Alcohol Any hints how to get alcohol tolerance down?

[Deadhead420]

One thing that helps a lot is to never to drink unless the intention is to get drunk. Drinking one beer with food or tasting wine now and then during the week makes getting drunk even more difficult.

You got that completely assbackwards. A better solution is to never drink with the intention to get drunk. 2-3 drinks in is where the best effects are. More than that and you'll do stupid shit and wake up with a hangover. Getting drunk on occasion is fine but I get a lot more enjoyment from drinking smaller ammounts.

 

[Drench]

Baclofen. Tried, tested and working

It works on the GABA-B receptors. I find in the right dose it gives quite a nice feeling and it removes the desire to drink or to do other drugs (well mostly...)

Have a look here - http://www.baclofen4alcoholism.com/

Wiki - http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rc...M9eXArzUjYMRGduAg&sig2=cH54ogExsUabWDLNOOeEFQ

I suggest you find some, or however unlikely it is, try to get prescribed some

 

[Elinisti]

You got that completely assbackwards.

I know. But it is strange anyways. The tolerance skyrockets e.g. from drinking ONE beer each evening. Then during the weekend I need at least 24 beers to get the slight drunk (otherwise I might get slightly drunk from 12 beers). I never lose my memory or get into fights or anything. I just get very very happy. But that is just me.

Baclofen. Tried, tested and working

It works on the GABA-B receptors. I find in the right dose it gives quite a nice feeling and it removes the desire to drink or to do other drugs (well mostly...)

Sounds interesting. Especially how tolerance to it isn't supposed to occur to a significant degree. Does it feel at all like Phenibut?

 

[phactor]

Switch to beer if you do not want to stop drinking... do it slowly. Make a goal to either stay at the same level or reduce a drink, but never go up.

I will tell you alcohol has caused me all sorts of problems. I am not a binger either, I am/was a maintenance drinker which is a whole other beast in itself. I was functioning, but I was holding myself back. I had to have my after work drinks no matter what.

You should be able to find tons of help on the darkside.

 

[phactor]

Go to a doctor and have him prescribe you anabuse. You can use it to slow your habit on days you don't wanna drink you should be able to take one and I you drink it should make you sick. I've heard it can make you super sick but it never did me it definitely made me not wanna drink after the first time I drank on it though.

Antabuse is not for use for the occasional drinker. It is to reinforce sobriety and has fallen out of favor with many doctors. I think the stuff is terrible.

Campral and Topamax are two current medications showing positive results for alcoholism.

Also, to those suggesting he just stop drinking, please realize that sudden cessation of alcohol is often very dangerous. Though, it does seem like the OP is in a binge cycle.

 

[laCster]

tolerance is the name of the game man!! the only true way to reduce your tolerance is to stop drinking. even stopping for 2-3 days makes a huge difference, atleast for me atleast!!

do NOT go on antibuse!! i saw a dude go into anaphylactic shock and have heart attack in outpatient rehab after drinking on antabuse. idk about you but id rather drink for the rest of my life than go on that shit

 

[mrflowers00]

Antabuse is not for use for the occasional drinker. It is to reinforce sobriety and has fallen out of favor with many doctors. I think the stuff is terrible.

antabuse isn't always effective either i have known many alcoholics that continued to drink on it

 

[banana king 84]

I've got a drinking problem. I need ridiculous amounts of alcohol to get me drunk. Half a liter of vodka is a good start. I drink heavily about once or twice a week. Benzos help but I don't want to eat them because they skyrocket my tolerance (when used with alcohol).

Is there any substance or activities that might help me? I mean something to reset the GABA (and whatever) receptors. Like what MXE, DXM etc. does for various tolerances. One thing that helps a lot is to never to drink unless the intention is to get drunk. Drinking one beer with food or tasting wine now and then during the week makes getting drunk even more difficult.

