Thread: please dont go cold turkey
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Old 07-18-2011, 03:05 PM
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MickeyAnMeisce
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Originally Posted by ImReadyToQuit View Post
Alcohol detox can be dangerous.. Those zaps you were getting were most likely the diazapam. Benzo withdrawal is even more dangerous than alcohol detox.. Trading an alchohol addiction for a benzo one is the worst thing anyone could do. Glad you made it through! And my prayers are with you!
Originally Posted by Aneurysm View Post
I don't know what I'd do if I had to detox from alcohol again. Benzos are another drug I have a problem with so it's just swopping crap for different crap...
I may be misunderstanding what whiskeyman wrote, but I think that the doctors gave him diazepam after he started going through alcohol withdrawal. As far as I understand, benzodazepines are the first-line treatment for alcohol withdrawal.
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