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11-16-2009, 03:53 PM
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| Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Reno,NV
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| I'm going to quit....
I've been drinking all of my adult life and it's time to give it up.I've been a lurker on this site for a few years and i swore to myself i would never post until i was very seriouse.Well it's time.Tomarrow will be day number 1.I hate to sound this way,but i'm really hoping to lean on you guys as i go.I know sleep is going to be a bitch,but i have to do it.I envy all you guys who have done it already.Do any of you guys have tipps for the shakes?I know i will have them.I need to get over them as soon as i can.I need to start filling out applications for work and it's hard if your shaking all the time.I hope you guys accept me here and i look forward to the hard adventure. Thank you Tony  :
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11-16-2009, 03:55 PM
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| Member  Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Mobile, AL
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Detoxing from alcohol is the deadliest detox of any drug - 7 times as deadly as opiate withdrawal/detox. You need to see a Dr., period.
__________________ He should be fine...if he survives the detox process that is..... Any quotes from the big book of AA are from the first edition, or are otherwise exempt from copyright infringement under the "fair use doctrine". |
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11-16-2009, 03:57 PM
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| To Thine Own Self Be True  Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: So Cal
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Welcome nvguy! If you have been lurking, you probably know what I am going to say. Have you spoken to a doctor? Detox van be dangerous. I never got the shakes and I detoxed on my own, but even that was hard. I had no idea all the panic and anxiety I was feeling was detoxing. I just thought I was reacting to the DUI I got, lol. Take care of yourself, drink lots of water, gets lots of sleep and take it easy on yourself. This is not easy but it is SO worth it!!!
__________________ Rarely have we seen a person fail who has THOROUGHLY followed our path...B.B. 1st edition |
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11-16-2009, 03:57 PM
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| Forum Leader  Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Scottsdale, AZ, one big happy dysfunctional family!
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Of course we'd accept you Tony, we don't turn away other alcoholics, we're here to help each other. Glad you've decided to join us, I hope you stick with this and find the support you need here. Please take the time to read this http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...at-we-did.html (Quitting..What to expect ..What we did)
__________________ "Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty, and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming---*WOW-What a ride*!" |
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11-16-2009, 04:13 PM
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Hi Im Sharon and Im an Alcoholic. By the grace of my HP and people like you here in SR I havent found it necessary to pick up a drink of alcohol since 8-1190. For that and you I am truely grateful. After countless times trying to quit drinking on my own and many failures, my family stepped in with an intervention seeking help for me when i couldnt do it for myself. I spent 28 days in rehab allowing that toxic, poisonious alcohol to get out of my system and allowing a good start with a clean slate to begin my recovery journey one day at a time. I was handed the tools and knowledge of my disease and willingness to go to any lengths to stay sober. I listened intentively in meetings to the many before me that have stayed sober a many one days at a time. I heard and followed many suggestions and held on to dear life as i managed to put together a many one days at a time together to help me stay sober some 19 yrs later. Reflecting back on the latter stages of my drinking I recall my hands shaking as i wrote checks at the grocery store or signed in at the doctors office. I was very self conscience of that. However while in rehab each morning during exercise time, i walked a track sweating profusely getting that toxic crap out of my system. Today i dont have the shakes and glad to have gotten rid of that in early recovery. Welcome to SR. and keep coming back. It works if you work it.
__________________ "A FRIEND IN NEED IS A FRIEND INDEED" SHARON B.  Baton Rouge, La. 8-11-90 I turn my will and life over to the care of a Power greater than I on a daily bases for guidance, care and protection. |
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11-16-2009, 06:26 PM
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Hi Tony.....  Welcome to our SR Alcoholism Forum I;m really glad to know you are heading into a better sober future. Yes! you too can win over alcohol. Please do keep posting....we understand and care 
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11-16-2009, 07:55 PM
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I'm glad you have talked to your doctor, and Ativan helped me tremendously while detoxing, so hopefully it will do the same for you. Read through the detoxing thread-it helped me so much while I was doing it this last time. Please keep us updated and good luck!
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11-16-2009, 08:07 PM
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Glad your here, I to was a lurker and only started posting once I got sober. You say you are taking ativan, that should help in the detox after my last bender I had to take xanax at first to detox but they made me sick so while I was in rehab they gave me ativan and that helped. Good luck in your journey because it is so worth it and also go to AA meetings for more support.
