Thanks everyone for the support, just knowing that there's a whole forum full of knowledge and experienced people I can refer to when I feel like I'm about to slip is such a great feeling.
I'm now on day 9 of sobriety !!!
To say the least, this has been pretty hard, and I'm constantly thinking about drinking, however I've been fighting off those thoughts just by telling myself where I'll end up if I do pick up even one drink.
ShaneWhite, yes I did taper down with beer, I also had 10mg of diazepam hidden, I ended up using that on the first day.
Wow, 9 days... Feels like so long ago already.
Thanks again for the welcome, I'll be browsing around and returning updating on my progress as I go, mostly to help stay away from the A-hole drug, potentially I might be able to offer some help and assistance to anyone in a similar situation.