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Hi Lucy, a notification is a private message - you can get to them from the top right hand corner of your web page...
Hope you're doing ok, please be careful - as people have said here detox can leave you with brain damage and seizures. Brain damage would be worse than death in some ways, I think...
I'm 83 Days sober, I've been drinking since I was 13 and I'm 31 now. I don't post here as much as I should, but this site has been a huge help to me and got me through a really rough first month.
Hope you can find what you need to find, and accept that alcohol is ruining your life. You're doing the right thing by stopping drinking, you know you are.
"I always knew this day would come, I just never knew it would be today"
Stay strong, you know what's coming so be prepared - water, fruit and veg, vitamin B tablets if you can.
Also, if your doctor won't give you medication to help you with a potentially life-threatening detox/withdrawal period, you need to SEE ANOTHER DOCTOR.
I hate most Doctors, but they are necessary and the right one might make the difference between a wonderful, sober life and brain damage. Think about it.
All the best,
ndz
Hope you're doing ok, please be careful - as people have said here detox can leave you with brain damage and seizures. Brain damage would be worse than death in some ways, I think...
I'm 83 Days sober, I've been drinking since I was 13 and I'm 31 now. I don't post here as much as I should, but this site has been a huge help to me and got me through a really rough first month.
Hope you can find what you need to find, and accept that alcohol is ruining your life. You're doing the right thing by stopping drinking, you know you are.
"I always knew this day would come, I just never knew it would be today"
Stay strong, you know what's coming so be prepared - water, fruit and veg, vitamin B tablets if you can.
Also, if your doctor won't give you medication to help you with a potentially life-threatening detox/withdrawal period, you need to SEE ANOTHER DOCTOR.
I hate most Doctors, but they are necessary and the right one might make the difference between a wonderful, sober life and brain damage. Think about it.
All the best,
ndz
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Hi NDZ,
Thank you for replying.
I agree that I would prefer to die than live brain damaged.
I knew, which I'm finding quite a few people didn't, that alcohol was a problem for me and destructive from the first drink I had.
I do have vit B compound, along with numerous other prescribed tablets, which I am happy to list if anyone is interested in that. Unfortunately I can take them today, which naturally is a shock to my system, as I can't fit them down my throat.
I have had one excellent Dr, before I had to move house. I respect my current GP, even though I do get irritated when I find help that would have been useful years ago. I am restricted to a medical centre by my postcode.
I admire you very much for your 83 days and your response.
x
Thank you for replying.
I agree that I would prefer to die than live brain damaged.
I knew, which I'm finding quite a few people didn't, that alcohol was a problem for me and destructive from the first drink I had.
I do have vit B compound, along with numerous other prescribed tablets, which I am happy to list if anyone is interested in that. Unfortunately I can take them today, which naturally is a shock to my system, as I can't fit them down my throat.
I have had one excellent Dr, before I had to move house. I respect my current GP, even though I do get irritated when I find help that would have been useful years ago. I am restricted to a medical centre by my postcode.
I admire you very much for your 83 days and your response.
x
hmmm.... can you moosh the Vit B's up with some juice? I'm serious!
:rof
I would say don't admire me, because I'm still crazy as a loon, but I haven't had a drink and I know that you can get to the same place - it goes quickly once you get through the worst of it, and I can honestly say that I have had moments of pure bliss, sheer joy and wonder at being alive and not smashed.
Just walking to work, happy - it blows my mind.
First time I got so drunk I blacked out I was 13, my folks made me go to school the next day... this is the longest I've been sober since then. Keep posting, and I would highly recommend getting to know the fine folks in the 2 weeks and under/over thread,s they are all wonderful human beings (and everyone else here, of course )
Any chance you can see a different Dr at the medical center? usually they have a few on staff, and I'm sure they'd be ok if you saw someone else - if they're not, I'd get a bit angry, I mean this is your life they're dealing with!
How are you feeling right now physically?
:rof
I would say don't admire me, because I'm still crazy as a loon, but I haven't had a drink and I know that you can get to the same place - it goes quickly once you get through the worst of it, and I can honestly say that I have had moments of pure bliss, sheer joy and wonder at being alive and not smashed.
Just walking to work, happy - it blows my mind.
First time I got so drunk I blacked out I was 13, my folks made me go to school the next day... this is the longest I've been sober since then. Keep posting, and I would highly recommend getting to know the fine folks in the 2 weeks and under/over thread,s they are all wonderful human beings (and everyone else here, of course )
Any chance you can see a different Dr at the medical center? usually they have a few on staff, and I'm sure they'd be ok if you saw someone else - if they're not, I'd get a bit angry, I mean this is your life they're dealing with!
How are you feeling right now physically?
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I can't hold anything down right now, but it will pass.
The medical centre is closed until Monday. I haven't been able to see another Dr recently, when I did, the reception called back and rearranged it to the GP who has seen me the most. I don't think the other GPs would overule mine, as he is senior.
I will probably be able to do this.
