Alcohol Withdrawal: Timeline 

It feels like to stop the withdrawals you have to drink but all you are doing is prolonging the withdrawal and outcome. Bro the next days of sobriety is going to be hell, I say if need be go to a hospital and detox for 3-5 days. But in Order to get back regular you gotta stop and need help doing it. That tapering off shit don’t work for us. I’m trying to help you my friend. I’ve been down this road long enough

How are you feeling bro? Hope you're sticking this out and feeling better!

Hope you're doing better, be better than your old self

Day 16, wind is at my back. Thank you for the comments. I hope y’all have a great weekend.

Bro stay strong

Me too!

God bless you brother, going on day 3 tomorrow. May he watch over us 🙏

How y’all doing ??

You got this !!!!❤❤❤❤❤

God has his hands on you.. Always

Hey mates! Can you help with the source? I suffer severe anxiety, panic and depression and I usually take prescription medicine, but they don't always help. Where can I find those psilocybin mushrooms? I'm really interested in treating my mental health without Rxs. I live in Australia don't know much about these. I'm so glad they helped you. I can't wait to get them too. Really need a reliable source 🙏

YES very sure of Mr.medmushies

How do I reach out to him? Is he on insta

Yes he's Mr.medmushies. My daughter did straight shrooms in few days. Made her whole! after words, no more addictions, pains, ptsd and depression. It helped us.

wish they were readily available in my place. Microdosing was my next plan of care for my husband. He is 59 & has so many mental health issues plus probable CTE & a TBI that left him in a coma 8 days. It's too late now I had to get a TPO as he's 6'6 300+ pound homicidal maniac. He's constantly talking about killing someone. He's violent. Anyone reading this Familiar w/ BPD know if it is common for an obsession with violence.

Incredible! Very proud of you!

@Misanthropic Toadstool I'm a recovered because I know I can't drink again and that it just takes me to bad places.

As you should don’t let no negative entity bring you down

Hi. How long did it take for you? My husband is currently in this situation.

@@user-he3uc7zf3o unfortunately your husband has to realise if he continues to abuse alcohol he will keep experiencing psychosis. Also the DT's will kill him if he has already reached that stage of dependency. He has to want help, you can't force him. He has to need to want to help himself.

Absolutely agree. I though for 3 days straight that people were shooting machine guns nonstop at me when I was hospitalised... I called an ambulance at myself because I thought I was going to die.. I was still drinking at the time. When I got into ICU - Intense Care Unit they made me sober up while watching me nonstop. My heart stopped working after 2 days when I got a sudden arrhytmia due to withdrawals - they saved me with electro shock into my chest. I woke up later desoriented and even after that the hallucinations and withdrawals started...... I was shaking like a mad man, I couldnt eat because I was dropping everything... thinking every second that Im trapped in prison and everyone is there to end my life. I couldnt eat, I had problems breathing. Things got better after 7 days when I stabilised. - IF I didnt call an ambulance for myself in time because feeling unwell..... I would get arrhytmia (your heart stoppes providing oxygen to your body and you die) and I would just die. It was so close. - Today I live with an ICD - A machine that detects arrhytmias in your heart and checks your heartbeat etc.. its a device in your chest and Im only 26 yo. They usually only give these only to old people over 60yo who had heart attack or very high blood pressure etc. to protect them from heart failure... - Im very young but I experienced this extreme example where you can die from heavy alcohol addiction and sudden stopping of drinking. Im glad Im alive and I hope nobody else gets into such situation.. - If you drink more than bottle of vodka everyday for like 2 years straight without stop... you develop changes in your brain and sudden stops of drinking might kill you thats why they took me into emergency unit for permanent unit and if they didnt.. and sent me home - I would just die from my heart stopping (arrythmia - heart beats 300beats/minute and cannot provide oxygen, then you die)... If anyone is watching and think they have no problem...... its closer than you think.. Until I stopped everyday drinking i had no idea what kind of danged i was in. I HAD ABSOLUTE DELIRIUM TREMENS. I was completely desoriented for a week, I was shaking, sweating balls every 2 hours they had to change my bed in hospital, I couldnt sit up or stand up, I was so weak that i was falling back on the bed and couldnt lift up my arms or control my hands movement almost....., I pissed into a bag, I had diapers for 5 days cause I couldnt walk to bathroom (reminder: im a healthy 26yo). I fel t like everyone is going to kill me or hurt me. I felt physical pain on all over my body while scratching all the surfaces of my skin.. I would never wish this onto anyone. Truly an experience but gladly I forgot most of this after I got better and started focusing on myself. Alcohol is more dangerous than I originally though as i had no symptoms before stopping... I worked regular job then drank a bottle every day after shift for 2 years straight..... never had any problems. just got used to it... then I stayed at home for 14 days cause I had fever and I was sick.. started drinking 24/7 and things got bad. Thats why I was hospitalised and when I didnt have alcohol.. I almost died from withdrawals and heart issues - arrhytmia. My advice... never drink more than 250ml of hard booze a day and dont forget to eat food (not eating greatly increases your risk of heart problems and seizures). OF course in ideal world dont drink at all or have 1-2 beers a day........ You never know how close you are to facing a fatal situation like me. I couldve been dead if I didnt collapse from heart failure at an emergency unit but at home - there would be no one to call an ambulance and I would just drop dead. God bless everyone. If this message scares somebody from drinking then Im thankful. If it helps somebody from overdrinking or helps then understand the matter and risks better then Im also grateful.. Overall - avoid it completely if you can, if you cant then control the amount you consume. IF you cant do either then seek professional help as you could be in a deadly situation if youre not careful. There is always help or improvement. It will take years to get you out of the addiction but trust me... when I almost died it motivated me and I hope this message does motivate you. God bless.

