Alcohol detox?
Thursday, December 10th, 2009 at
10:34 am
Has anyone felt better not using alcohol, totally abstaining? How long did it take to detox?
I am not a heavy drinker but I think it affects me for a week if i have a couple; depression, suicide, mood swings, anger
Your thoughts?
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Uh, yeah. Stop drinking. I mean, come on. You’re not a heavy drinker yet it affects you that much? You simply must be in denial. If you’re not a heavy drinker, than stop. If you can’t, you need help. Serious help. Keep a diary and records every drink you take over the course of a week. Betcha change your mind about not being a “heavy drinker”.
Go to a Dr. first if you plan on quitting.
I think you have a bit more going on in your life – -maybe talk to someone.
If you don’t drink alot – I think you may have underlying probs that make u wanna drink
Good luck!!!
about 5 days too detox then another month too come out of the fog
If you have any of those thoughs because of alachol withdrawls please check into a local Detox center as soon as possible. Doesn’t sound like you have a condition that would qualify you to check into Detox because of the amount of drinking but I suggest you seek a doctors oppinion.
If I knew how good I was going to feel, how sharp my thinking is now, and how don’t have hangovers anymore, I would have never drank. 10 years without it and I feel great. I started to notice how much better I was after a few months. Dude, stop drinking or one thing is for sure…….your bad feelings will get worse.
Well I’ve been abstaining for over five years, and yeah, I feel a hell of a lot better!
I’m not really sure what you mean by detox. You say you have a couple drinks a week? Well if you stop, you’re not going to ‘detox’ at all. Detox is really a term used for people who’ve developed a tissue dependence for a substance, meaning they will experience a physical withdrawal on cessation of use. If you are having withdrawal symptoms of any kind, you should see a doctor before quiting.
But to answer the rest of your question, alcohol detox usually takes from 3-5 days, depending on how long and how much you’ve been drinking. And its a miserable 3-5 days, but its worth it. You’ll get your life back.
my daughter was up to a case a day. she went to the emerency room and they put her in the hospital and help her through detox and she is fine now. it took 5days. they help her with with valium.
Generally speaking – one drink takes one hour for the body to metabolize. So I am thinking that something else is going on. Of course if you are drinking a drink with alot of different types of liqueur in it – than I guess you get to multiply by how many different liqueurs are in it. From the way you say it affects you-it doesn’t sound like its worth it for you to drink at all.
OF COURSE!! I started drinking when I was 38 years old. And when I noticed It was affecting Me I quit, and was a better person for it. You really sound like you need to talk to a level headed person, it sounds like you may have some personal issues you’re not dealing with. We’re all honest people by nature, maybe you should do some soul searching. quit drinking. I preach this to my kids, If it becomes a burden, don’t carry it, let it go. I like to drink, but I CAN’T let I affect me, or my family. That’s just WRONG!. I wish you well.
…i quit for three years and never felt worse…going to family and other functions where they’de ask ” would anybody like a drink ” and then turn to me and ask ” would you like some pop or juice ” and i just felt like asking them ” why don’t you ask me if I’D like a drink ? ” …because i DID want one ..never tell anyone you have a problem because they will observe you constantly – even the hypocrits that are drunks themselves….you might fell better healthwise but if you decide to quit keep it to yourself….people will judge you
don’t know what you mean by “heavy drinker” (maybe you only weigh 150lbs.?? lol.. just kidding) but i relate to what you say about affecting you for a week. I am an alcoholic and had stopped drinking from Jun 2003 to Jun 2005 when one hot sweaty thirsty day, i decided to start with the beer again.
well, i really enjoyed it for months without too much (still was not really feeling great) problems. but of course it increased until recently , being up to 12 to 14 beers a day for months.. i tried to quit and went through real bad feeling… REAL tired and around noon had these real bad , hard to describe,
sick feelings, just horrible… today is my 5th day of abstinence and i still don’t feel well… i feel better however which makes me want to continue on this sober path. For anyone trying to quit after months of 12 beers (perhaps less, everyone is diff)
i would just tell you to be willing to be uncomfortable , sometimes very uncomfortable for days to weeks afterwards.
Good luck to all who are going thru this… if and when i do feel healthy again (who knows?)… when the hot thirsty days come again… i will need to find another way..do not want to do this damn thing again! God bless.
congartaulations to all who are successfully fighting a battle with alcohol. I’m not condoning drinking, but it sounds to me like there might be another problem. You should talk to a doctor or therapist along with cutting the alcohol out.
when i was in my teens,twenty’s i drank quite at lot, mostly at week-ends, party’s and such like ,but never alcohol dependent. then i found myself a one parent family .rather naughty in the 70,s but i was in a new town with not many friends and little family around me. i knew i enjoyed a drink but refused to keep any in the house as i did not in a depressed moment wish to leave my young baby at risk.now in my 50,s i only drink at weddings etc, and i really don,t miss it.
Stop drinking man you have what is refered to as “Alcohol induced hyper tension” you are affected by alcohol more than most people. It’s nothing to be imbarrassed about but you probably should not drink
You are going to be ok, I promise. I know how heavy these feelings weigh in your head, but you can find a way to get peace of mind. Like me, you might be using Alcohol to get rid of these heavy thoughts and feelings, and it will work at certain times, but compounds the depression without doubt.
Some of us, without knowing, have actual ‘Physical’ discrepancies in our brains that don’t provide us with the correct distribution of chemicals to create a normal mood. This is a very common condition and can easily be corrected with the right medication and medical support.
Now don’t go thinking that this is something that makes you mentally unhitched or anything like that, you are just fine, unfortunately you might this type of chemical imbalance that you will never get corrected without these meds. I take them, and they don’t have any side affects, all they do is correct my chemical imbalance and give me the chance to live with my peace of mind.
Back to Alcohol. Drinking this stuff will only disrupt the chemical problem more, and you will notice it more ‘After’ it leaves your system. Thoughts are going to be at their deepest and darkest after alcohol has just left your brain. I have written a little about my experiences with this problem and would hope you might like to read it. Just copy http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/119207/alcohol_the_transformation_begins.html and have a look. You are not alone my friend. The names of my articles are, Alcohol, the Transformation Begins, and Alcohol, the Urine of Satan. Feel free to contact me.
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Detox is for substance abuse. Period. If reader has been to detox then ‘drinking’ is a problem, heavy or not, period.
Abstain or you die miserably. Detox is just a stoplight.
Is life better without alcohol? You need to ask?!