Methamphetamine stopping Alcohol withdrawal

[Addyman]

An uncle of mine did the following

NOTE: 1 drink = 1/2 ounce pure alcohol
examples: a 4% beer, 5 ounce glass of wine, or a 35% alcohol 1.5oz shot

Drank 15 drinks (minimum) up to 45 drinks DAILY for two years

Doctor says he has liver problems, fat is accumulating around his liver, pre-cirrhosis, lose weight or die

He abruptly goes down to not finishing 1 beer in a night, but smokes meth throughout the day for 3 months to lose weight (Loses 15lbs a month on average)

I just barely noticed he had NO alcohol withdrawal symptoms... and he DID NOT get prescribed librium/valium/etc. he just stopped abruptly and started meth



Any clues on why he didn't have seizures and such?

 

[hydroazuanacaine]

i can't imagine meth stops or lessens alcohol withdrawal.

 

[sekio]

Detoxing off alcohol does not guarantee seizures or delerium, they are simply common outcomes of rapid GABAergic withdrawal.

This is kind of like a "My uncle is 95 years old and has been smoking 3 packs of unfiltered menthols every day since he was 12, why is he OK?" kind of question.

 

[Addyman]

Detoxing off alcohol does not guarantee seizures or delerium, they are simply common outcomes of rapid GABAergic withdrawal.

This is kind of like a "My uncle is 95 years old and has been smoking 3 packs of unfiltered menthols every day since he was 12, why is he OK?" kind of question.

Too true, of course, I'm just looking for a few answers before this closes

This goes against everything I know about pharmacology and medicine

Of course, everyone is different, but I don't understand how the effects were masked that well?

 

[BIGsherm7272]

With alcohol some people are just more likely to develop withdrawal symptoms than others, even at equal drinking levels. My father has been a heavy drinker for over 30 years but has no withdrawal symptoms when he quits drinking. Me, on the other hand, have only been drinking heavily for a year and despite my young age (22) I am currently having great difficulty quitting drinking due to withdrawal symptoms, such as bad chest pain, shaking, insomnia, sweating, etc...

 

[paper planes]

ive heard of substituting on drug for the other and that making the withdrawl considerably less...me tho, my withdrawl is always far to intense for this too work

 

[nsauce]

Back in my H days, during dry spells, numerous "friends" would tell me the withdrawals are easy to get through on meth (speed). They swore by the "meth"od, (<--see what I did there? LOL) but I hate speed so I never tried. I suspect the effects of meth simply cover up the effects of withdrawals .

 

[Vlatrone]

I don't think theres any science that shows amphetamines stopping alcohol withdrawl.

 

[Doug2113]

Lol...I might be a pussy...but if he does too much meth and then quits that...I had an excruciating detox of smoking ice...103 degree fever, hot/cold sweats, nausea, vomiting, migraine, stayed in bed for 3 days straight taking as much diphenhydramine as it took to keep me asleep for as much as possible. lost 21 lbs during detox...

 

[hydroazuanacaine]

this thread is going nowhere. closed. Addyman, feel free to PM me with objections.