Goibg through it right now...THE ANXIETY IS INTENSE

Why I am quitting is because I would rather die than go through that again. The hot cold sweats. The shaking. The nightmares and hallucinations. It’s ungodly

I also experienced it. It was unbelievably horrifying. The most intense fear I ever felt. My heart was pounding so fast I thought it would pound it's way out of my chest. Alcohol withdrawal is the worst thing I ever experienced. I don't think I had any seizures but the other symptoms were absolute fear and freaking out. I started to freak out around day 4. I ended up in the ER. I experienced time skips and I was getting confused. I finally told my dad he needed to take me to the ER. I went there and they gave me benzos and said I can probably get over it at home. The doc also wanted to talk to my dad and make sure he would check up on me.

Absolutely agree. I though for 3 days straight that people were shooting machine guns nonstop at me when I was hospitalised... I called an ambulance at myself because I thought I was going to die.. I was still drinking at the time. When I got into ICU - Intense Care Unit they made me sober up while watching me nonstop. My heart stopped working after 2 days when I got a sudden arrhytmia due to withdrawals - they saved me with electro shock into my chest. I woke up later desoriented and even after that the hallucinations and withdrawals started...... I was shaking like a mad man, I couldnt eat because I was dropping everything... thinking every second that Im trapped in prison and everyone is there to end my life. I couldnt eat, I had problems breathing. Things got better after 7 days when I stabilised. - IF I didnt call an ambulance for myself in time because feeling unwell..... I would get arrhytmia (your heart stoppes providing oxygen to your body and you die) and I would just die. It was so close. - Today I live with an ICD - A machine that detects arrhytmias in your heart and checks your heartbeat etc.. its a device in your chest and Im only 26 yo. They usually only give these only to old people over 60yo who had heart attack or very high blood pressure etc. to protect them from heart failure... - Im very young but I experienced this extreme example where you can die from heavy alcohol addiction and sudden stopping of drinking. Im glad Im alive and I hope nobody else gets into such situation.. - If you drink more than bottle of vodka everyday for like 2 years straight without stop... you develop changes in your brain and sudden stops of drinking might kill you thats why they took me into emergency unit for permanent unit and if they didnt.. and sent me home - I would just die from my heart stopping (arrythmia - heart beats 300beats/minute and cannot provide oxygen, then you die)... If anyone is watching and think they have no problem...... its closer than you think.. Until I stopped everyday drinking i had no idea what kind of danged i was in. I HAD ABSOLUTE DELIRIUM TREMENS. I was completely desoriented for a week, I was shaking, sweating balls every 2 hours they had to change my bed in hospital, I couldnt sit up or stand up, I was so weak that i was falling back on the bed and couldnt lift up my arms or control my hands movement almost....., I pissed into a bag, I had diapers for 5 days cause I couldnt walk to bathroom (reminder: im a healthy 26yo). I fel t like everyone is going to kill me or hurt me. I felt physical pain on all over my body while scratching all the surfaces of my skin.. I would never wish this onto anyone. Truly an experience but gladly I forgot most of this after I got better and started focusing on myself. Alcohol is more dangerous than I originally though as i had no symptoms before stopping... I worked regular job then drank a bottle every day after shift for 2 years straight..... never had any problems. just got used to it... then I stayed at home for 14 days cause I had fever and I was sick.. started drinking 24/7 and things got bad. Thats why I was hospitalised and when I didnt have alcohol.. I almost died from withdrawals and heart issues - arrhytmia. My advice... never drink more than 250ml of hard booze a day and dont forget to eat food (not eating greatly increases your risk of heart problems and seizures). OF course in ideal world dont drink at all or have 1-2 beers a day........ You never know how close you are to facing a fatal situation like me. I couldve been dead if I didnt collapse from heart failure at an emergency unit but at home - there would be no one to call an ambulance and I would just drop dead. God bless everyone. If this message scares somebody from drinking then Im thankful. If it helps somebody from overdrinking or helps then understand the matter and risks better then Im also grateful.. Overall - avoid it completely if you can, if you cant then control the amount you consume. IF you cant do either then seek professional help as you could be in a deadly situation if youre not careful. There is always help or improvement. It will take years to get you out of the addiction but trust me... when I almost died it motivated me and I hope this message does motivate you. God bless.

