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desperately need facts
Hi all
Thanks for taking the time to read this post
I need facts on a subject nothing seems to exist on on the internet.
Can I develop withdrawal symptoms, then even when I havant drank for ages, and drink very little, they return?
Has anyone experienced this?
Will this ever stop?
I shall expand in more detail
I started binge drinking at about 15 years of ageIt was always fun, I've always been able to stop, I've never been addicted to alcohol
I'd go out twice a week and get plastered
In my twenties, at university, this was four times a week
I'd never drink in the house
Never have a few
It was all or nothing
At this point I noticed I often couldn't settle after drink
I blanked most nights out, couldn't remember part or all of them
As my twenties went on I'd still only drink a few times a week but could drink more than a litre of vodka in.a sitting, would drink doubles till I passed out, could drink three bottles of wine to myself, I drank a lot in one go
I noticed after drink I would suffer guilt, be very emotional, chest pain, couldn't get my breath, I suffered increasing anxiety
In my thirties the post drink explosion in my body caused me to cut back
But this reaction continued
I'm now 39
These last two years I have drank very little
But even though my drink has decreased, this post drink anxiety has increased
I now drink only now and again
And when I do not very much
But when I do a bomb goes off in my body
I was 39 last Saturday, hadn't drank fir a month before
Felt great
Only had two pints and three double whiskers
I now feel awful
Anxiety through the roof
I know it will start to fade after 4 days or so
Be gone after a week
And I'll feel great again
But girlfriend has never seen me drink heavy says it's all in my head
Is it?
Or is it returning withdrawal from years past
Can I ever drink again
I don't Ca're if I can't, that's easy for me, but I need to know I'm not quitting for nothing and this isn't in my head
Please please can anyone help
Xxx
Thanks for taking the time to read this post
I need facts on a subject nothing seems to exist on on the internet.
Can I develop withdrawal symptoms, then even when I havant drank for ages, and drink very little, they return?
Has anyone experienced this?
Will this ever stop?
I shall expand in more detail
I started binge drinking at about 15 years of ageIt was always fun, I've always been able to stop, I've never been addicted to alcohol
I'd go out twice a week and get plastered
In my twenties, at university, this was four times a week
I'd never drink in the house
Never have a few
It was all or nothing
At this point I noticed I often couldn't settle after drink
I blanked most nights out, couldn't remember part or all of them
As my twenties went on I'd still only drink a few times a week but could drink more than a litre of vodka in.a sitting, would drink doubles till I passed out, could drink three bottles of wine to myself, I drank a lot in one go
I noticed after drink I would suffer guilt, be very emotional, chest pain, couldn't get my breath, I suffered increasing anxiety
In my thirties the post drink explosion in my body caused me to cut back
But this reaction continued
I'm now 39
These last two years I have drank very little
But even though my drink has decreased, this post drink anxiety has increased
I now drink only now and again
And when I do not very much
But when I do a bomb goes off in my body
I was 39 last Saturday, hadn't drank fir a month before
Felt great
Only had two pints and three double whiskers
I now feel awful
Anxiety through the roof
I know it will start to fade after 4 days or so
Be gone after a week
And I'll feel great again
But girlfriend has never seen me drink heavy says it's all in my head
Is it?
Or is it returning withdrawal from years past
Can I ever drink again
I don't Ca're if I can't, that's easy for me, but I need to know I'm not quitting for nothing and this isn't in my head
Please please can anyone help
Xxx
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Welcome!
I think what you have experienced is known as "kindling," and it will only get worse. Quitting drinking is the cure.
Here's a few threads on the topic:
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...e-mistake.html
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...-kindling.html
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...ng-effect.html
I think what you have experienced is known as "kindling," and it will only get worse. Quitting drinking is the cure.
Here's a few threads on the topic:
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...e-mistake.html
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...-kindling.html
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...ng-effect.html
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To clarify, I'd get slaughtered several times a week, not drink a drop the other days, but I'd go for years without a week off drinking
When I started to suffer severe anxiety after drinking I first endured it, then I cut right back
But now, even after weeks without a drink, just a few and it's back?
Is this possible or all in my head? I feel great save for the week after I drink x
When I started to suffer severe anxiety after drinking I first endured it, then I cut right back
But now, even after weeks without a drink, just a few and it's back?
