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Alcohol withdrawal
- Thread starter Dr.kush
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Hi Dr.kush, alcohol withdrawals can be painful if you get muscle cramps/spasms, and from headaches and nausea. Yes you can have seizures if you were drinking a large volume of alcohol every day for a long period of time, and then just suddenly stop. But some more common side-effects of alcohol withdrawal include:
*"the shakes"
*nausea and/or vomiting
*sweating
*headaches from dehydration
*insomnia
*anxiety and irritability
I can't comment on how alcohol withdrawals compare to heroin withdrawals because I've never been in withdrawal from heroin. But I'm sure others on here can comment.
Are you concerned about the amount you've been drinking? How long have you been drinking at this level?
I'll leave this open for a little while then we'll merge it with the Alcoholism thread.
*"the shakes"
*nausea and/or vomiting
*sweating
*headaches from dehydration
*insomnia
*anxiety and irritability
I can't comment on how alcohol withdrawals compare to heroin withdrawals because I've never been in withdrawal from heroin. But I'm sure others on here can comment.
Are you concerned about the amount you've been drinking? How long have you been drinking at this level?
I'll leave this open for a little while then we'll merge it with the Alcoholism thread.
califrog
Bluelighter
hey!I have been through alcohol and opiate w/d.I thought opiate was unbearable alcohol was tolerable but dont underestimate how severe it can be.i had a seizure and was out cold for 3 days.i urge you to seek a safe medical detox.I almost died. best to you.
^^ Very glad to hear you made it through okay califrog 
Just take it easy and make sure you hydrate well with lots of water, and eat before and during your drinking sessions.
Wha tare your plans after this 5th is gone? Are you having another break from drinking?
Just take it easy and make sure you hydrate well with lots of water, and eat before and during your drinking sessions.
Wha tare your plans after this 5th is gone? Are you having another break from drinking?
pallidamors
Bluelighter
You might get a hangover from killing a 5th, depending on what your tolerance is like, but you're not going to go into withdrawals.
i went through alcohol withdrawals once, after a period of fairly heavy drinking for two months. But keep in mind that this was daily drinking, and often drinking throughout the entire day, stopping only to sleep. I found that once physical dependence on alcohol developed, I started getting extremely anxious and a bit depressed when not drinking. As soon as I had even a couple of sips of beer or wine, these feelings started to dissipate.
Once I stopped drinking altogether and went through the withdrawals, I had the following symptoms:
-Terrible insomnia (I didn't sleep for about 4 days)
-Stomach cramps, nausea, and diarrhea (but other GI problems could occur, too)
-Shaking, mainly a feeling of RLS but I had some tremors of the hand as well
-Even more anxiety and depression, almost to the point of paranoia
And of course, the longer your drinking run is, the worse the withdrawals will be, to the point where they really can kill you. However, that type of addiction generally takes years of daily drinking to develop.
As long as you're taking some days off, you probably won't develop a physical dependence, but it certainly won't be healthy for your body or for your emotional or mental state, either. I know its a cliche that drinking kills your brain cells, but it really does. I was noticeably dumber after a few weeks of drinking; not only forgetting things I had told people and repeating stories often, but also I began to have trouble remembering words and recalling many things from my declarative (straight-up facts) and episodic (life events) memories.
DrinksWithEvil
Bluelighter
Heheh man u would have to drink a 5th a day for 2+ months to get mild withdrawls from liquor. Ur fine. Heroin wds Are alot worse. All really depends on how much of heroin or liqour u have been using . I drink everyday atleast 8 beers a day . Been like that for bout a year I never noticed wds from stoping for a day or two. Opiates I do wd from. It blows.
You know what would be better though? If you actually keep working through your problems so that you don't have to use drugs or alcohol as an escape. The sooner you do this, the easier it will be in the long run
voxmystic
Bluelighter
it's a slippery slope you contemplate. alcohol withdrawal is no fucking fun. i'm on my 2nd day without alcohol, and i'm having shakes and tremors, nausea, diarrhia, insomnia, nightmares, excessive sweating, severe anxiety, and depression.
i drank nearly daily for the last several years with heavy binges every week or so. i didn't start out this way. ten years ago, a 6-pack could last me 2 or 3 days. but lately, i could drink a case a day and still not feel it.
it creeps up on you, and it's hard to get away from, because it's so easy to get. consider carefully before adopting it as your new addiction.
you might want to take a look at the thread entitled "which substance causes you to make the worst decisions?" alcohol is easily the number one answer.
i drank nearly daily for the last several years with heavy binges every week or so. i didn't start out this way. ten years ago, a 6-pack could last me 2 or 3 days. but lately, i could drink a case a day and still not feel it.
it creeps up on you, and it's hard to get away from, because it's so easy to get. consider carefully before adopting it as your new addiction.
you might want to take a look at the thread entitled "which substance causes you to make the worst decisions?" alcohol is easily the number one answer.
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