@@kovam1234 Good description,I had all those drying-out effects and then the seizures/fits came too.May I ask what job you were employed as when all these things started going on? Luckily I was a self-employed Picture Framer so I was able to just carry on drinking as soon as I woke up every day and carry on at work too so I never got sacked by anyone,but eventually I had to sell the shop because I couldn’t even do that anymore.

How long & how frequently did you drink? Do you think someone who drank 8-10 beers a day for 8 years would experience that? This person had grand Mal seizures as a toddler but grew out of them.

I'm on day four and I used cocaine and recently...I'm dealing with mild anxiety but it's uncomfortable enough for me to take a sip of beer to taper off..at the same time I'm taking losartan for blood pressure

@Anon O’Mous that may be true to the world but Someone who is in Christ...Your made a new creation...That's what being born again is about...God gives you a new heart with new desires...If We Repent and Trust in Jesus We have God's promise of the gift of the Holy Ghost..Acts 2:38

22 Grand Mal seizures damn how did you get through all that?

Absolutely agree. I though for 3 days straight that people were shooting machine guns nonstop at me when I was hospitalised... I called an ambulance at myself because I thought I was going to die.. I was still drinking at the time. When I got into ICU - Intense Care Unit they made me sober up while watching me nonstop. My heart stopped working after 2 days when I got a sudden arrhytmia due to withdrawals - they saved me with electro shock into my chest. I woke up later desoriented and even after that the hallucinations and withdrawals started...... I was shaking like a mad man, I couldnt eat because I was dropping everything... thinking every second that Im trapped in prison and everyone is there to end my life. I couldnt eat, I had problems breathing. Things got better after 7 days when I stabilised. - IF I didnt call an ambulance for myself in time because feeling unwell..... I would get arrhytmia (your heart stoppes providing oxygen to your body and you die) and I would just die. It was so close. - Today I live with an ICD - A machine that detects arrhytmias in your heart and checks your heartbeat etc.. its a device in your chest and Im only 26 yo. They usually only give these only to old people over 60yo who had heart attack or very high blood pressure etc. to protect them from heart failure... - Im very young but I experienced this extreme example where you can die from heavy alcohol addiction and sudden stopping of drinking. Im glad Im alive and I hope nobody else gets into such situation.. - If you drink more than bottle of vodka everyday for like 2 years straight without stop... you develop changes in your brain and sudden stops of drinking might kill you thats why they took me into emergency unit for permanent unit and if they didnt.. and sent me home - I would just die from my heart stopping (arrythmia - heart beats 300beats/minute and cannot provide oxygen, then you die)... If anyone is watching and think they have no problem...... its closer than you think.. Until I stopped everyday drinking i had no idea what kind of danged i was in. I HAD ABSOLUTE DELIRIUM TREMENS. I was completely desoriented for a week, I was shaking, sweating balls every 2 hours they had to change my bed in hospital, I couldnt sit up or stand up, I was so weak that i was falling back on the bed and couldnt lift up my arms or control my hands movement almost....., I pissed into a bag, I had diapers for 5 days cause I couldnt walk to bathroom (reminder: im a healthy 26yo). I fel t like everyone is going to kill me or hurt me. I felt physical pain on all over my body while scratching all the surfaces of my skin.. I would never wish this onto anyone. Truly an experience but gladly I forgot most of this after I got better and started focusing on myself. Alcohol is more dangerous than I originally though as i had no symptoms before stopping... I worked regular job then drank a bottle every day after shift for 2 years straight..... never had any problems. just got used to it... then I stayed at home for 14 days cause I had fever and I was sick.. started drinking 24/7 and things got bad. Thats why I was hospitalised and when I didnt have alcohol.. I almost died from withdrawals and heart issues - arrhytmia. My advice... never drink more than 250ml of hard booze a day and dont forget to eat food (not eating greatly increases your risk of heart problems and seizures). OF course in ideal world dont drink at all or have 1-2 beers a day........ You never know how close you are to facing a fatal situation like me. I couldve been dead if I didnt collapse from heart failure at an emergency unit but at home - there would be no one to call an ambulance and I would just drop dead. God bless everyone. If this message scares somebody from drinking then Im thankful. If it helps somebody from overdrinking or helps then understand the matter and risks better then Im also grateful.. Overall - avoid it completely if you can, if you cant then control the amount you consume. IF you cant do either then seek professional help as you could be in a deadly situation if youre not careful. There is always help or improvement. It will take years to get you out of the addiction but trust me... when I almost died it motivated me and I hope this message does motivate you. God bless.

god bless. i had a heavy raelity check recently and I hope we both make it happen.

good luck to you. @@kovam1234

Yup me too! We got this

Update I couldn’t get through the 2 days of withdrawals and kept drinking to stop the shakes and to feel “normal”. But I would only sleep for 2 hours max a day while still drinking 1L bottle of wine and half bottle of Bacardi. Final straw was when I vomited anything I drank and felt like I was gonna have a seizure. A friend took me to the ER and they gave me the fluids needed and prescribed Librium. I’m 8 days alcohol free now, tapering off the pills, and I can finally sleep with no nightmares. I want nothing to do with alcohol ever again, it truly ruins your life. My new addiction is sparkling water, I trick my brain to think it’s beer. If you’re in too deep please get help, it’s almost impossible to get through withdrawals alone if you’re a heavy daily drinker

@@bree5413 update. Hope you are still strong and maybe non alcoholic beers?

