Alcohol Avoiding seizures using Valium?

[Just a little pinprick]

I have been cutting back a lot on the gin from this time last year which I was drinking a1/5 a day last holiday season then I cut it back to three 1/2 pints a day,then for about the last 6 months I dropped it down to a pint a day starting today I’m only going to drink 1 half pint a day till new years which I’m hoping I can quit altogether with the help of (10) 10 mg valiums that I’ve been holding onto for this..
My friend stopped drinking about a case a beer a day cold turkey and he knew nothing about seizures and they could happen from even beer,,well needless to say that he had a seizure or a few of them before someone found him in his house trailer,the hospital put him into a coma or he ended up in one for almost a month,his eyes to this day still are not aligned ( he’s north and south) , and he says it affects his driving the most..I’m scared about quitting because of this ,but the magic question is are 10 Valium’s enough to see me to the other side of the danger zone,is taking 1/2 of one every 12 hrs enough ? That’s 10 days worth.. Or should I go see my doctor(which I haven’t seen in a yr) and ask for a script for Librium a better idea? I’ve been searching online and seen that seizures usually happen after 72 hrs after last drinking…

 

[emkee_reinvented]

I have been cutting back a lot on the gin from this time last year which I was drinking a1/5 a day last holiday season then I cut it back to three 1/2 pints a day,then for about the last 6 months I dropped it down to a pint a day starting today I’m only going to drink 1 half pint a day till new years which I’m hoping I can quit altogether with the help of (10) 10 mg valiums that I’ve been holding onto for this..

Had to re-calculate 1/ 5 did and kept the thought.
So ~ 0.7 liter of about 35/ 40 proof. Tapered to 1 pint whatever Ml.

Amazing work. That must been hard work. Atheletic !

Alcohol beat the of substance abuse ime.
Still ... tapering, circumstances.

My friend stopped drinking about a case a beer a day cold turkey and he knew nothing about seizures and they could happen from even beer,,well needless to say that he had a seizure or a few of them before someone found him in his house trailer,the hospital put him into a coma or he ended up in one for almost a month,his eyes to this day still are not aligned ( he’s north and south) , and he says it affects his driving the most..I’m scared about quitting because of this ,but the magic question is are 10 Valium’s enough to see me to the other side of the danger zone,is taking 1/2 of one every 12 hrs enough ? That’s 10 days worth.. Or should I go see my doctor(which I haven’t seen in a yr) and ask for a script for Librium a better idea? I’ve been searching online and seen that seizures usually happen after 72 hrs after last drinking…

Did a dumb thing in my enviroment go to a useless rehab.
Relapse rate 90%.

Was it adminestered prophylactic ? Had 3 seizures few years before.
No clue. The others beside were sedated to. Seemed protocol.
Got of as soon as possible. Kinda disliked being drugged in not my own pace.

Diazepam was adminstered in descending order.
Most were going from a 1/ 5 th not 1 consumption. Like you.
1 st day overkill 3 x 20 mg, in a blurr how much. Probable !
But at your rate when necessary you qualify. Basically free of.

Gives a Weed kinda couch lock, no fear however/ poor balance/ muscle tone.
Probable gives munchies too. But my balance was shot and it was unnoticed.
Not much for WD symptom s, that persisted 3 week s.
Going by numbers you should be clear from physical and mental torture.


Keep the dose as low as possible. Maybe read into the Pharmakinetic s.
That is gonna be usefull it takes a long long time coming up and then will progress.
In theory a 20 mg dose taken would take about 2 hour s in heavy WD.
To when it hit put me down. Prevented sleeping at night.

Take that in account take your 1 st dose few hour before bed.

Do you have any previous experience with Benzo s ?
1 pint great way to end this year. That sure Happy NY.

 

[Señor Moreno]

Valium and Librium are indeed the meds to use to avoid booze cesation related seizures, but I would advise you to seek for medical attention. You shouldn't rely on those 100 mg Valium that you got. Sometimes, specially during the first days of abstinence, high doses of diazepam are required; the diazepam you have is key, but it easily could be not enough.
You are doing really well tapering your alcohol intake, but keep in mind that the amount of booze you drink isn't the only factor at play, because the amount of time that you have being drinking, the durarion of your addiction, it's also a key factor. (It happens with opiayes also, people using a h gram for six months get bad wds, but using two baggies for 20 years is often worse, when the time to quit arrives.
Alcohol withdrawal is a very dangerous matter and you need to play it safe.
I know that doctors in UK and US don't like to prescribe benzos for anxiety or imsomnia, but quit drinking is a total different game, and they should know it

 

[emkee_reinvented]

Valium and Librium are indeed the meds to use to avoid booze cesation related seizures, but I would advise you to seek for medical attention. You shouldn't rely on those 100 mg Valium that you got. Sometimes, specially during the first days of abstinence, high doses of diazepam are required; the diazepam you have is key, but it easily could be not enough.
You are doing really well tapering your alcohol intake, but keep in mind that the amount of booze you drink isn't the only factor at play, because the amount of time that you have being drinking, the durarion of your addiction, it's also a key factor. (It happens with opiayes also, people using a h gram for six months get bad wds, but using two baggies for 20 years is often worse, when the time to quit arrives.
Alcohol withdrawal is a very dangerous matter and you need to play it safe.
I know that doctors in UK and US don't like to prescribe benzos for anxiety or imsomnia, but quit drinking is a total different game, and they should know it

What s a pint thought it was a bottle a beer 33 cl of 5 % so if a pint is something.


