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?

[cathfromsaron]

the point i was making was that if he could trust himself to 'just' drink 5ml, instead of the usual, to take the 'edge' off, he wouldn't be seeking help for alcoholism!

i wasn't diagnosing his alcoholism, which has many forms and levels of course!

cath x

[tenrec]

ronnie, so sorry to hear your plight. I'll be thinking of you tonight.

[tamborine]

Antabuse pills make you vomit alcohol intake. See ur GP. Tomato juice will replace ur lost vitamins. GP could admit you to local clinic for support. Alanon can help families cope with alcoholics.

Congrats at admitting ur problem; ur halfway into recovery.

[EDDIE51]

Do not go near Anabuse many alcoholics get acustomed to them and they no longer make them vomit, George Best was on them but he just carried on drinking without being sick. The pills them selves are poison that's why they make you vomit so getting used to them and not vomiting can have serious effects. I belive they are actually banned in a lot of situations now.

[emmie]

no, go see doctor, ask for urgent help.

[jno]

friend of mine went cold turkey and it very nearly killed him. Your doctor is right.

[ronnietoon]

thanks all again for your kind words and advice,my head is a little bit straighter now after a drink.i know that will come across as disrespectful me coming here for help and advice,but i did so on the advice of a relative who witnessed me having a fit about a year ago.

im not on spirits and im not drinking to get high some will disagree.the said relative is giving me it when needed.


about 2 hours ago my resting pulse rate was about 180.

[EDDIE51]

Well done , I have seen a person go into an alcoholic fit and it was one of the most frightening things I have witnessed. Having someone there who will allow you small amounts of beer or larger will help a lot. I still think your doctor is not doing enough to help you and you should see another one.

[FredPuli43]

The Alcoholics Anonymous phone line, where you talk with an experienced AA member is different from AA meetings.

AA meetings vary greatly.You have to find one that's right for you. I rarely went to them. Some are small and rather religious in their atmosphere (I am an atheist).You get people there whose only remaining addiction is AA meetings ! Others are great fun and really helpful. If I'm feeling down , I may go to my favourite one just to cheer myself up. It helps to be reminded what being a practising alcoholic was like, and that you are never alone because , in the room, are many people who are, and were, the same as you and have had the same experiences. It is a very lonely life being a practising alcoholic and you think and fear that nobody in the whole world is going through what you are going through and nobody will understand.

[tinkerbell23]

You ok ronnie xx

[ronnietoon]

agree 100% with your comments fred,i personally know of people addicted solely to meetings.i have also had periods of abstinence and picked up after attending such meetings(my choice).

i also don't hold religious views but have met some good people in AA although in the nicest possible way wished i had never met them.

the positives of AA are that you are not being told about alcoholism by someone with a social work degree telling you how it is.

[NOX]

From bitter personal experience I can tell you that we are all different, but that tapering is definately the way forward. I am an ex alcoholic and drug addict who now has a very healthy relationship with alcohol- that however did not happen overnight nor did it happen without addressing the underlying reason I drank and took drugs. For now I would advise you to continue with moderating your intake whilst at the same time taking steps to addressing WHY you started drinking in the first place. You can do this, I did, and it wasn't as hard as I thought it would be once I realised that note drinking was only a very small part of it.

[masma]

Ronnie - 2gether saved my son's life (he didn't want to go to AA). Don't go "cold turkey", this is what my son tried and ended up in hospital. All I can say is good luck and please give 2gether a ring in the morning xx

[Mosaic]

Ronnie, you need a combination of medication and counselling to beat this. Please pester your doctor for both. Light lager has calmed you down temporarily but it is not even a medium term solution.

[lynbrown]

Please get someone to chat to -I so admire what you are trying to do, good luck. The pain you are suffering now will make you strong at the other end and give you something to be proud of.