Hi BanAlcohol,
I understand you are drinking 7 units a day normally, though half a bottle of brandy is another 14 units on top of that. We are not allowed to offer medical advice but my experience was as follows:
- 15 units a day for many years, no seizures
- 30 plus units a day for several weeks, seizure while drinking
- 30 units a day for several weeks then stopping cold turkey, dangerous withdrawals and a seizure 3 days later
- Inpatient supervised Librium detox over 10 days from 30 units per day, no withdrawals and safe blood pressure etc, no seizure.
- Self taper over 14 days from 25 units a day to 5 units then stop completely (as I was advised to do by my medics when I couldn't go back to inpatient), moderate withdrawals and no seizure.
This is dangerous territory though and you should certainly seek medical advice for your own circumstances.
Forwards.