​@@bree5413i just hit the 48 hour , blacked out for 2 days when i counted i had gone through 13 bottles of wine in that time and spent most my cash so had to go cold turkey. First 24 hours were horrendous anxiety was the worst,.sweats, i probably smell horendous, dry heaving, unable to eat but managed water, could hardly stand, bedridden. Couldn't speak,. on day 2 getting up to 48 hours now easing up , am able to eat a bit and stand, even brushed my teeth. Anxiety come down slightly. It is hell on earth first 48 hours you get passed 72 you have cracked it , things start calming down so just hanging in there. Then a good hot shower. It's the mental battle that gets me then as not drinking in our culture you get left out of things but have to remember its better then this !!😮😮😮

@@bree5413 I guess the severity of alcohol withdrawal symptoms depends on how much on a regular basis that you've been drinking and for how long. If you've only drank beer or wine during a certain time each day, then the symptoms may be mild and you could quit on your own, however if you've been drinking hard liquor almost non stop, then you may need to get to a detox center. Apparantly, it seems like if you stay drunk almost all the time, then your brain adjusts its chemical balance with your nervous system to make you feel "normal". However when the drinking stops, then your nervous system is over active.

The anxiety hollllyyy​@@jamesalexandertaylor907

How are you now friend?

Bende delirium tremens yaşadım, 21 gün hastanede yattım çok kötü bir anıydı.

Wowwwww how are you doing now ? I'm on day 2 and I cannot wait to get some good peaceful rest. I'm tired of Alcohol and all the shit I take myself through.

Do you go to meetings

ive been drinking 5 drinks or more a night for 2 month in a row, ran out of money rn and i feel like im gonna die lol

I'm now coming off a bender of about 3 weeks. It will be the fourth time I've told myself "never again"

​@nayrreztiewhcs1225 how bad was the withdrawal

@@michaeldeel1592running out of money for more may very well be a blessing in disguise

9 months alcohol free and still have symptoms of withdrawal here and there,but I've been a functioning alcoholic since 96'

Rooting for you brother. There's people who love ya

Get help bro

My story: I was a binge drinker for 50 years. How did I stop drinking so easily? I skipped the counseling and anonymous platitudes. I went to my doctor. He gave me a choice of two remedies. The monthly injection of Vivitrol or the daily 50mg tablet of naltrexone. I took the tablets for 30 days to detox and almost immediately lost the cravings for beer. Losing the cravings was as easy as taking Motrin for muscle aches. Mark me safe from alcohol

I'm leaning towards this as well.@@butchmichaels69

Absolutely agree. I though for 3 days straight that people were shooting machine guns nonstop at me when I was hospitalised... I called an ambulance at myself because I thought I was going to die.. I was still drinking at the time. When I got into ICU - Intense Care Unit they made me sober up while watching me nonstop. My heart stopped working after 2 days when I got a sudden arrhytmia due to withdrawals - they saved me with electro shock into my chest. I woke up later desoriented and even after that the hallucinations and withdrawals started...... I was shaking like a mad man, I couldnt eat because I was dropping everything... thinking every second that Im trapped in prison and everyone is there to end my life. I couldnt eat, I had problems breathing. Things got better after 7 days when I stabilised. - IF I didnt call an ambulance for myself in time because feeling unwell..... I would get arrhytmia (your heart stoppes providing oxygen to your body and you die) and I would just die. It was so close. - Today I live with an ICD - A machine that detects arrhytmias in your heart and checks your heartbeat etc.. its a device in your chest and Im only 26 yo. They usually only give these only to old people over 60yo who had heart attack or very high blood pressure etc. to protect them from heart failure... - Im very young but I experienced this extreme example where you can die from heavy alcohol addiction and sudden stopping of drinking. Im glad Im alive and I hope nobody else gets into such situation.. - If you drink more than bottle of vodka everyday for like 2 years straight without stop... you develop changes in your brain and sudden stops of drinking might kill you thats why they took me into emergency unit for permanent unit and if they didnt.. and sent me home - I would just die from my heart stopping (arrythmia - heart beats 300beats/minute and cannot provide oxygen, then you die)... If anyone is watching and think they have no problem...... its closer than you think.. Until I stopped everyday drinking i had no idea what kind of danged i was in. I HAD ABSOLUTE DELIRIUM TREMENS. I was completely desoriented for a week, I was shaking, sweating balls every 2 hours they had to change my bed in hospital, I couldnt sit up or stand up, I was so weak that i was falling back on the bed and couldnt lift up my arms or control my hands movement almost....., I pissed into a bag, I had diapers for 5 days cause I couldnt walk to bathroom (reminder: im a healthy 26yo). I fel t like everyone is going to kill me or hurt me. I felt physical pain on all over my body while scratching all the surfaces of my skin.. I would never wish this onto anyone. Truly an experience but gladly I forgot most of this after I got better and started focusing on myself. Alcohol is more dangerous than I originally though as i had no symptoms before stopping... I worked regular job then drank a bottle every day after shift for 2 years straight..... never had any problems. just got used to it... then I stayed at home for 14 days cause I had fever and I was sick.. started drinking 24/7 and things got bad. Thats why I was hospitalised and when I didnt have alcohol.. I almost died from withdrawals and heart issues - arrhytmia. My advice... never drink more than 250ml of hard booze a day and dont forget to eat food (not eating greatly increases your risk of heart problems and seizures). OF course in ideal world dont drink at all or have 1-2 beers a day........ You never know how close you are to facing a fatal situation like me. I couldve been dead if I didnt collapse from heart failure at an emergency unit but at home - there would be no one to call an ambulance and I would just drop dead. God bless everyone. If this message scares somebody from drinking then Im thankful. If it helps somebody from overdrinking or helps then understand the matter and risks better then Im also grateful.. Overall - avoid it completely if you can, if you cant then control the amount you consume. IF you cant do either then seek professional help as you could be in a deadly situation if youre not careful. There is always help or improvement. It will take years to get you out of the addiction but trust me... when I almost died it motivated me and I hope this message does motivate you. God bless.