PS admire you, like it or not :P
The medical centre is closed until Monday. I haven't been able to see another Dr recently, when I did, the reception called back and rearranged it to the GP who has seen me the most. I don't think the other GPs would overule mine, as he is senior.
I will probably be able to do this.
PS admire you, like it or not :P
hmmm... whether or not he is a Dr, he's still a human being and I think a lot of them are lacking in their ability to communicate - mostly the listening to other people part... I'd ask, in a firm tone, to see another Doctor please, but that's just me - I guess it depends on how bad your withdrawals get around Day 3/4 and if you start to get scared.
Hope you can break through the weekend - I guess that, like your probably thinking, you should be alright with just water and taking things easy while the sweats and shakes and cramps ruin your fun... it's just such a scary prospect, hey...
I was a pretty dedicated heroin addict for 2 years, and I came off that cold turkey (which was hell), but I've since met lots of folks who've been through rehab and reckon that smack's a walk in the park compared to booze and pills. I'll never forget a doco I saw on people cleaning up, and this one guy who was coming off benzos was just walking down a corrider, smashing into the walls. Another older, homeless guy had serious brain damage from quitting drink cold turkey, he was ruined for life.
It broke my heart, and still didn't wake me up to my own alcoholism. My withdrawals this time around weren't too bad, but I'd only been drinking really heavily for a couple of months, and it was still hell.
keep the phone handy, and make sure the keyboard reaches your bed! (not joking, only thing laptops are good for in my opinion )
Hope you can break through the weekend - I guess that, like your probably thinking, you should be alright with just water and taking things easy while the sweats and shakes and cramps ruin your fun... it's just such a scary prospect, hey...
I was a pretty dedicated heroin addict for 2 years, and I came off that cold turkey (which was hell), but I've since met lots of folks who've been through rehab and reckon that smack's a walk in the park compared to booze and pills. I'll never forget a doco I saw on people cleaning up, and this one guy who was coming off benzos was just walking down a corrider, smashing into the walls. Another older, homeless guy had serious brain damage from quitting drink cold turkey, he was ruined for life.
It broke my heart, and still didn't wake me up to my own alcoholism. My withdrawals this time around weren't too bad, but I'd only been drinking really heavily for a couple of months, and it was still hell.
keep the phone handy, and make sure the keyboard reaches your bed! (not joking, only thing laptops are good for in my opinion )
Hey Lucy, i gotta go to bed (1am here), but it was great to meet you, and I just wanted to add -
you CAN do this, because I am, and so are so many other people here. More come every day, but I have seen some great things happen to a lot of good people who ended up in really bad places. Great things are happening to me, right now, when I let them.
Sleep good, travel light, and take care of yourself - I'll check in tomorrow and see how you're doing, ok? ok.
ndz
you CAN do this, because I am, and so are so many other people here. More come every day, but I have seen some great things happen to a lot of good people who ended up in really bad places. Great things are happening to me, right now, when I let them.
Sleep good, travel light, and take care of yourself - I'll check in tomorrow and see how you're doing, ok? ok.
ndz
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Ok I'll have to work out when tomorrow is - as differnt time zones.
I'm not thinking I'll be ok with water, yet, as throw that up too.
I have had two people die in my arms. I do not underestimate this.
Thank you x
I'm not thinking I'll be ok with water, yet, as throw that up too.
I have had two people die in my arms. I do not underestimate this.
Thank you x
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You're doing the right thing. Call someone if you need to. I'm sending you my version of prayers right now.
Once again, with feeling... "I always knew this day would come, I just never knew it would be today..."
Take Care, talk tomorrow (in about 10 hours 'cause I sleep in on Sundays),
ndz
You're doing the right thing. Call someone if you need to. I'm sending you my version of prayers right now.
Once again, with feeling... "I always knew this day would come, I just never knew it would be today..."
Take Care, talk tomorrow (in about 10 hours 'cause I sleep in on Sundays),
ndz
Hey Lucy,
Just checking in - it's a Sunday morning here and the lawnmowers have started, I hope you're ok and managed to get some sleep - it will help.
My Dad's been angry with me too - it was always worse when he wasn't angry, just disappointed. I hate that... haha
Take it easy, feel free to write down all that you're experiencing w/ regards to how you feel, what you're able to eat or not eat, etc.. if you like. It all helps. I hope you're feeling better, you're not out of the woods yet. Keep the phone handy!
Keep us posted,
ndz
Just checking in - it's a Sunday morning here and the lawnmowers have started, I hope you're ok and managed to get some sleep - it will help.
My Dad's been angry with me too - it was always worse when he wasn't angry, just disappointed. I hate that... haha
Take it easy, feel free to write down all that you're experiencing w/ regards to how you feel, what you're able to eat or not eat, etc.. if you like. It all helps. I hope you're feeling better, you're not out of the woods yet. Keep the phone handy!
Keep us posted,
ndz
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Hi!! I have been sober for over 20 days now!! I am never going to turn back!
Thought I would introduce myself!! I am so grateful. Its been almost three years of ruining my life and now I am changing my life. I am so glad I have found this site. Blessings to you all!
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