drmichaelimperioli
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- Dec 16, 2021
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My roommate and I are pretty bad alcoholics (drink basically morning til night everyday). Anyways, he got into some serious legal trouble after getting blackout. So now he's trapped in jail, been 2 weeks so he's already gotten through withdrawals and sounds like he feels pretty good and clearheaded! Which is kind of the only good thing I've heard, the rest of this has been hell for us and his family, and no end in sight yet with a $70,000 bail. We're hoping he gets rehab instead of prison, which seems pretty likely. But after he gets out, and when I visit him in the meantime, I want to be sober. We plan on living together in a different city once he's through with rehab (we live like a married couple, but even closer, but also I'm a gay girl, he's a gay guy, so platonic but totally inseparable for almost 3 yrs). Like we even go to the DMV and doc appts together, not having him around feels like losing a limb, but I will be happy if he gets into a rehab despite the 3 months without him. With the stress of all of this and adjusting to a very lonely and boring house without many other friends living nearby, my drinking has ramped up, my liver hurts, I wake up with horrible anxiety/shakes, and I can't stop worrying about him and obviously the cycle keeps getting worse. Plus I'm falling behind in classes because I can't stop going between extreme worry, drunk/high on whatever I have, and then hungover and sick with worry again. I need to slow down soon so that I graduate and don't want to tempt him with it and need to get myself together, but am terrified of asking a doc for help and checking into detox isn't an option right now. Does anyone know any over the counter things that may help with withdrawal or any methods to taper off without screwing up? I have some gabapentin, xan, clonidine, and ambien, so those might help. Also any options for sticking with it besides AA? Thanks for any advice!