Aspirin. According to the book Buzz: The Science & Lore of Alcohol & Caffeine
http://books.google.com/books?id=Uz...=aspirin alcohol dehydrogenase buzzed&f=false
aspinin disables alcohol dehydrogenase, resulting in a 26% higher BAC in one study from 1996. Alcohol dehydrogenase is a detoxifying enzyme, women produce less of this enzyme than men, one reason they get drunk faster. When you drink on a full stomach, the alcohol is trapped in the stomach while you digest, where it is more likely to be broken down. However,at age 50, the situation is reversed, with men being more sensitive to alcohol than women. They've even tested this by comparing alcohol consumption IV versus orally, and only when consumed orally was the difference noticed. Personally, I used to take aspirin before drinking when I was a teenager & felt the need to conserve what was for me an illegal substance, I wouldn't do it now because I find the effect strong enough without it, & accept the fact of tolerance. But maybe this will help you, also I've seen pluging of alcohol mentioned somewhere on this forum, highly dangerous as you won't vomit upon ODing so please don't try it.

 

[chch]

I have no help for you but some substances occurred to me, possibly have a place in the problem of alcohol tolerance

iomazenil
dihydromyricetin
RU-21/Succinic acid

I've been meaning research into these. But I am not saying they are in any way useful for alcohol tolerance, just that I meant to do research into them. Maybe someone else can comment.

 

[neversickanymore]

Stop drinking.

That's really the only way to reduce tolerance for any substance.. take breaks in consuming it. You can't ever expect your tolerance to decrease if you are consuming anything everyday. It will only ever rise with that consistent pattern of use.

You are consuming a lot of alcohol, to which the long term health effects are great. Slowing down or taking a break is going to be beneficial to you in many ways..

thank you

 

[Derschieber]

Chloroform, Ether, Methanol...they are all organic solvents...all will numb and kill nerves etc...when I say Alcohol is a shit drug, I meant in relation to what is out there for those who feel the need to get wasted...in my view Alcohol is a poor choice for heavy use, seeing it reduces people into blabbering slobs often a danger to themselves and others...

I have to admit I'm bias...I hate alcohol, and the way I used to abuse this shitty drug...I hate the way I realised one day that I am addicted...I hate seeing what alcohol addiction has done/is doing to my friends...it's a disgusting drug when abused/used heavily...this is what I see...
Best wishes

 

[Bobbyptsd]

Just my opinion, take it with a grain of salt, but when someone is looking for a substance so that they substance they look to evade reality with can continue to work better, it's a bit like asking for a bigger shovel because the first one you are using to dig a hole for yourself is breaking.

Please don't take that in a condescending way, as that's not how I mean it, just the first thing that came to mind. I was a big drinker for years, and stopping it was probably the best decision I ever made.

As to your actual question, I'm going to have to be boring and just say abstinence from it. At least for awhile. Find something better to do with your time than getting hammered, I'm sure there are many options. You may come back to it and find it did you a lot of good, or just decide to stay away. Your choice in the end, of course.

But yeah if you are going to stop, try talking to an MD about getting some benzos short term, to fend off the worst of potential WD's.

Whatever you decide, good luck to you

 

[CaveBear]

I was reading up on naltrexone earlier today (not to be confused with naloxone), and it seems that it has been successful in limiting the amount of alcohol a person drinks when binging. It apparently has some properties that makes it viable as a drug used primarily in the management of alcohol dependence (as well as opioid dependence to a lesser degree, ironically enough). I don't know what the success rates are, but seems to have some beneficial effects in terms of limiting alcohol intake (while not completely eliminating it as with Disulfiram a.k.a. Antabuse/Antabus).

I currently take Naltrexone 50mg. It does help, but its not a cure all. Education and self help 12 step type stuff is also highly recommended to go along with the drug treatment. About 3 months ago my liver functions went thru the roof. My Dr. knows how much I was drinking and said "You have less than 2 years left to live if you continue at this rate" I'm 42 now.
So He told me about the drug and I agreed to try it. I've cut my alcohol consumption to about a third of what it was. Lesser amounts and with less frequency. I drank daily, 15-20 beers, now I drink 3-5 days a week and may be 8 beers at a time. I occasionally attend meetings, but I've been doing that for 15 years, 5 rehabs, many detox's...etc, etc. I just dont want to quit catching a buzz entirely but I also dont wanna die at 44 y/o. So i'm gonna keep doing what im doing for now. To be perfectly honest, I have increased my weed consumption 2 fold. It helps too.