dedubya

since i cut back my drinking big time (and basically dont sleep now)- I am sweating and shaking a lot.... (I can deal with it but its really weird). I feel like the guy in the Austin Powers movie - without the chicken leg (he has a couple of lbs on me). Well maybe thats exagerration......anyway, this crap is tough, lets all hang tough. i am looking for my day 1- its very soon. I didnt want to kill myself.
Dub

Dee74

Dub - get yourself to a doctor and make tomorrow Day One, mate. Forget about tapering - just do and see the Doc.
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If you're cutting back, the sweating the insomnia and the shaking could very well be withdrawal - and no the answer isn't to drink more....

get to a dr - make a clean breast of it and start your journey from there.

I know I'm not the first person to suggest this - but pls do something.

Take some action. Posting here is fine, and more power to you - but it works best when we stop drinking - period.

D

dedubya

good advice. i respectfully like your candor. i have a problem= havent slept lately; and now going to try. Best to you- dub

Dee74

I love it when someone 'gets' me, Dub

I know about not sleeping too - I have no tips tho, sadly.
Bane of my life when I was drinking, and trying to stop.
I rarely have problems now, tho so you have that to look fwd to


Hope you rest well and go and see someone tomorrow
take it easy
D

OZboy

Dub.
Everything you have decided about yourself,is in play at this moment..
Best wishes,Oz...........

least

I tried tapering off too, it never worked. I'd go into withdrawals anyway and just drink more. Please do see a doctor. Sometimes a mild anti anxiety med is prescribed to ease the withdrawals. Please get medical attention and some help in just quitting the alcohol. Once you get thru detox you'll start feeling better.

tommyk

Do it today.

Mark75

What Dee said... get through the withdrawal and into sobriety. If you are anything like me, you will start sleeping... which is awesome!

Mark

dedubya

i am serious about this. however i cant sleep- and drinking beer and wine (i dont really even like wine that much) helps. I need to get control of this- its not right. thanks for the comments all. I need a day 1

dedubya

well- i have tried tapering and never worked. good point. I am just flipped about the withdrawals.

Mary52

Please get help. I went to an inpatient treatment facility. Didn't want to by any means, but finally surrendered and said, "Ok," and did it. You can, too. Just DO it!!!!