Alcoholism?!
Question: I'm a former alcoholic. I went for 3 months without a drop of alcohol but started drinking again 2 days ago and I am having far too much. How can I cut down without getting withdrawal symptoms?
Answers: I'm a former alcoholic. I went for 3 months without a drop of alcohol but started drinking again 2 days ago and I am having far too much. How can I cut down without getting withdrawal symptoms?
There is no such thing as a "former" alcoholic. You ARE an alcoholic and you can't afford to drink. You should check out AA--there's most likely a meeting somewhere near you many hours of the day and night, 365 days a year. Go. LISTEN. Find a sponsor and work the program.
You will have withdrawal symptoms--as the blood alcohol level decreases in your blood it will trigger physiological changes. You will be with people who will understand and have been there--as well as some who are capable of giving you a guided tour of Hell where they've spent a lot of time. You need that kind of support and hopefully you'll learn from their experiences.
No one needs alcohol to live or live a good life so you will be losing nothing and gaining a lot by deciding each day, and sometimes each minute, right now I shall not drink.
God bless.
atrue alcoholic cant 'cut down'. its all or nothing. give it up.
You can't ....do you not remember the last time........?
You should contact a sponser first of all. I don't know how bad the withdrawl symptoms are. I thought that you are just supposed to stop? It has only been two days, the withdrawl symptoms will mostly be in your mind I imagine. Definately contact a sponswer.
3 months? That was a bit too soon to start drinkign again. If you're a recovering alcoholic you really to never touch alcohol again. You've proved you cant limit your intake.
Its an all or nothing approach.
http://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org/?Med...
Call NOW.
And by the way - a friend of mine died two months ago from alcoholism and he reckoned he could just 'cut down' too.
Im also an alcoholic. Also serving in the army, go figure. Best advice I can give buddy, is just wean yourself off it if you can. I've done it before by filling my fridge with lots of different drinks. Juices, gatorade, non-alcoholic beers, anything. Its a habit to have lots to drink, so just try to keep other stuff you like to drink available.
Im too stubborn to quit my drinking, so best of luck to you buddy.
Daniel, I know you will be feeling anxious about withdrawal, but after two days the symptoms won't last long. If you are serious about stopping again, just stop. Eat well, drink plenty of water, get out and get some exercise, meet up with friends in a non-alcohol environment. Just stop is honestly the only sensible advice I can give you. I hope you are able to do it.
You cannot drink at all! just stop drinking, leave it is killing you!
I know this must be hard it is for you, you should get your doctor to put you on rehab programme, they will probably put you on meds to help with the withdrawals, please dont slip back into your old ways, think how hard you worked to get off it and stay off it for three months, my stepfather was an alcoholic who committed suicide, he'll never know how this affectted me and my family so please try and get help and think how this is going to affect you and the people who care for you.
Why not go see your GP and see if they can help.
my wife died of alcoholism six months ago after years of alcohol abuse, it is a disease, it WILL kill you in the end, unfortunately cutting down is not an option, its all or nothing, I wish you all the best in what I hope will be a long and happy life, alcohol free
I have read ten answers and they are all correct. First, you cannot "cut down" . Alcohol is a problem for you. THe sooner you realize that and realize that you cannot drink a drop, the better off you'll be. Also, you cannot do it alone. Call a sponsor. This will helo to some degree. After three months of sobriety and two days of alcohol, I doubt you would go through withdrawls. HOWEVER, DTs can be fatal. You should really see a doctor. Good luck.
Go to the doctor and get a short-term prescription for something that will help soften the withdrawals. I don't know what they use these days, it used to be heminevrin. Take plenty of fluid, eat small meals, increase your sugar intake slightly. You really should stop - get to AA and get a sponsor and learn from this experience.
get something you can drink instead of alcohol
DEFINITION OF INSANITY;.........doing the same thing over & over again hoping for different results!
if you are a true alcoholic----you know there is no controlling it. cutting back is an irrational option, a fools errand!
stop the mental masturbation, get yourself to AA meetings, gut through the pain one last time, and then set yourself free of the gorilla on your back!
Hey bud... I am going to tell you the truth. If you are wanting to cut down on the symptomatology, you MAY eat sweets, and that will help.
But an alcoholic can never limit his or her drinks. If the shakes get too bad, I've known some alcoholics to require professional help, like inpatient detox, because it was more than their body could stand. I highly recommend attending AA meetings in your area, where others just like you have already succeeded in this matter, for good.
Only YOU know what you went through three months ago, when you first stopped drinking!!! Most men or women have never been able to stop the cycle, without at least the support of others who have already been in their shoes. Check out the site below.
MAYBE you will be able to identify and get the true knowledge of your condition. IF YOU SEE YOURSELF IN THOSE FIRST FEW PAGES AT ALL, there's help at AA.
Good luck and God bless, really!!!!!!!!!!
http://www.aa.org/bigbookonline/en_BigBo...
It's only been 2 days. Your body shouldn't be hooked again yet, it's all in your head. Stop drinking immediately and go to sleep. If you have to take a day off of work and just sleep all day long so you wake up sober, then you will be more determined.
Throw out any booze you may have left in the house. Don't just throw it out or you may go in the garbage for it, dump it all out in the yard before throwing it away.
I kicked a pretty serious meth habit about 3 years ago, so I've been there man. I locked myself up in my room and just laid in bed with the cold sweats and convulsions for like 2 days until it stopped. Hopefully only being on the bottle again for 2 days you won't have to do that. A good 24 hour round the clock sleep might be just the ticket. Good luck.
Also, consider counseling. If you're not a religious man, AA doesn't do anything for you, but an addiction counselor can help.
Stop drinking now, get help from your DR and go to AA for support. My EX husband died aged 45 from drinking and it was a horrid death, as we had parted a few years before his body was not detected for 8 weeks, had to get army dental records to identify him.
You will also get alcohol related dementia in later year.