Old 06-14-2010, 11:21 AM
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least
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Welcome to SR! Glad you joined the family. Glad also that you want to stop drinking. I'm six months sober now and feeling better than I have in several years.

I would suggest you see your doctor and be honest about your drinking, and that you want to stop. Meds can be given for a few days to get safely thru the first few days of w/d. Alcohol withdrawals can be dangerous so it's a good idea to have medical 'supervision', at least the first few days.

Wine was my downfall too, tho hadn't been drinking near as long as you, when I started going downhill it went fast. Within six or eight months after starting to have one glass a day I was drinking all day, every day, and drinking in the morning to stop the shakes and anxiety.

Please ask your doctor for help in getting sober, then after getting sober maybe check out some recovery programs to help you stay sober. I wish you the best. This site is great, it's helped me so much in the past couple years.
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