9 months sober,and I still twitch

there was a time in history where there was a prohibition. i think if someone is an alcoholic it should say so on their ID. and every time someone buys alcohol it should be required to show id. alcoholics will be refused if trying to buy liquor. thats at least a start. something needs to be done, way too many alcoholics suffer daily and the government hasnt done anything at all to attempt to fix the issue.

For how long were you on this binge? I started my withdrawal yesterday and I am so terrified I was on a 2/3months binge... I feel the mild symptoms, like shaking and anxiety

Absolutely agree. I though for 3 days straight that people were shooting machine guns nonstop at me when I was hospitalised... I called an ambulance at myself because I thought I was going to die.. I was still drinking at the time. When I got into ICU - Intense Care Unit they made me sober up while watching me nonstop. My heart stopped working after 2 days when I got a sudden arrhytmia due to withdrawals - they saved me with electro shock into my chest. I woke up later desoriented and even after that the hallucinations and withdrawals started...... I was shaking like a mad man, I couldnt eat because I was dropping everything... thinking every second that Im trapped in prison and everyone is there to end my life. I couldnt eat, I had problems breathing. Things got better after 7 days when I stabilised. - IF I didnt call an ambulance for myself in time because feeling unwell..... I would get arrhytmia (your heart stoppes providing oxygen to your body and you die) and I would just die. It was so close. - Today I live with an ICD - A machine that detects arrhytmias in your heart and checks your heartbeat etc.. its a device in your chest and Im only 26 yo. They usually only give these only to old people over 60yo who had heart attack or very high blood pressure etc. to protect them from heart failure... - Im very young but I experienced this extreme example where you can die from heavy alcohol addiction and sudden stopping of drinking. Im glad Im alive and I hope nobody else gets into such situation.. - If you drink more than bottle of vodka everyday for like 2 years straight without stop... you develop changes in your brain and sudden stops of drinking might kill you thats why they took me into emergency unit for permanent unit and if they didnt.. and sent me home - I would just die from my heart stopping (arrythmia - heart beats 300beats/minute and cannot provide oxygen, then you die)... If anyone is watching and think they have no problem...... its closer than you think.. Until I stopped everyday drinking i had no idea what kind of danged i was in. I HAD ABSOLUTE DELIRIUM TREMENS. I was completely desoriented for a week, I was shaking, sweating balls every 2 hours they had to change my bed in hospital, I couldnt sit up or stand up, I was so weak that i was falling back on the bed and couldnt lift up my arms or control my hands movement almost....., I pissed into a bag, I had diapers for 5 days cause I couldnt walk to bathroom (reminder: im a healthy 26yo). I fel t like everyone is going to kill me or hurt me. I felt physical pain on all over my body while scratching all the surfaces of my skin.. I would never wish this onto anyone. Truly an experience but gladly I forgot most of this after I got better and started focusing on myself. Alcohol is more dangerous than I originally though as i had no symptoms before stopping... I worked regular job then drank a bottle every day after shift for 2 years straight..... never had any problems. just got used to it... then I stayed at home for 14 days cause I had fever and I was sick.. started drinking 24/7 and things got bad. Thats why I was hospitalised and when I didnt have alcohol.. I almost died from withdrawals and heart issues - arrhytmia. My advice... never drink more than 250ml of hard booze a day and dont forget to eat food (not eating greatly increases your risk of heart problems and seizures). OF course in ideal world dont drink at all or have 1-2 beers a day........ You never know how close you are to facing a fatal situation like me. I couldve been dead if I didnt collapse from heart failure at an emergency unit but at home - there would be no one to call an ambulance and I would just drop dead. God bless everyone. If this message scares somebody from drinking then Im thankful. If it helps somebody from overdrinking or helps then understand the matter and risks better then Im also grateful.. Overall - avoid it completely if you can, if you cant then control the amount you consume. IF you cant do either then seek professional help as you could be in a deadly situation if youre not careful. There is always help or improvement. It will take years to get you out of the addiction but trust me... when I almost died it motivated me and I hope this message does motivate you. God bless.

