When is withdrawal dangerous??
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Originally Posted by Lifewillgetbet 
From experience your in seizure territory for 72 hours. I didn't have hallucinations but was shaking bad. Then I had a seizure. They are not pretty at all. I was 27 at the time. 31 now.
I got smart with my alcohol withdrawals and started to go to the Doctor and get medication for it. Its easy, and your family Doctor has to give it to you. I tell my Doctor everything anyways. He is probably disgusted with my drug/ alcohol induced filthy actions by now but its his job. But he seems very interested, so I am sure it is entertaining for him.
I got smart with my alcohol withdrawals and started to go to the Doctor and get medication for it. Its easy, and your family Doctor has to give it to you. I tell my Doctor everything anyways. He is probably disgusted with my drug/ alcohol induced filthy actions by now but its his job. But he seems very interested, so I am sure it is entertaining for him.
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Don't take this the wrong way, but you just seem to be looking for reasons not to quit. I am sure you could find millions of reason on the internet on why you should listen to the AV in your head...
Listen to the sane part and do it. If you find there is an issue seek medical intervention. I think people actually needing medical help is the minority and not the majority...
Listen to the sane part and do it. If you find there is an issue seek medical intervention. I think people actually needing medical help is the minority and not the majority...
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Thanks everyone, I feel better now. I freaked for a little bit, but I am still in the early stage of alcoholism so I am probably safe from severe problems. I am seeing my doc on the 17th, the earliest I could get in.
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Originally Posted by ronjohn
Don't take this the wrong way, but you just seem to be looking for reasons not to quit. I am sure you could find millions of reason on the internet on why you should listen to the AV in your head...
Listen to the sane part and do it. If you find there is an issue seek medical intervention. I think people actually needing medical help is the minority and not the majority...
Listen to the sane part and do it. If you find there is an issue seek medical intervention. I think people actually needing medical help is the minority and not the majority...
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Originally Posted by ArcticSA
Ronjohn, Im going on 20 hours without alcohol and I am overtired, Im gonna take everything the wrong way
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[QUOTE=ronjohn;4395963]Mine didn't seemed to entertained... He told me if didn't change soon I was just putting nails in the coffin... Quit now while you still have good liver function...[/QUOTE
Entertained in a concerning way.
My Doctor is also an expert at medically revoking Driving Privileges. I have had my license revoked by him more times then I have had a speeding ticket.
Sad really.
Entertained in a concerning way.
My Doctor is also an expert at medically revoking Driving Privileges. I have had my license revoked by him more times then I have had a speeding ticket.
Sad really.
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Originally Posted by ArcticSA
Thanks everyone, I feel better now. I freaked for a little bit, but I am still in the early stage of alcoholism so I am probably safe from severe problems. I am seeing my doc on the 17th, the earliest I could get in.
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[QUOTE=Lifewillgetbet;4396005] Never heard of that one... He took your license for being an alcoholic?
Originally Posted by ronjohn
Mine didn't seemed to entertained... He told me if didn't change soon I was just putting nails in the coffin... Quit now while you still have good liver function...[/QUOTE
Entertained in a concerning way.
My Doctor is also an expert at medically revoking Driving Privileges. I have had my license revoked by him more times then I have had a speeding ticket.
Sad really.
Entertained in a concerning way.
My Doctor is also an expert at medically revoking Driving Privileges. I have had my license revoked by him more times then I have had a speeding ticket.
Sad really.
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[QUOTE=ronjohn;4396015]
Never heard of that one... He took your license for being an alcoholic? Yes. 3 Times. I have no DUI's , no tickets (in the past 7 years), no accidents, nothing. License Revoked 1 year each time.
He took it away because with the amount I was drinking, even after 8 hours of sleep my blood alcohol was probably higher then the legal limit.
To this day I dont have it back. I have another month or so left.
Originally Posted by Lifewillgetbet
Never heard of that one... He took your license for being an alcoholic?
He took it away because with the amount I was drinking, even after 8 hours of sleep my blood alcohol was probably higher then the legal limit.
To this day I dont have it back. I have another month or so left.
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Originally Posted by Lifewillgetbet
From experience your in seizure territory for 72 hours. I didn't have hallucinations but was shaking bad. Then I had a seizure. They are not pretty at all. I was 27 at the time. 31 now.
I got smart with my alcohol withdrawals and started to go to the Doctor and get medication for it. Its easy, and your family Doctor has to give it to you. I tell my Doctor everything anyways. He is probably disgusted with my drug/ alcohol induced filthy actions by now but its his job. But he seems very interested, so I am sure it is entertaining for him.
I got smart with my alcohol withdrawals and started to go to the Doctor and get medication for it. Its easy, and your family Doctor has to give it to you. I tell my Doctor everything anyways. He is probably disgusted with my drug/ alcohol induced filthy actions by now but its his job. But he seems very interested, so I am sure it is entertaining for him.
Genuinely curious.
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[QUOTE=Lifewillgetbet;4396030]
Yes. 3 Times. I have no DUI's , no tickets (in the past 7 years), no accidents, nothing. License Revoked 1 year each time.
He took it away because with the amount I was drinking, even after 8 hours of sleep my blood alcohol was probably higher then the legal limit.
To this day I dont have it back. I have another month or so left. Interesting... Wonder if they do that in the US?
Originally Posted by ronjohn
Yes. 3 Times. I have no DUI's , no tickets (in the past 7 years), no accidents, nothing. License Revoked 1 year each time.
He took it away because with the amount I was drinking, even after 8 hours of sleep my blood alcohol was probably higher then the legal limit.
To this day I dont have it back. I have another month or so left.
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Originally Posted by ArcticSA
No way to know!? So all the people on SR right now that are in their first few days of quit have the potential to start seizing and hallucinating?
I've yet to see a good reason to detox without medical supervision.
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[QUOTE=ronjohn;4396050]
Interesting... Wonder if they do that in the US? I am American as well. My Dr in Florida did not revoke my license. I'm just not allowed to drive in Canada.
Originally Posted by Lifewillgetbet
Interesting... Wonder if they do that in the US?
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If you say you only drink 4 days a week, then that suggests you're sober 3 days a week... Take one of those sober days and see a doctor.
Don't tempt fate. I've posted on here several times saying that I could detox without medication. Then maybe two detoxes later, I found myself in the ER thinking I was having a heart attack and having MASSIVE neurological symptoms like anxiety, feeling of impending doom, tightness in the chest, sweating, shakes.
It's just not safe to do it without a doctor's blessing/meds. Everyone wants a scale with amount of alcohol drank and withdrawal symptoms. There's nothing wrong with asking as I did this too in my very early stages of recovery.
But after that trip to the ER, don't assume you're going to be fine. Always air on the side of caution by seeing a doctor.
I'm not trying to scare you, I'm trying to get you to realize that like what everyone here said, it varies person to person, amount of alcohol drank, the time you've been drinking... etc. There's no way to be sure.
Don't tempt fate. I've posted on here several times saying that I could detox without medication. Then maybe two detoxes later, I found myself in the ER thinking I was having a heart attack and having MASSIVE neurological symptoms like anxiety, feeling of impending doom, tightness in the chest, sweating, shakes.
It's just not safe to do it without a doctor's blessing/meds. Everyone wants a scale with amount of alcohol drank and withdrawal symptoms. There's nothing wrong with asking as I did this too in my very early stages of recovery.
But after that trip to the ER, don't assume you're going to be fine. Always air on the side of caution by seeing a doctor.
I'm not trying to scare you, I'm trying to get you to realize that like what everyone here said, it varies person to person, amount of alcohol drank, the time you've been drinking... etc. There's no way to be sure.
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