alcoholism

[ronnietoon]

does anyone have experience of,no jokes like yeah last night.i just want advice/help. im going cold turkey again and it is hell.

drinking a bottle of scotch a day 70cl upwards.

doctors tell me to taper which is impossible.

i can barely right this my hands are shaking that much.

should i have some light larger say 5% to help or ride it out?

[bednobs]

why is tapering impossible but going complete cold turkey is?

[tonyav]

Phone AA, ronnie.

[Kiki-frog]

God, ronnie, that sounds awful! Surely if you have a lager, then won't you just want another one? Can't you just curl up on the sofa, watch tv and noze, or go out for a walk, or anything you can think of to distract yourself? You must be going through hell. Good luck

[Kiki-frog]

Yes, tonyav's got a really good point there. Would talking on the phone help, do you think?

[Kiki-frog]

Noze? I think I meant doze!

[chi-chi66]

you sound like you need to talk to someone professional...people here can
only give limited advice...x

[daffy654]

How long have you been drinking that much?

I ask because for people who have been alcoholic for a while it can be dangerous to go cold turkey, that may be why your doctor told you to try tapering off.

[ronnietoon]

bednobs simple answer im an alcoholic

tony ive got friends in aa ringing me thanks,but i dont think it is working for me.

kiki yes the distraction idea is helpful

[flump1]

Hi ronnietoon, once cold turkey stay cold turkey, you can not nearly give up alcohol. It is going to be hell and all that can be offered is the assurance that it will be worth it when these awful things are over. You are doing well not to succumb to the scotch, try not to spoil it with lager. Drink anything other than alcohol, tea, coffee, fruit squashes,juices, there are lots of different things Good luck.

[tonyav]

Ronnie, will any of your AA friends come around and sit with you a while ?

[ummmm]

Going cold turkey can be dangerous. You need to see your GP.

[ummmm]

I mean see if your GP can give you something.

[VHG]

My first wife was an alcoholic and her drinking killed her when she was only in her early 50s.

I rarely drink so cannot understand it, but often drinking is "masking" another problem such as depression or just an inability to cope with life.

Obviously we dont know your full situation but I think it is important to try to build a life for yourself where you are busy and dont think about drink so much.

If you have not got a job then volunteer to help other people. Your local council will probably have a department which helps people who want to volunteer to help in the community.

There are loads and loads of organizations and charities that need people to help them, and perhaps seeing other people who are possibly worse off than yourself will help you put your life into perspective.

I realise it is difficult for you, and it was alwful seeing my wife slowly drink herself to death.

Unless you stop then you are probably shortening your life but many years as well.

[ronnietoon]

thanks for your non-judgmental support guys,my head is all over the place at the minute.

ive had a past history of fits coming of drink but that was when consuming non stop over years,now i like any alcoholic think i can have that one drink which turns into god now how many days.

cant remember the last time i ate,full of remorse for the s//t i said to loved ones yesterday.

[bednobs]

still don't understand ronnie. Surely going cold turkey is harder than just having less and tapering?
Anyway, you ask for "experience". My friend turned up at our house about 3 months ago threatening to kill himself after months of a steady slide into alcoholism. We took him to a and e and just left him there. It probbaly sounded uncaring, but we reasoned if we stayed with him, they would see he had help and support and send him home. They actually admitted hom to the psych hospital and after about 2 weeks he came home no longer drinking

[tonyav]

Ronnie, could you not apologise to your loved ones about yesterdays Sh!t, maybe they will have some understanding as they do know you have a drink problem.

[flump1]

I agree with Tony ronnie, loved ones will forgive you....unless it is repeated continually. People who know and care for you will appreciate what you are going through . The Samaritans are always on hand to listen ronnie, if you need them. And there is usually a soul on here to chat to. How long is it now since you have had a drink ( alcoholic one ) ?

[wardlaw]

Can't offer advice, only support. My wife was told to go TT by her GP. I in my wisdom thought I could let her have a glass of wine or a sherry per day but no spirits. This seems to work well until my back is turned so I have had to put a lock on the drinks cabinet and follow her round the supermarket. I know through her how hard it must be for you. Fight the fight!