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11-16-2009, 08:27 PM
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| Member  Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Traveling in Europe
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Hey I use AA in my recovery and would advise anyone interested in stopping to check out several different meetings--not all AA is created equal. Of course there are other ways to stop and you should look into those as well... Of course we want you here, this is the best place for ya! I know it helps me as well to see new people coming in... Best of luck... it gets better Clayton
__________________ May 25th 2009 The day when I finally got to step 0--This Crap has got to stop "There are many paths to God my son, I hope yours will not be too difficult." - Ben Her |
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11-16-2009, 09:35 PM
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| Member  Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Fort Worth, Tx
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Good choice by going thru your doc. I was on a med that helped with detox and I still managed to nearly die and ended up in the ER. Just when you think it can't get any worse,it might! Just when you think it will never get better it does! Endure the storm and then you will come out shining Brightly! Hang tough,keep posting Ron
__________________ I believe it's the 10 Commandments! Not the 10 Suggestions! And I broke everyone of them. |
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11-17-2009, 10:27 AM
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| Absolute Evil Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Charlotte NC
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While I'm not exactly sure what detoxing is, good luck with it. How frequently do you have to drink to need to detox? I only drank on weekends, but I would down a 5th each night. But when I stopped, I just stopped. No shakes or anything... Can someone explain this detox to me? |
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11-17-2009, 05:45 PM
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| Member  Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: San Francisco Bay Area, CA
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Themaster, Detoxification of alcohol can range from moderate shakes/anxiety/uncomfortableness, to full blown delerium tremons. It occurs in people who have been drinking heavily and daily for some period of time (usually months-years, but in some cases can involve heavy drinkers who binge). Alcohol is one of the few drugs on earth which can cause death if stopped abruptly by an alcoholic. If detox is bad enough and delerium tremons are present, the drinker will find himself confused, disoriented, having hallucinations, and may go into seizures. The worse the alcoholism is, the more severe the detox. It can cause death if untreated (in about 5-15% of people I believe who have DT's). This is why people tell a heavy drinker who decides to quit drinking to go see a doctor. Proper medications, mostly benzodiazepines, stop seizures from happening and calm a person down. Medications such as ativan help alcoholics go through detox safely and more comfortably. These medications usually are taken for up to a week. Alcohol withdrawal is nothing to fool around with. People have horror stories about going through untreated withdrawal. It can be hell. Alcohol withdrawal also varies from drinker to drinker. Some heavy alcoholics are able to stop one day after daily drinking for decades. Others drink heavily only for 10 months, but go into full blown delerium tremons. Detox varies widely, but should always be taken seriously and treated with the upmost precaution. Any alcoholic who decides to quit and has been drinking heavily for any prolonged period of time should see a doctor or get medical advice. Emergency rooms are legally required to admit and treat alcoholics going through withdrawal, no matter if they are insured or not and no matter what the circumstance. I hope that I was of some help explaining this to you.
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11-17-2009, 11:37 PM
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| Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Reno,NV
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| Day #1 IS DOWN
Hi everyone.Day #1 was a bitch,but it's done.I read on here before that day #3 is really hard.What is the best way to keep your mind off of it?I thank all of you for your wisdom and thank you very much. Tony  |
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11-18-2009, 03:47 PM
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11-19-2009, 04:21 PM
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Even if you are not insured, it is not too expensive to see a GP / family-type doctor. Any of them will issue a short-term prescription for a mild sedative. In my case, I used librium. It's old-school and generally effective. Your DTs (if indeed you have serious ones...not everyone does!) may not be erased, but they'll be mitigated enough to likely keep from giving up immediately. | |
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11-19-2009, 04:29 PM
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welcome nv guy! thanks for the info about your doc =- it's so refreshing not to have to post about that for once! I hope you'll consider a program of recovery, something in 3-D to compliment your time here on SR. Keep posting! We need you in order to stay sober!
__________________  Knowledge is knowing that tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in fruit salad. |
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11-19-2009, 04:51 PM
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| Its time for bed  Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Undisclosed Location
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Welcome aboard and good luck with the detoxing. I am also a frequent day 3'er however the last detox was some time ago. I've had detoxes from hell and some detoxes came from Heaven despite no changes in my absurd amount of drinking. You know this can be the last one you have and trust me that is a great thing. Experiences vary tremendously on this so do your reading and hopefully others will hop on to share their stories and wisdom. Whatever you do BE SAFE! Things that helped me ALOT in early sobriety were and still are running, walking, biking, MY ROCKING CHAIR LOL, good reading and involving TV... don't forget AA - like it or not you will be sober for that hour! 
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11-19-2009, 05:45 PM
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| Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Reno,NV
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| Yesterday
Yesterday was day #2 AND I WAS SHAKING so bad i had a couple of glasses of wine to try and stop shaking.I haven't had anything today,but the shakes are alot better.So i guess i'm back to day one.I couldn't stand to be shaking that bad.Maybe i should have weened myself more better.... Sorry everyone Tony |
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11-19-2009, 05:49 PM
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Doesn't matter if you are on day 1 or day 100. You didn't drink today. Plan not to drink tomorrow. No need to be sorry or apologize. We all understand what you must have been going through. Keep reading here and keep posting to let us know how it is progressing. We care!!
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11-19-2009, 05:54 PM
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Hey -- keep trying and keep posting. I had lots of "day 1s" and "day 2s", etc ... I had to get help to stay sober. (AA helped me) Please talk with your doctor about the shakes. Withdrawal can be dangerous -- shakes can turn into seizures. Sometimes medical intervention is necessary. |
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