Is this possible or all in my head? I feel great save for the week after I drink x
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I was going to give the advice re looking into 'kindling'.
It (your drinking) can be compared to having developed an allergy to alcohol, and one it seems that can not be 'undeveloped'. If quitting isn't a problem for you, then you are well on your way to be rid of the 'allergy',
It (your drinking) can be compared to having developed an allergy to alcohol, and one it seems that can not be 'undeveloped'. If quitting isn't a problem for you, then you are well on your way to be rid of the 'allergy',
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Oh yeah. Kindling for sure.
I experienced that as well. Blows. And yeah, it's not going away. Ever. The only way to stop it is to stop drinking.
You're already in a rough spot. But man...the moment you have that one drink just to mask the anxiety, you are done for. I mean you're about to lose everything dear to you.
Make sure you do look into Kindling.
I experienced that as well. Blows. And yeah, it's not going away. Ever. The only way to stop it is to stop drinking.
You're already in a rough spot. But man...the moment you have that one drink just to mask the anxiety, you are done for. I mean you're about to lose everything dear to you.
Make sure you do look into Kindling.
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That is it
Has hit the nail on the head immediately
I knew it wasn't in my head
I needed someone else to describe it and that is the exact thing
And it's made my mind up
No more drinking for me ever
And now I can justify why
In about three or four days my body will have calmed down, and I never ever have to experience this again
Thank you
Has hit the nail on the head immediately
I knew it wasn't in my head
I needed someone else to describe it and that is the exact thing
And it's made my mind up
No more drinking for me ever
And now I can justify why
In about three or four days my body will have calmed down, and I never ever have to experience this again
Thank you
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Thanks again for all the help
I wish I had come here earlier
putting questions like
"is it possible to be physically addicted to alcohol but not not mentally"
Into search engines didn't give me the answers I needed
Just a list if withdrawal symptoms
I asked my doctor
I
"I used to drink heavy. I'm not exaggerating. Bottle of vodka before I go out, lots pints with shots, puke then carry on, no memory heavy. It made me over I'll. Is it possible for someone that has developed alcohol withdrawal symptoms once but now drinks less to still get em now when they now drink.relatively little"
She said "I wouldn't think so"
So I took her word, thought it was in my head, and everyttime I drink a bomb goespecially off in me and although I soldier on it wrecks the next week or so, o don't tell people what's up but they can tell somethings not right.
I'm an absolute bag of nerves, it starts to fade, I feel fine, I tell myself "the doctor aid it can't be happening" it's a family do, or an event or something, I drink again, it happens again
I wish I had come here earlier
putting questions like
"is it possible to be physically addicted to alcohol but not not mentally"
Into search engines didn't give me the answers I needed
Just a list if withdrawal symptoms
I asked my doctor
I
"I used to drink heavy. I'm not exaggerating. Bottle of vodka before I go out, lots pints with shots, puke then carry on, no memory heavy. It made me over I'll. Is it possible for someone that has developed alcohol withdrawal symptoms once but now drinks less to still get em now when they now drink.relatively little"
She said "I wouldn't think so"
So I took her word, thought it was in my head, and everyttime I drink a bomb goespecially off in me and although I soldier on it wrecks the next week or so, o don't tell people what's up but they can tell somethings not right.
