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Greenlighter
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- Aug 22, 2014
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Hi All and thank you for reading.
I fell off the wagon hard - 14+ day alcohol bender. Probably over 5 bottles of wine and Several beers mixed in here and there per day. Last time I did this it was 1.75 liters of vodka every 2 days at minimum. Stayed drunk the whole time ... Morning/noon/night.
I decided to cut it off immediately. Was going insane. Not eating, paranoid, not taking care of myself, etc.
Went to ER as WD symptoms started to set in. My BAC was around 3.5. Left. Went back 2 days later my BAC was around 1.5.
My BAC is now 0 and I decided to detox at home. Had some valiums, Xanax, and some old meds from a medical detox - gabapentin, vistiril, trazadone.
Xanax will be last resort if this doesn't work. But admittedly I took a couple after leaving ER. Then stopped. They also gave me 2 Ativan in ER.
I started with 10mg Valium doses spread out on day 1 ... Up to 50mg. Day 2 is today and I took doses spread out up to 40mg (if I remember correctly). I started the gabapentin and vistiril today as well.
But now I'm worried about getting addicted to benzos. Im cutting the benzos out now but chopped a few into halves and quarters. Will only use if needed. Im dug in now and just bedridden. Thinking I should taper the valiums? Not sure.
I'm scared.
Am I doing the right thing? What should I do? I've been putting food down and taking vitamins.
Please assist.
Thank you for reading. Apologize if my message is a little disjointed. I don't have a clear head right now and I'm just waiting until my heart starts pounding again with loads of anxiety. I'm also shaky. I'm sure it will get worse.
Thanks for reading.
I fell off the wagon hard - 14+ day alcohol bender. Probably over 5 bottles of wine and Several beers mixed in here and there per day. Last time I did this it was 1.75 liters of vodka every 2 days at minimum. Stayed drunk the whole time ... Morning/noon/night.
I decided to cut it off immediately. Was going insane. Not eating, paranoid, not taking care of myself, etc.
Went to ER as WD symptoms started to set in. My BAC was around 3.5. Left. Went back 2 days later my BAC was around 1.5.
My BAC is now 0 and I decided to detox at home. Had some valiums, Xanax, and some old meds from a medical detox - gabapentin, vistiril, trazadone.
Xanax will be last resort if this doesn't work. But admittedly I took a couple after leaving ER. Then stopped. They also gave me 2 Ativan in ER.
I started with 10mg Valium doses spread out on day 1 ... Up to 50mg. Day 2 is today and I took doses spread out up to 40mg (if I remember correctly). I started the gabapentin and vistiril today as well.
But now I'm worried about getting addicted to benzos. Im cutting the benzos out now but chopped a few into halves and quarters. Will only use if needed. Im dug in now and just bedridden. Thinking I should taper the valiums? Not sure.
I'm scared.
Am I doing the right thing? What should I do? I've been putting food down and taking vitamins.
Please assist.
Thank you for reading. Apologize if my message is a little disjointed. I don't have a clear head right now and I'm just waiting until my heart starts pounding again with loads of anxiety. I'm also shaky. I'm sure it will get worse.
Thanks for reading.
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