gasher1985

After talking to my doctor. I was advised i had 2 options to stop drinking i with out risk of chances of horrible withdrawal. A) come up with a drinking schedule where i can only drink at certian times and taper off over 2 weeks. Being a good drunk i am i would be wasted by night fall. So not a option. B) go into a detox center.... Doc said no way he could give me the drugs to go through withdrawal based on past experience with detox(over 6mg of ativan in 5 hours) Could knock out a horse. So having a friend pick me up to take me to a detox center. Scared ******** but glad at same time.

needtostop1

You have this..... you can do it! Stay true to YOU!

Impurrfect

It sounds as though you are making the best decision to stay healthy and start recovery!

Hugs and prayers,

Amy

pink79coach

U can do this. U really can

shoreladylu

Good luck! You're very brave for having reached out for help. See you when you get back!

ScottFromWI

Great step going to see the doc and be honest about it all. Sounds like you have a pretty good handle on knowing the steps you need to take as well, big step admitting that you need to move on to Detox. Sounds scary for sure, but it's all about helping you get better. Best of luck and hopefully you can let us know how things are going.

Dee74

best wishes Gasher

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bigsombrero

Great decision - smart smart smart! Hope anyone else with this question will read your post. I hope you post when you get back to let us know how it went also.

MattyB

Good luck! The pain to rid oneself of the things that kill us are well worth it, this is simply the price of admission.

hope22

You can do this Gasher! Good luck and let us know how your doing

SophieB

Good for you gasher..so smart it is the best way to do it gradually and safe.

Please let us know how it goes

Coldfusion

Gasher, you've been around SR for a while and been to treatment before. What are your plans for followup?

vegibean

Hope you report back when you get home. Wishing you wellness. ~ VB

Louise82

Go for it, Gasher! You're far braver than I've been in the past. This is really inspiring. Looking forward to your return and your update here.

Hevyn

Gasher - Proud of you for taking this action. You'll never regret it. We'll be waiting to hear how it went.

bemyself

I second the motion! Yes, it's v scary going into a detox - let alone a full rehab programme. Having said that: which is more scary - to possibly have a seizure / heart attack from withdrawal at home, OR to NOT have to endure that chance because you're in a medically-controlled environment?

I've done both: 10 day detox, in late 2009; 30 day rehab (including detox) last Jan. Because I've relapsed lately, I know full well that I may well have to check myself into even just a few days detox in coming weeks if I keep drinking. To this end, I've even (grumpily) just now paid online my next quarter of health insurance, simply so that option is there for me.

bemyself

Coldfusion made a good point too, about follow up, after you've come out of detox.

Really consider that: God knows, it's hard enough staying sober once you've detoxed or even done a long rehab, once you're back in the 'real world'. Living sober, staying sober, in ordinary life, is almost the Holy Grail - depending on your personality / family and friends, etc etc etc etc, you may well need ongoing support.

Some snort at the notion of 'support' of whatever kind; but hey, if you can call or have access to even a couple of people (let alone professionals / AA / SMART / WFS / WHATEVER 'programmes'), don't do what I've done and continue to snort at just pickin' up the phone.

We still have to stay sane (ish) as best we can in this mad world, drinkers or not!

chainsaw4618

Best of luck to you Gasher. I hope the coming weeks are good for you. Hang tough.