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[Lamb777]

Hi everyone... thank you for sharing these thoughts.. I am new here & very nervous, very hard to start here saying what i think i need to say...
I am a female & have been heavily drinking for about 2 years. Roughly 1 or 2 bottles of wine a night. There have been several days during that time when i didn't have a drink but would maybe take a pill to calm me down. The quantity I have been drinking recently, like in the past few months is way too much & i know it. I have been going through a hard time, a breakup, etc & have been using it to cope. It took me 6 days to drink 2 full large bottles of vodka. I just want to lay out the facts here, don't mean to wander on....
Bottom line, i want to stop & hopefully socially drink. I have researched this like crazy & i'm scared but more scared of dying. I just want to hear any of your thoughts, i could really use some help. I feel like i want to taper off. I am excessively scared of having a seizure or anything else.. i'm so scared i will probably have one because I'm fearing it so much. I can't devastate my family.. i really need to do this right. Since i made up my mind about tapering, i'm trying to get started & i guess my main question right now is, does it matter what your alcohol of choice is when tapering? I've read alot about tapering with beer in general... does it matter for me since i've been drinking liquor & wine (i've had beers here & there but the wine & vodka has been in very heavy amounts)

I would appreciate any help so so much... thanks for listening..

[Hippyman]

New here.. would love your thoughts...

Lamb777;1484199 wrote: Hi everyone... thank you for sharing these thoughts.. I am new here & very nervous, very hard to start here saying what i think i need to say...
I am a female & have been heavily drinking for about 2 years. Roughly 1 or 2 bottles of wine a night. There have been several days during that time when i didn't have a drink but would maybe take a pill to calm me down. The quantity I have been drinking recently, like in the past few months is way too much & i know it. I have been going through a hard time, a breakup, etc & have been using it to cope. It took me 6 days to drink 2 full large bottles of vodka. I just want to lay out the facts here, don't mean to wander on....
Bottom line, i want to stop & hopefully socially drink. I have researched this like crazy & i'm scared but more scared of dying. I just want to hear any of your thoughts, i could really use some help. I feel like i want to taper off. I am excessively scared of having a seizure or anything else.. i'm so scared i will probably have one because I'm fearing it so much. I can't devastate my family.. i really need to do this right. Since i made up my mind about tapering, i'm trying to get started & i guess my main question right now is, does it matter what your alcohol of choice is when tapering? I've read alot about tapering with beer in general... does it matter for me since i've been drinking liquor & wine (i've had beers here & there but the wine & vodka has been in very heavy amounts)

I would appreciate any help so so much... thanks for listening..

:welcome: I'm so glad you found us. I think alcohol is alcohol. I have used lite beer to slowly ween myself of AL without bad withdrawls. I think what really matters is that you get a sobriety plan together that you can stick too. :l

[Glass Half Empty]

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Hi Lamb
I don't know very much about tapering sorry, but I did just want to respond to say hello and tell you not to be afraid because this is a safe place and there are lots of people here who will be able to help you. :welcome:

In regards to what type of alcohol to use to taper, I don't think there's any difference physiologically, but I would think that if you're genuinely using it as a medical way to get of alcohol completely it would be easier for you to taper on something you don't like too much and isn't part of your usual drinking routine.

Good luck and please hang around. :h

[BHOG]

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Lamb,
Welcome! and congratulations on recognizing your concerns and working on them before they become too big to handle. For advice on moderating your alcohol, and how best to make that work, I would suggest you visit the "Monthly Moderation" thread under the goals section of this forum. i am sure you will recieve many valuable insights from that group, all of them are working on moderating just like you.
As you work on this, plese visit all over the site, the people you will meet here are wonderful, and we all have been, or are, in similar circumstance to you.
If I can help in any way, don't hesitate to contact me!

[K9Lover]

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How are you doing today Lamb??