Yeah yeah sure

Happy for u brother

What about alcoholics in jail?

hey, hope you're sober or at least doing well now.

@@user-ln2go4xp6d thank you. I’m trying. It’s not as easy as I thought it was going to be, but I’m learning to be kind to myself.

@@emilieesimmons6105 addiction is rough. you definitely need to lend yourself some kindness. here's hoping we both recover, i've just made two weeks.

@@user-ln2go4xp6d That’s FANTASTIC!! 🤩 Keep your head up! 🎉🎉

It's all part of recovery learning to pick ourselves up again and keep fighting, even though at times we feel completely powerless 🙏 we do recover 🙏

It’s the reason I started drinking, worst mistake I ever made, it makes insomnia worse.

Stay strong Brother. I'm 2 months sober, maybe off the same shit as you. My GF is coming out of the house right now and she's got a bag. I'm in my truck trying to tell myself not to do it.

How are you now? I just started that also, can't eat, can't sleep, feels like my stomach is on fire, major shakes after a few hours. Did you do treatment? Or tapered the alcohol?

@@exceptional2877 I couldn’t beat the shakes anymore I drank a little bit 2 days little by little until the shakes went away. I should have gone to detox but honestly I didn’t go to tell myself this is what happens when you drink

@@exceptional2877 tapering never worked for me, I tried it over and over again for ten years. I'm just going to risk quitting cold turkey, on day 3, nearly fell over going to the bathroom. Shakes, hallucinations in the middle of the night, can't eat, can't get my hands on benzos

Whats the update?!❤

hope youre fine. WHen i went cold turkey after being hospidalised in emergency unit.. my heart stopped working and I had to be shocked to be brought back to life... my withdrawals were extreme for 6 days before i Could sleel for more than 15 minutes straight without having suicidal dreams every 5 minutes..... benzos didnt work on me as i also usesd opiates. truly a nightmare@@richardhe5973

Are you in the UK? Because honestly that’s the best and easiest approach. I’m surprised it isn’t used in the US.

Did you get seizures ?

@@damien1781 no but the insomnia, horrible night mares, diaharrea and vomiting was really at the peak.. I had enough of that. Everytime I look at a bottle I feel nauseated.

@@mugishachristian474 I’m so scared to get seizures . I’m on day one

How long did it take your anxiety to subside 😭😭 I’m going thru the same thing I’m on day 5

@JewelPray it varies based on consumption but it took me 10 days. Expect strange vivid dreams, mood swings, spontaneous stomach pains, sleepless nights. But it goes. I heard it can vary per person because ppl consume different amounts

