Posted by Caper on May 21, 2004, at 10:17:55
In reply to Caper, how are you? (nm), posted by antigua on May 21, 2004, at 8:54:37
Thanks everyone for all the support. Sorry I was too depressed to answer for a while.
Anyway, I'm okay. Not good, but trying to take some positive action. I've decided to try my own detox at home again this weekend. I'm already tapering the wine and I'm ready with a bunch of Valium for when the withdrawals kick in. I've decided that at bedtime tonight I will dump any alcohol I have left and just take the Valium to ease the pain. I looked up various detox protocols in medical journals and plan to follow their ways of dosing/tapering of the valium.
I'm trying to be hopeful, but just in case this doesn't work I've also got a back up plan: a list of area detox/psych units that take my insurance. I'm only considering ones I haven't tried before, and if I do have to go to one I've vowed to stay until the doctors say it's okay to leave no matter how much I miss my son. My son even said to me once "I miss you lots and I don't like it when you're gone but I don't care how long you have to stay in the hospital if it will make you better and not sad anymore". He knows about the alcoholism too.
So, with any luck I'll be alcohol free in about a week and then will consider an intensive outpatient program so I don't slip up again.
Any comments or suggestions relating to my plans would be appreciated.
Thanks.
Caper
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