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Posted by FrankF on June 14, 2008, at 15:49:22
Hello everyone! I know there have been similar posts but I really felt the need to post my own. I went on a drinking binge in which I missed a entire week of work. I was drinking a lot - Michelob Ultra Light. I was going through many 12 packs very often.
I was finally confronted by my parents (i'm 25) and my girlfriend because they knew I was missing work and was drunk all the time. My last beer was Friday night, at 6pm. I didn't sleep at all that night. My stomach was a mess, and I started shaking. My doctor prescribes me Klonopin (Clonazepam) but I relapsed and was drinking hard (and still taking them :-( ) I have an appointment with him on Monday night but there is no way I can be up all night with the shakes, and a messed up stomach. So til then I'm just trying to get by.
I have 1 Clonazepam left but don't want to take it tonight, I'd rather save it for tomorrow. I'm going to drink tonight, but hopefully in a far less amount just so I can get to sleep. Like I said I was up all night last night, very restless, shaking, and having issues. I know this isn't the best method but I want to phase down the drinking until Clonazepam and then get my drinking back under control.
This morning I was able to force down a bowl of total cereal, and I had another for lunch. In the afternoon I had 2 slices of pizza. I've been drinking lots of water. I'm just terrified of another night like last night!
But I think I've done a lot today to help my health, atleast for today. I've also drank a Coke and a few Green Teas. I havn't been shaking really, but I think because my head knows I'll be drinking tonight.
What is everyones thoughts?? I know this was a long post but I just had to get it off my chest!
Thank you for reading! And thanks for any responses in advance.
Posted by Phillipa on June 14, 2008, at 16:29:20
In reply to Alcohol Withdrawal-Please Help!, posted by FrankF on June 14, 2008, at 15:49:22
I'd advise you to call a crisis center as you don't want to go into alchohol withdrawal very scarey and cold cause a seizure. Phippa ps also may want to post of substance abuse but more traffic here.
Posted by cactus on June 15, 2008, at 3:35:48
In reply to Alcohol Withdrawal-Please Help!, posted by FrankF on June 14, 2008, at 15:49:22
I'm an alcoholic, sober for over a year now. I found Valium the best for withdrawing. Get back to your doctor asap.
They only thing I can say is that you are the only person who can stop this, it's all up to you!!! There is heaps of support out there, all you have to do is ask for it. Good luck and I wish you all the best. I'm not a fan of AA but there are heaps of other ways of going about it. I hope you find something that works. Don't dismiss AA, although it didn't work for me I gained a lot of skills and information from them. Peace brother, you are not alone.
Posted by elanor roosevelt on June 15, 2008, at 23:37:28
In reply to Re: Alcohol Withdrawal-Please Help! » FrankF, posted by cactus on June 15, 2008, at 3:35:48
i drank for 20
now i've been sober for 20 yearsif you decide that your drinking is a problem go to AA
Posted by blueboy on June 18, 2008, at 13:59:25
In reply to Alcohol Withdrawal-Please Help!, posted by FrankF on June 14, 2008, at 15:49:22
Oh man. Where to begin.
I don't think any alcoholic can stay sober by "white-knuckling" it. (Well, "never say never", but why not get all the help you can?) It is a very powerful disease.
First off, you might need to consider detox. Alcohol is, believe it or not, the most dangerous drug addiction to quit. It's worse than kicking a heroin addiction, and it's the only addiction that you can conceivably die from by quitting cold turkey. In detox they monitor you and give you drugs (and in some cases, actually, a little ethyl alcohol in an IV drip) so that you don't have bad DT's or convulsions.
My advice, whether you can manage detox or not: Find an AA meeting (try to find a "closed discussion" or "open discussion" meeting, not a speaker meeting or something) and raise your hand at the beginning of the meeting to tell them you're a first timer. They won't make you say anything if you don't want to, or they will listen to you if you want to talk. Then listen to what they say. It's free and you will get the best advice from the world's top experts.
If you don't like it -- well, nobody's going to handcuff you or follow you home, LOL.Alcoholism was considered incurable until the founding of AA. It is truly a miracle.
I will keep you in my mind and hope that you can get clean. I remember how utterly painful it was to find out that I was an alcoholic. We are pulling for you.
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