I'm an absolute bag of nerves, it starts to fade, I feel fine, I tell myself "the doctor aid it can't be happening" it's a family do, or an event or something, I drink again, it happens again
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Then.I beat myself up, why didn't you just enjoy feeling normal like everyone else, why did you do this to yourself again
I know it's not psychosomatic
Cos sometimes the day after I'm fine, thinking of somerging else, busy, then it just hits me out the blue, lasts a few days of he'll, then I'm fine again
Well
I'm still twitchy for about two weeks but after 5 days I can handle it in
Wish doctor had told me what I just found out
Things I'm reading now are to a word how I have been describing this
I'm so happy now I know it'd not in my head
I'm gonna miss drinking cos I've had such a laugh
Most of my mates lives revolve around **** ups
But I've been going out for six months and drinking water, making excuses I'm always in work the next day
In my birthday they lined up the pints and I broke into tears and lied
I said I could only have a few cos doctor has told me I have developed an alcohol intolerance
Like an allergy
I didn't want to tell em cos I didn't want to be excluded
I'm happy to nit drink
Please dint exclude me cos I'm boring
I was lying to avoid drinking
But now I know it's true
Xxxxx
I know it's not psychosomatic
Cos sometimes the day after I'm fine, thinking of somerging else, busy, then it just hits me out the blue, lasts a few days of he'll, then I'm fine again
Well
I'm still twitchy for about two weeks but after 5 days I can handle it in
Wish doctor had told me what I just found out
Things I'm reading now are to a word how I have been describing this
I'm so happy now I know it'd not in my head
I'm gonna miss drinking cos I've had such a laugh
Most of my mates lives revolve around **** ups
But I've been going out for six months and drinking water, making excuses I'm always in work the next day
In my birthday they lined up the pints and I broke into tears and lied
I said I could only have a few cos doctor has told me I have developed an alcohol intolerance
Like an allergy
I didn't want to tell em cos I didn't want to be excluded
I'm happy to nit drink
Please dint exclude me cos I'm boring
I was lying to avoid drinking
But now I know it's true
Xxxxx
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I think it's real. Many doctors aren't addiction specialists.
Also, because alcohol is a depressant, you can get rebound anxiety. This happens to me,with benzodiazepines. In your case kindling is a reasonable explanation in my opinion. I have that as well.
Also, because alcohol is a depressant, you can get rebound anxiety. This happens to me,with benzodiazepines. In your case kindling is a reasonable explanation in my opinion. I have that as well.
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Rebound anxiety is one thing I had heard Of
Back in the day I'm sure this is one of the things I suffered with
But what didn't make sense is now I can drink very.little and feel worse than ever
Thats why I largely discounted it
The kindling thing I'm now reading lots about
Well pretty much everything I've read about it describes what's happening to me perfectly
I also discovered a long time ago that when I'm.feeling bad if I drink again it goes away
That thought terrified me, and I made sure I never drank for more than a few days at a time
Also, I'm black and white
Its all or nothing
I'm happy not to drink, but give me one and it flicks a switch in my head and I'm buzzibg, and all I want to do is drink as quickly as possible
Thanks for all the help again
I'm.definitely not drinking again btw
Now I know what it is and that it can't be reversed I'm.never going through this again
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Back in the day I'm sure this is one of the things I suffered with
But what didn't make sense is now I can drink very.little and feel worse than ever
Thats why I largely discounted it
The kindling thing I'm now reading lots about
Well pretty much everything I've read about it describes what's happening to me perfectly
I also discovered a long time ago that when I'm.feeling bad if I drink again it goes away
That thought terrified me, and I made sure I never drank for more than a few days at a time
Also, I'm black and white
Its all or nothing
I'm happy not to drink, but give me one and it flicks a switch in my head and I'm buzzibg, and all I want to do is drink as quickly as possible
Thanks for all the help again
I'm.definitely not drinking again btw
Now I know what it is and that it can't be reversed I'm.never going through this again
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I know exactly what you are saying... I went through a stage where I would drink once a month to blackout then be a complete bag of raw nerves for a up to a week after. Anxiety, paranoia, shortness of breath, trouble swallowing food etc etc.
It's the body giving you warnings that this stuff is poison and should not be drunk in such quantities.
Hope you feel better.
It's the body giving you warnings that this stuff is poison and should not be drunk in such quantities.
Hope you feel better.
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"trouble swallowing food"
Why didn't I come here earlier
That's never listed on the list of detox symptoms so I thought it was only me
Think I've nailed exactly what's up with me
I knew it was when I drink, but didn't know why
Now I do
Thanks for all the help
I'm gonna put it behind me now
I don't drink anymore
End of story
ever
So gonna stop dwelling on it now and find better things to think of
Why didn't I come here earlier
That's never listed on the list of detox symptoms so I thought it was only me
Think I've nailed exactly what's up with me
I knew it was when I drink, but didn't know why
Now I do
Thanks for all the help
I'm gonna put it behind me now
I don't drink anymore
End of story
ever
So gonna stop dwelling on it now and find better things to think of
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