Bro just take it out slowly..don't quit anything of this crap cold turkey

TRUTH. Absolutely agree. I though for 3 days straight that people were shooting machine guns nonstop at me when I was hospitalised... I called an ambulance at myself because I thought I was going to die.. I was still drinking at the time. When I got into ICU - Intense Care Unit they made me sober up while watching me nonstop. My heart stopped working after 2 days when I got a sudden arrhytmia due to withdrawals - they saved me with electro shock into my chest. I woke up later desoriented and even after that the hallucinations and withdrawals started...... I was shaking like a mad man, I couldnt eat because I was dropping everything... thinking every second that Im trapped in prison and everyone is there to end my life. I couldnt eat, I had problems breathing. Things got better after 7 days when I stabilised. - IF I didnt call an ambulance for myself in time because feeling unwell..... I would get arrhytmia (your heart stoppes providing oxygen to your body and you die) and I would just die. It was so close. - Today I live with an ICD - A machine that detects arrhytmias in your heart and checks your heartbeat etc.. its a device in your chest and Im only 26 yo. They usually only give these only to old people over 60yo who had heart attack or very high blood pressure etc. to protect them from heart failure... - Im very young but I experienced this extreme example where you can die from heavy alcohol addiction and sudden stopping of drinking. Im glad Im alive and I hope nobody else gets into such situation.. - If you drink more than bottle of vodka everyday for like 2 years straight without stop... you develop changes in your brain and sudden stops of drinking might kill you thats why they took me into emergency unit for permanent unit and if they didnt.. and sent me home - I would just die from my heart stopping (arrythmia - heart beats 300beats/minute and cannot provide oxygen, then you die)... If anyone is watching and think they have no problem...... its closer than you think.. Until I stopped everyday drinking i had no idea what kind of danged i was in. I HAD ABSOLUTE DELIRIUM TREMENS. I was completely desoriented for a week, I was shaking, sweating balls every 2 hours they had to change my bed in hospital, I couldnt sit up or stand up, I was so weak that i was falling back on the bed and couldnt lift up my arms or control my hands movement almost....., I pissed into a bag, I had diapers for 5 days cause I couldnt walk to bathroom (reminder: im a healthy 26yo). I fel t like everyone is going to kill me or hurt me. I felt physical pain on all over my body while scratching all the surfaces of my skin.. I would never wish this onto anyone. Truly an experience but gladly I forgot most of this after I got better and started focusing on myself. Alcohol is more dangerous than I originally though as i had no symptoms before stopping... I worked regular job then drank a bottle every day after shift for 2 years straight..... never had any problems. just got used to it... then I stayed at home for 14 days cause I had fever and I was sick.. started drinking 24/7 and things got bad. Thats why I was hospitalised and when I didnt have alcohol.. I almost died from withdrawals and heart issues - arrhytmia. My advice... never drink more than 250ml of hard booze a day and dont forget to eat food (not eating greatly increases your risk of heart problems and seizures). OF course in ideal world dont drink at all or have 1-2 beers a day........ You never know how close you are to facing a fatal situation like me. I couldve been dead if I didnt collapse from heart failure at an emergency unit but at home - there would be no one to call an ambulance and I would just drop dead. God bless everyone. If this message scares somebody from drinking then Im thankful. If it helps somebody from overdrinking or helps then understand the matter and risks better then Im also grateful.. Overall - avoid it completely if you can, if you cant then control the amount you consume. IF you cant do either then seek professional help as you could be in a deadly situation if youre not careful. There is always help or improvement. It will take years to get you out of the addiction but trust me... when I almost died it motivated me and I hope this message does motivate you. God bless.

It's a hard road...stay strong ❤

I did the exact same thing,and after that I haven't had a drink since July 5,2023... scary stuff.

@@christophergregory6940 dang you made it a year. I’m proud of you. I’m sober but it isn’t easy when it’s everywhere and thrown in your face constantly. It shouldn’t even be legal but I’m thankful for my little bit of sobriety

Thanks,yeah most of my homies all smoke weed,but I never did, just wasn't my thing! But yeah it's not easy, I'm from Los Angeles but I moved to Vegas 5 years ago so of course my drinking got worse,then i said to myself one day last year this has to stop,and i did it cold 🦃....no AA or rehab,but the changes your bodh makes,and the way you think at first going thru withdrawal....its weird like i went thru hell and back,but im fine now,just occasional headache and blurry vision here and there,but yeah it's boring asf tho😂bur hey I'll be 44 next week on the 8th,its time to grow up....i must admit,i had lots of fun and good memories but my party is over,been doing it since 96' this new generation don't party like us ...lol.... good luck on your sobriety journey, you can do it 💪

That’s part of the challenge! It’s fun seeing how strong your mind is!

havent went more than 6hrs without drink since sept 2021/ no detox beds available and no benzos im scared

My story: I was a binge drinker for 50 years. How did I stop drinking so easily? I skipped the counseling and anonymous platitudes. I went to my doctor. He gave me a choice of two remedies. The monthly injection of Vivitrol or the daily 50mg tablet of naltrexone. I took the tablets for 30 days to detox and almost immediately lost the cravings for beer. Losing the cravings was as easy as taking Motrin for muscle aches. Mark me safe from alcohol

100%, because then other people get dragging into the path of destruction & relationships end because of it... I'm so thankful my partner hasn't left me. I'm on day 3 of the withdrawals...

I’m now going through withdrawals dizziness nauseous headache ugh it really sucks

Doing. It now feel like I'm dyeing. Simpthey

Been about 12 hours for me. Went to the doctor and got benzodiazepines, it’s helps a lot but you still feel horrible.

Going thru it now the shakes the sweats and nausea :( anxiety won’t let me sleep. I can’t even hold down shots or beer anymore.

@@Sam-zv9ri it does suck so bad

I'm going through it right now. I had to google it because I honestly thought something else was wrong....I thought I was dying

@@adougal2940 same here 🥺🥺😭

Keep going man you got this

sober for almost 3 months now, feels weird

Not in a UK hospital. They dont give a fcuk & kick you out in the middle of the night after you've been waiting for hours.

Yeah did it to me in July Just gave me vitamins and told to go home and have another drink and now I’m going through it again

great comment. You can die from alcohol withdrawals easily - Delirium Tremens.. Happened to me in the hostpital. I was feeling sick. Ambulance came and I was under surveilance. My heart stopped working 2 days later from extreme withdrawals and imbalances in my brain. I had to be brought back to life with an electric shock otherwise I would die at home from arrhytmia. Now I have a device in my chest that checks my heart rate and other stuff... Im only 26 yo alcoholic in recovery btw.

