I'm in a difficult situation

[amashed]

I'm in a difficult situation

thank you marbella. Just managed 6 hours (better than last night!) shakey now though....but better than yesterday. Got to keep trying.

If I only have one beer less today then its a start towards stopping.

[MommyDearest72]

I'm in a difficult situation

Im with you in spirit...Take the advice of the people here! And damm it stay on here until you fall asleep, cry do whatever you need to do! One Minute then one hoyr then one day. We are here for you Am!

[amashed]

I'm in a difficult situation

just had a coffee and it really sent me off, heart rate is up and sweating loads, got to have a beer.

I have been speaking to my gf and although I dont quite agree with the 12 steps I have agreed to go to AA on Monday. I need any help I can get to fight this.

Just feel so jittery and uncomfortable at the moment, why must I drink????

[startingover]

I'm in a difficult situation

Well its an addiction amashed. Your body has become dependent on it in order for you to function. Thats what alcohol does.
AA is a good move, just having some face to face support will help you. I believe you dont have to go through the 12 steps if you dont want to.
Oh and best stay away from the coffee, perhaps try cammomile tea or other soft drink if you have any?

[amashed]

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Just looked at myself in the mirror and my eyes look like they need their own baggage allowance. I’ve had 3 beers this morning to stop the shakes, but am continuing with the soft drinks as well.

Just trying to convey what its like to the gf as she goes to work. You feel like you lose control of your body and just 2 beers return that control. It’s a terrible affliction; I am still sitting here moving my leg inadvertently, as a reflex reaction. God! I wish I could just stop drinking.

Its like you lose all control and only regain it when you drink more, ever decreasing circles if ever I’ve seen them.

I am ashamed of where I am right now (again). I’m trying to plan what to do sober – planning and hoping that comes sooner rather than later.

[amashed]

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To all that posted, I'm in Australia now, Melbourne I kind of thought that changing country might change my addiction – nope.

[BPleasant]

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Wait, wait, wait... you didn't just change location today, right? You are going to try AA Monday still, Right?
I have often thought a new location would help, and in some areas of my life it truly did, but really alcohol is almost everywhere, save, a few place in Utah and Pennsylvania! lol I have ended up in those areas before. This addiction really is something we can not run from. How are you doing?

[Cinders]

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amashed,

Do you happen to have a blood pressure cuff? If you don't, get one.

I read on a British site about titrating off of alcohol safely, using alcohol as the medium to titrate down.

Basically, you keep up with your blood pressure hourly. When it starts to go up, you take a beer. Over 24 hours, you can titrate down safely to nothing.

I can't find the site right now. But if you Google on it, you might find the site. I simply cannot remember the "keys" I used to find it.

Good luck and good riddance to the alcohol,
Cindi

[amashed]

I'm in a difficult situation

Phoned a doctor and just got fobbed off with there are no appointments till Friday. That doesn’t help.

Trying to eat now but again am struggling,

[jessie]

I'm in a difficult situation

Amashed, hang in there with all you've got. I struggled for many years and this is my longest AF spell ever - you can do it as well. Fill every single bottle you have with water or diluted juice (lemon juice in water is excellent as it helps your liver detox) Keep it with you and sip on it. Go to ER if you can't cope, you might need a tranquilizer. Don't be ashamed - they are used to it.:l

[startingover]

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Amashed, how are you doing today?
Yes, it would be a good idea for you to go to the emergency services like Jessie says.
Make the Friday appt as well, at least you have it to work towards.
Hang in there.

[panadol]

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Hi amashed
If you look up St John of God's alcohol detox you will find a program in your area.
They have counselling and all kinds of pharmacotherapies to help you out. Generally
you can get in pretty quickly and without a doctors referal. They are a great team in
my state(West Australia) and have helped me hugely. There is help out there. I know it
is hard to reach out and take it, but, it's there for us, and these people are really non-
judgemental. Good luck with this journey. Pm me if I can help you any further.
:lPanny

[BPleasant]

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titrating... could he take 1/2 a beer or a 1/3 of a beer? A full beer seems to be a lot to back down... Amashed, we are all pulling for you, hope you are doing okay. Is it tough to think, guzzle a glass of water then drink the timed alcohol intake?
I know the panic, not from this but from hyper thyroid disorder and I wanted to get off xanax so badly, I would slowly breathe and sip a glass of ice water and also put a cube on my wrist to slow down my heart rate and take my mind off the panic. I know at times that seems like it's so unrealistic, hard to even contemplate and possibly at the same time seems like a really stupid thing in light of a big addiction but I was then addicted to xanax and it did help me. Check in.

[~EVA~]

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Been there done that....

What I used to do is take an antihistamine. It makes you drowsy but take it when you didn't drink for awhile. I would not drink after 6 and take it before I went to bed and had no shakes or sweats during the night. I'd wake up tired but better than being hung over and a restless night. I know a few people here have done that. But make sure you're not drunk taking it. It helps take that edge off.

Please do research before. Some people can not take them. I have allergies so it is not new to my system.

[amashed]

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Sorry for the lack of an update. I went to hospital and although they didn’t really want to have anything to do with me (thy do not do detox) so took me in from 7pm until 4.30am when they gave me some valium and put me on a drip. At 4.30 I staggered out and got a cab home (I don’t know how I managed this). Yesterday I managed to get a to a doctors and got prescribed 2 valium.

I had to get a cab the 5 minutes walk, but I got there and then got home at 12pm. I then slept for 20 hours. Up this morning and seem to be over the worst, still tired (???) but feel like the alcohol is leaving my body now.

What a hard and disturbing time.

I feel more like myself and eating and drinking now. I know what I’ve said before but this has to be it the last drink for me, no moderating, trying to have one at Christmas – nothing.