waterface, I don't think your doctor is being very helpful. Non-alcoholic people can drink socially on a Saturday nite without feeling like hell Sun-Tues. Do you think it might be easier for you to go cold turkey, if it's medically safe for you to do so? Even if you only drink on weekends, my guess is that you probably spend the rest of the week longing for the weekend so you can drink again. That's not exactly a great way to live life (it's a type of slavery I know all too well).