noether445

I have been to detox three times in the last two months. Now I've relapsed for several days straight. I have some really good excuses for that, but I realized that I was actively seeking an excuse (Reflecting on the first relapse, I realized that I felt a twinge of happiness, as in, "here is my chance".)

It's been about 10 standard drinks per day (spread out). There is a co-addiction with Klonopin, which I've been cutting back on (under an addiction specialists' guidance.)

Do I need to go to detox again? The first time I went to detox, they put me in ICU because I was scoring in the mid-30s on their scale. That experience freaked me out.

I felt shaky this morning and had a headache, but nothing else. I was able to type and write normally, which was impossible during my previous detox experience. Nonetheless, given that the first experience freaked me, I drank again. Not enough to get get drunk, but just to take the shakes away.

Maybe that was an excuse? Based on what I've read, those symptoms can relieve themselves. Moreover, they should not appear for quite awhile. I'm at a point where I'm having a bit of booze every 2-3 hours.

Is a few days of being drunk enough to warrant detox? Has anyone had a similar situation?

I am not really looking for "Go immediately to the ER if you stop" answers, because I already know that the ER could fix me. I just want to know about the experiences of others with this.