Likje a measurement tool take that in account. A fifth is about 0.7 hard proof.
A pint might be a measurement like TS. Table spoon we measure grams,

 

[Just a little pinprick]

Valium and Librium are indeed the meds to use to avoid booze cesation related seizures, but I would advise you to seek for medical attention. You shouldn't rely on those 100 mg Valium that you got. Sometimes, specially during the first days of abstinence, high doses of diazepam are required; the diazepam you have is key, but it easily could be not enough.
You are doing really well tapering your alcohol intake, but keep in mind that the amount of booze you drink isn't the only factor at play, because the amount of time that you have being drinking, the durarion of your addiction, it's also a key factor. (It happens with opiayes also, people using a h gram for six months get bad wds, but using two baggies for 20 years is often worse, when the time to quit arrives.
Alcohol withdrawal is a very dangerous matter and you need to play it safe.
I know that doctors in UK and US don't like to prescribe benzos for anxiety or imsomnia, but quit drinking is a total different game, and they should know it

Thank you for the info Sir,,I’m going to visit my regular doctor this week and get a few refills that I need and to ask him for a script of Librium,I’m just going to level with him this way he’ll feel obligated to help,,he shouldn’t give me a problem,in the past I’ve asked him for a script for 2 mg Valiums and he gave them to me so I should be OK.. He’ll be happy that I’m looking to quit….

 

[Señor Moreno]

Yes, I think that's the way to go. As you say, if your doctor is a good person he will apreciate your efforts to quit drinking. Sure he should be happy for you, doctors know how insidious and toxic alcohol is. And all what your asking for is some librium or diazepam that you need to quit safely, it's not like if you were seeking for more abusable stuff like opiates or amphetamines without having a legit reason to use them.
You are being legit and honest, all what you are is a patient trying to get rid of a serious health problem

 

[Keif' Richards]

Hey @Just a little pinprick

I had to stop drinking from a height of over 1/5th of 100 proof liquor a day. I have had very severe withdrawal from Alcohol and I´ve had seizures before, but I´ve never had Delirium Tremens. I have done detoxes in the hospital. I´ve also used Benzodiazepines to get me through withdrawal. Thankfully I have not been in that state for a long, long time. Alcohol withdrawal was always much more frightening to me than Opioid withdrawal.

I feel the best way of doing this is to stop drinking Alcohol completely and commit to that. To do this, you need to make sure you have enough Benzodiazepines to get you through. The first couple of days are your biggest concern. This is where you´re most likely to experience a seizure. If you ask me, it´s possible that you could be fine using just your 10 10mg Diazepam (Valium) pills. You have already gotten down to a half pint, so you´ve managed well. You should be proud of yourself. Use whatever willpower you have drawn on in these past weeks and make it through the first three days.

However, if you ask me, I think it´s ultimately better to consult your doctor. I think it would be better, if you´re going to attempt this, to know that you definitely have enough Benzodiazepines to see it through to the end. You don´t want to do all of this work only to find out you don´t have enough to get through the whole process.

 

[Just a little pinprick]

Iv

Yes, I think that's the way to go. As you say, if your doctor is a good person he will apreciate your efforts to quit drinking. Sure he should be happy for you, doctors know how insidious and toxic alcohol is. And all what your asking for is some librium or diazepam that you need to quit safely, it's not like if you were seeking for more abusable stuff like opiates or amphetamines without having a legit reason to use them.
You are being legit and honest, all what you are is a patient trying to get rid of a serious health problem

I’ve been searching the web a lot regarding this subject and it’s my understanding that Librium has a longer half life than Valium and that’s the reason detoxes prefer Librium,,it’s been a long while since I went to a detox,but I only remember getting one in the morning… Back then I knew nothing about half life’s, and that you can get seizures from stopping alcohol abruptly,, But back then I wasn’t drinking as religiously as I have been recently…

Thank you again Senor…

 

[Señor Moreno]

Librium and Valium were the first marketed benzos and both are very long lasting, but I don't really know wich one has a longer half life

 

[Just a little pinprick]

Hey @Just a little pinprick

I had to stop drinking from a height of over 1/5th of 100 proof liquor a day. I have had very severe withdrawal from Alcohol and I´ve had seizures before, but I´ve never had Delirium Tremens. I have done detoxes in the hospital. I´ve also used Benzodiazepines to get me through withdrawal. Thankfully I have not been in that state for a long, long time. Alcohol withdrawal was always much more frightening to me than Opioid withdrawal.

Wow so you went from a 1/5 to nothing and even with using a benzo you still had a seizure/s,..Was this before you became involved here at Bluelight? I’m sorry if that felt like I was prying to much ..
And Yes I feel exactly the same way,regarding alcohol withdrawal is scarier then opiate withdrawal ,especially with what my friend went thru, first he had a seizure or two ,I dunno,then with them putting him into a coma for almost a month,that scares the hell out of me, he even had an eye surgery done trying to get his vision aligned,it helped but you can clearly still see they’re off..

I feel the best way of doing this is to stop drinking Alcohol completely and commit to that. To do this, you need to make sure you have enough Benzodiazepines to get you through. The first couple of days are your biggest concern. This is where you´re most likely to experience a seizure. If you ask me, it´s possible that you could be fine using just your 10 10mg Diazepam (Valium) pills. You have already gotten down to a half pint, so you´ve managed well. You should be proud of yourself. Use whatever willpower you have drawn on in these past weeks and make it through the first three days.

However, if you ask me, I think it´s ultimately better to consult your doctor. I think it would be better, if you´re going to attempt this, to know that you definitely have enough Benzodiazepines to see it through to the end. You don´t want to do all of this work only to find out you don´t have enough to get through the whole process.

I’m going to call him first thing Monday morning and get an appointment,I’d rather be safe than sorry,he’s been my regular doc since around 2010-2011,even if they say they’re booked I’ll just show up,I actually called the office for a telehealth visit for the refills but they said I need to come in because he hasn’t seen me in over 6 months…

Thank you
Keif…