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    My Story

    I have a nice life except for drinking too much. I was in the hospital in 2009 and my doctor was so afraid of my drinking he treated my pneumonia in the detox ward. I was too sick to care about drinking then but came to feel guilty I was taking up a bed people with a worse drinking problem needed. They turned people away because of me. I didn't drink for two years and felt the best I had in years. Then I blew it. After a while I was drinking as much as before I got sick. Finally last week I had had it and joined this forum. I put together a tapering off of alcohol plan and no matter how hard it is I have stuck to it so far. I have cut my alcohol use by around 25 percent. I believe the reason I got back into it was boredom and loneliness. My wife and son go to work and I work from home. I also have PTSD and anxiety attacks once in a while. Didn't have any when I quit drinking. I really want my life back. AA is not for me soo I'm doing it with family and friend support.
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    You are in a good place here. So much support.
    Merry Christmas.

    :lTDN
    "One day at a time."

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      #3
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      Hippy man I'll let you know. I'm taking it slow. Really scared of withdrawal and can't afford detox. Xmas ,with people around, I had one drink last for over 3 hours. Getting better. Feel good today but will be alone all day.

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        #4
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        Wow--one drink over three hous!!! That's great. I'd probably never be able to manage that.

        I understand about the working from home alone thing. I actually started drinking more while I was at home, then it escalated when I was unemployed and able to drink all I "wanted" to drink. Just stay close to this site and read and post as much as you can.

        :lGood luck--you can do it!!
        "One day at a time."

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          #5
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          Three Dog, I was a little proud of myself. I actually have gone between 5 and 8 hours with out a drink when I'm really busy recently. I really believe part of my problem is boredom and loneliness. Once the anxiety kicks in I drink. Xmas I went 5 hours in the morning getting the food ready then I started to get really anxious and started feeling weird. Then I had one. I hate that feeling. I'm so afraid of ending up in the hospital from withdrawal that I stress over it to much. Hoping today will be better.

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            #6
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            Will be reading up on Baclofen . I had to take a muscle relaxer( not sure which) once for a pinched nerve in my shoulder. It put me on the moon. Stopped taking it after a few days. There are so many drugs I'm going to call my doctor after the first of the year once I educate myself about them to see which he thinks is best. Thanks for the tip. Going to work up to 12 hours and see what happens.

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              #7
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              I take Amoryn as a mood booster, and Seredyn when needed for anxiety. Natural products recommended by our dear Lav. The Seredyn can even help with withdrawals. You can google them--made by the same company and they ship pretty fast. Sounds like you are doing great!
              "One day at a time."

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                #8
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                Hello IKICDI I can relate. I too suffer from panic attacks, not all the time, but they definitely rear their head when I have gone AF (alcohol free). But now I am over 4 weeks AF and I haven't had them since the first week!!! So I'm pretty stoked. I do have to take an OTC sleeping pill to go to sleep but I consider than a small price to pay. I have a prescription for when I do get panic attacks and they get so strong I can't function, but I haven't had to use them since the first week. I do encourage you to see your doctor and I think you are doing great!!!! Hang in there!!!!

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                  #9
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                  Good luck

                  Hi there, I wish you all the best to beat this. I get the anxiety thing and alcohol, as stress and anxiety kick off my cravings. I almost bought a "herbal" oral spray yesterday to help with anxiety, only to find it contains alcohol! My biggest challenge is trying not to get stressed in the first place - hiding in the toilets at work doing yogic breathing does help, but then they wonder where I got to or probably think I have diarrhea so not really conducive to office politics. That's great you can cut back gradually and you have your family's support.

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