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Ok, a couple of months ago I made a thread where I told that after years of unemployment I'm getting a new job in June, and I was worried that I can't handle having a regular daily schedule after years of just laying on the couch and watching tv all day... I got some really good advice here, btw.
The work started about three weeks ago and getting used to it wasn't as difficult as I thought, especially because I have to be at work only about 5 hours a day(a lot of the theoretical work can be done at home). I'm working at the industrial physics department of my university, we're currently studying the process of absorption of liquid microdrops(printer ink etc.) in paper. The purpose of the research is related to the development of a faster inkjet printer.
The real problem is that after the work begun, my alcohol consumption kind of went totally out of control(I've been a heavy drinker for over a year). For the first two weeks of work, I drank about 20 beers every night and had a bit of a hangover at work(they didn't seem to notice it yet). On some days I also took some codeine, nutmeg or other easily available OTC shit to boost the alcohol. After the first week of drinking I developed some unpleasant symptoms: a bad acid reflux in my esophagus, a red itchy rash on my upper thighs, a total erectile dysfunction and heavy sweating at night and after even minimal physical exercise.
After the two weeks of drinking, the acid reflux got so bad that I was unable to drink any more beer and I had to stop. Got some withdrawal symptoms after stopping(shakes etc...) that lasted for two days. The acid reflux and other side-effects went away after two sober days. After that I've been drinking "only" 4 to 8 beers a day.
I was also sent to a liver function test after I told my psychiatrist that I have problems with drinking... She looked really sad after seeing the test results: my Gamma-GT (gamma-glutamyltransferase) value was 150 (it's at most 80 in a healthy non-alcoholic male) and the mean volume of my red blood cells was also abnormal because of heavy drinking. The doctor told me that I absolutely have to stop drinking and gave me the address and phone number of local AA.
I'm not sure if I should be really worried yet, I've heard that some really bad alcoholics(who drink a liter of booze a day for months at a time) can have a Gamma-gt value of over 1000(!).
Have any of you been in a similar liver function test? Also, should I go to AA meetings or try to quit drinking on my own?
The work started about three weeks ago and getting used to it wasn't as difficult as I thought, especially because I have to be at work only about 5 hours a day(a lot of the theoretical work can be done at home). I'm working at the industrial physics department of my university, we're currently studying the process of absorption of liquid microdrops(printer ink etc.) in paper. The purpose of the research is related to the development of a faster inkjet printer.
The real problem is that after the work begun, my alcohol consumption kind of went totally out of control(I've been a heavy drinker for over a year). For the first two weeks of work, I drank about 20 beers every night and had a bit of a hangover at work(they didn't seem to notice it yet). On some days I also took some codeine, nutmeg or other easily available OTC shit to boost the alcohol. After the first week of drinking I developed some unpleasant symptoms: a bad acid reflux in my esophagus, a red itchy rash on my upper thighs, a total erectile dysfunction and heavy sweating at night and after even minimal physical exercise.
After the two weeks of drinking, the acid reflux got so bad that I was unable to drink any more beer and I had to stop. Got some withdrawal symptoms after stopping(shakes etc...) that lasted for two days. The acid reflux and other side-effects went away after two sober days. After that I've been drinking "only" 4 to 8 beers a day.
I was also sent to a liver function test after I told my psychiatrist that I have problems with drinking... She looked really sad after seeing the test results: my Gamma-GT (gamma-glutamyltransferase) value was 150 (it's at most 80 in a healthy non-alcoholic male) and the mean volume of my red blood cells was also abnormal because of heavy drinking. The doctor told me that I absolutely have to stop drinking and gave me the address and phone number of local AA.
I'm not sure if I should be really worried yet, I've heard that some really bad alcoholics(who drink a liter of booze a day for months at a time) can have a Gamma-gt value of over 1000(!).
Have any of you been in a similar liver function test? Also, should I go to AA meetings or try to quit drinking on my own?
