Posted by Medic4311 on June 14, 2004, at 23:00:45
In reply to Re: want to use valium for alcohol detox on my own, posted by zoomdeal on June 2, 2004, at 4:35:24
Can anyone tell me how bad it is going to be for me? I am 28 and have been drinking between 12 to 18 beers per day for the last 3 weeks. Please let me know. I really hate this drinking crap. I also want to kind of taper it off..... any suggestions?
> Hi Everyone:
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> I used the three day weekend for the detox -- normally it should take 5 days. Yesterday was a bit tough to go to work. I had to take one of those diet pills with some energy stuff in it--- I was still very tired/sleepy from the valium but I made it. I went to the Thai Chi after work. I think I will keep going-- it teaches relaxation. My first attempt to quit was when I went in rehab in 1993. Family pressure. But I did not really want to quit, I just want the pain to stop. I stayed quit 100 days. Those folks that say that no one fails who makes 90 meetings in 90 days just haven't been around AA enough to know.
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> Over the next 10 years, I quit 6 or 7 more times but never for more than about 100 days. I saw therapists, psychiatrists, took antidepressants, naltraxeone, you name it. But I always really wanted to be able to drink like normal people.
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> Finally in January 2003, I decided that I wanted to quit. I took off a week for the valium detox and things were very easy from there in terms of the pschological. I had no desire for a drink, except one day in the first 30 days. The body pain is a different story and may be unrelated (but I doubt it).
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> In March this year for reasons that I may be able to explain, on one fine day the cravings hit me hard. I took that drink of scotch. I started off sort of slow, ie not everyday. Soon it was everyday again. Nothing really bad has happened but I am a black out drinker. Not everyday but when I least expect it. When I black out, I say mean things that I don't remember. So the negative consequences are there. A couple of weeks ago I tried to quit with out the valium. I made it through Sat and Sun and went to work on Monday. By the end of the day on Monday, it was like I was having a panic attack. I went right for the scotch and had a bad black out day on very little scotch.
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> The valium detox or any other benzo is the way to go if you are a heavy drinker. Cold turkey is dangerous-- there is no medically known way to stop DT's if they start.
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> This is the morning of day 4 and I feel good, no shakes or craving. I am ready to do this.
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> I am talking my self out of the jazzercise, but am going to check into belly dancing today.
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> Once you get a little sober time, I do think that reading the Big Book can be good. AA can be good also when you are in those early days. And for alot of people it is good for a long time. Who knows I may wind up back there.
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> Also for those of you with trouble sleeping, Trazadone is the best and the doctor will let you use it for a long time.
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> Thanks for your support and your free to tell me how crazy I am sound.
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> Regards,
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> Ann
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