like cancer that sometimes expresses itself and sometimes doesn't. If I had never drank, I might have never had had the problem it didn't come suddenly and I got myself to that point kind of on my own, i had depression and a crazy life back then. It is like diabetes, there is a ripe environment for it genetically and physically emotionally, than yes you will probably become an alcoholic. If there wasn't yes there is still a chance that you can still become an alcoholic.

my definition of healthy is people who exercise watch their weight and food, take care of themselves...like I did had a drinking problem.

[Otter]

Is alcoholism caused by Vitamin D deficiency?

BBC News - Experts review vitamin D advice

It is more of a problem than most people realize.

BBC News - Fair-skinned people may need extra vitamin D

Fair skinned people, like Celts, for instance.

[Ne/Neva Eva]

Is alcoholism caused by Vitamin D deficiency?

There is some really compelling information related to a chronic lack of vitamin D worldwide. We simply don't spend enough time in the sun anymore! Add to it sunscreen, etc... and you'll be left without this essential vitamin.

Here's an article:
The Power Of D - Science News

Of course, it has nothing, absolutely nothing to do with becoming addicted, or staying addicted to a substance. There is a ton of information about that.

Here's one I found very interesting:
Environmental Factor:January 2011:Aston-Jones explores the biology of addiction

Thewife, it might be a good idea to explore some of those thoughts you have about what makes someone addicted, and why. It's a really interesting topic that people are really trying to figure out. A decent place to start is here:

What is alcoholism? FAQs for the General Public
Is alcoholism a disease? FAQs for the General Public
Is alcoholism inherited? FAQs for the General Public
Can alcoholism be cured? FAQs for the General Public
Can alcoholism be treated? FAQs for the General Public

There are many more answers on this website: FAQs for the General Public

[Ne/Neva Eva]

Is alcoholism caused by Vitamin D deficiency?

IAD;1249756 wrote: Otter.....everybody is a comedian Ha! Abstinence, Group Support, prayer and your own personal fortitude... Will get you through this problem.

I didn't do any of those things. Well, except I had group support on MWO. But no one else knew that I was taking baclofen. Or if they did, they thought I was nutso and were very concerned and didn't want me to take it.
Almost a year now, since I stopped drinking against my will. It is a miracle.

I also didn't take any other supplements. Not vitamin D. Not a multivitamin. Nada. This, in spite of the fact that my vitamin D levels, based on blood tests, are chronically low. (skin cancer. I wear sunscreen ALL the time.) Still sober. Still not committed to abstinence. Still don't pray. And my personal fortitude is spent focusing on the things that matter to me. Not the things I don't want to have define my life anymore.

just sayin'

[Ne/Neva Eva]

Is alcoholism caused by Vitamin D deficiency?

Oh, btw, I started a thread related to vitamin D in holistic last July.
:H

https://www.mywayout.org/community/f6...ion-51212.html