@@kovam1234whoa that’s scary. I took an Ativan but idk if it’ll help

These are some tips referring to a family member in treatment at one of our facilities. But there are some helpful suggestions here that are general in nature. greenhousetreatment.com/addiction-treatment-services-dallas/admissions/families/

This is exactly how I'm feeling right now I couldn't sleep last night. Tossing and turning my stomach is killing me and my hands are shaky. At the end of the day I do want to cry cuz I did this to myself

@@Garivich They definitely do wake up more frequently to urinate. 😆

When i used to drink heavy I'd go to bed then wake up four hours later feeling sober and/or heightened senses. It can definitely make you withdrawal in your sleep if use becomes heavy.

sleep when u pass out , drink when u wake up. Usually about 4hrs for me

For me personally at the height of my addiction I would wake up part way through the night and need to chug a few beers to go back to sleep. Sober now but it was horrible

sad reality. I used to be there as well @@lolapascel7761

Stop taking benzos, theyll create another addiction. Benzo withdrawal is hell, search it.

how much did you drink daily?

@@user-rw1vb8iz5e I drank whisky every day

I have a stomach ulcer and leaky gut (I think), maybe you'll have something similar

How long were you heavy drinking for

@@miguelzuniga3690 like 15 years

Dont take benzos. Ever.

Are you ok?

Yo I fucking wish you the best that shit is really no joke man like it’s it’s ridiculous. I’ve been there. Glad to say I’m doing better now but still maintenance.

benzos or tapering with alcohol where doctors can keep an eye on you. all the best.

Valium are a great help..but there is no escaping the evil mental torture of drying out..

Force feed yourself sweet and salty foods and take prescribed sedatives which will ko you and never binge drink ever again

Yes.

Bad keep fighting

@@kjthomas4553 im trying, thank you

You cam reduce your alcohol intake gradually and slowly your body will adjust hence if you have only been a moderate daily drinker. Heavy on the other hand is 1 litre of spirits a day or a slab of been a day then it's differnt story

@@fabianwright9147 1 litre of spirits a day? Like every day? I would describe myself as a heavy drinker but it's so much I can't even comprehend how someone can do it

​@Kamil Klepacki its easy once you build a tolerance to it. Scary easy......

@@kamilklepacki1283my dad would drink a litre of whiskey everyday and on Saturdays and Sundays he would start with 24 cans of beer before opening his whiskey and still manage to drink a litre before 8pm. The tolerance people can build up is insane if they have been drinking for years.

Actual truth. When I was at my lowest I Could do that easily over like 6 hours nad not even lose balance when walking. I felt the same as sober.. OF course I ended up in hospital with DELIRIUM TREMENS when I couldnt drink due to a sickness. My heart stopped from withdrawals and I had to be brought to life with an electric shock. God knows Im never touching alcohol ever again after getting better and having and ICD insalled at 26 yo due to arrhytmia....@@1gbayfisher

muscle twitch's and cramps as well

@@kreddy242 Went cold turkey was sick for about a week

This not work evryone tho, you can also make all things worse

Smoking weed can give u even more anxiety

@@jaimemolinaaleman459 just relax and watch a movie you like or something. I live alone so I’m mostly chillin

@@SylearX works for u. Not for everyone. Not a good advice for addicts.

If you are a recovering addict like me then that's a bad idea you will just end up with another addiction

Day 2 for me, still got the sweats.

Are you two better now? I don't know you two but I wish you all the best and an amazing life ahead of you.

@@Katyerina thank you! I haven't had alcohol since my comment & getting better each day 💖

Because it changes your brain chemistry as to where your body and mind NEED alcohol to feel normal and function.

It makes your body more active by trying to keep you awake. When you stop your whole ish goes haywire. Its progressive so you need a good amount of time drinking heavy before you get to that stage

How you feeling now? I’m also about 65 hours in

@matthewslechter2790 almost 8 days now dude, the first 3 to 4 weren't great I had a huge uptick in anxiety but I was able to help with some valium through the day apart from that I was actually suprised it wasn't worse. What I'm noticing now more so than initially is the physical and mental cravings, I wasn't really prepared for that, it's like when I quit smoking but just gotta have some good support around you and keep yourself busy. Good luck mate

@@lukeslayerhow much Valium did you take

@jeremyalcoser5742 for the alcohol withdrawal I took 5mg tablets 4 times a day as needed, they have a long half life something like 9 hours? So I'd take 2 in the morning and 2 later on. Whatever you do don't drink! I'm not a dr and I don't know your situation but if you can safely quit with valium then do so. I felt better about a month later and had a drink and ended back in hospital with the most excruciating pain I've felt to the point where putting me in an induced coma was considered .good luck with everything mate and please be careful, talk to your GP

Both animals and bugs, and even people or weird creatures.

How long have u been heavy drinking for ?

@@miguelzuniga3690 awe man it's been 3 months

@@miguelzuniga3690 2 months every day all day sad to say

@@miguelzuniga3690 then again idk it's been like a blur

@@kurtkon5772 awe mane that’s tuff, have you stopped yet or no ?

What did they give you