My boyfriend is a heavy liquor drinker. To make a long story short, over the past year of our relationship, he has home detoxed about 6 times. He has always had an issue with high blood pressure, so I know how dangerous these detoxes can be.
His latest bender has been going on for about 11 days, being passed out for most of the last four days. His consumption is between a fifth to a half-gallon of bourbon or vodka per day. He tried to back it down yesterday. I believe he had just over half a fifth yesterday, with a whole lot of beer. He's had about a fifth and a half today.
I found him unresponsive about 2 months ago, and I had to call 911. The hospital did not detox him. They kept him overnight with IV fluids, and sent him on his way once he could walk and talk. He ended up in the hospital again two days later. The doctor informed him that he's been really rough on his body, and he may not live through another detox. He is really scared now, and is afraid to stop drinking cold turkey, which is what he generally does. He did have a seizure through one of his cold turkey detoxes. We've decided that rather than going cold turkey, we are going to try to wean him off over the next couple days.
I'm asking for advice on how to do this. We've done it a couple times before last summer, but I'm hoping someone could give me some ideas on how much, how often. I just guessed last time, and I don't want to push him too hard. At the same time, he wants to be aggressive enough that we can get him off completely by Sunday. He has a big interview on Monday, so he wants a day of sobriety beforehand.
His last drink was three hours ago, but he was very intoxicated at that point. He generally wakes up feeling bad between 3 and 4 am, regardless of when he passes out. Since his last drink was at 10 pm, any suggestions on the amount I should give him when he wakes up? And how much? I'm thinking a double shot every two or three hours to start?
A side note: He tried to wean with beer, and it makes him feel sick, so he's ruled that out as an option.
Thanks so much...
His latest bender has been going on for about 11 days, being passed out for most of the last four days. His consumption is between a fifth to a half-gallon of bourbon or vodka per day. He tried to back it down yesterday. I believe he had just over half a fifth yesterday, with a whole lot of beer. He's had about a fifth and a half today.
I found him unresponsive about 2 months ago, and I had to call 911. The hospital did not detox him. They kept him overnight with IV fluids, and sent him on his way once he could walk and talk. He ended up in the hospital again two days later. The doctor informed him that he's been really rough on his body, and he may not live through another detox. He is really scared now, and is afraid to stop drinking cold turkey, which is what he generally does. He did have a seizure through one of his cold turkey detoxes. We've decided that rather than going cold turkey, we are going to try to wean him off over the next couple days.
I'm asking for advice on how to do this. We've done it a couple times before last summer, but I'm hoping someone could give me some ideas on how much, how often. I just guessed last time, and I don't want to push him too hard. At the same time, he wants to be aggressive enough that we can get him off completely by Sunday. He has a big interview on Monday, so he wants a day of sobriety beforehand.
His last drink was three hours ago, but he was very intoxicated at that point. He generally wakes up feeling bad between 3 and 4 am, regardless of when he passes out. Since his last drink was at 10 pm, any suggestions on the amount I should give him when he wakes up? And how much? I'm thinking a double shot every two or three hours to start?
A side note: He tried to wean with beer, and it makes him feel sick, so he's ruled that out as an option.
Thanks so much...
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