Myxomatosis
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I'll give a brief summary regarding my situation. I have been taking .25mg suboxone and around 300-350mg of tramadol daily for almost 2 years now. I have been on opioids + opiates for a little over 5 years (with very brief periods of abstinence here & there).
I have recently picked up a nightly habit of drinking 3-4 12oz drinks (8% alcohol). This hasn't gone on for long - since late May or so. I have taken days off, I went without drinking as recently as July 10 & experienced no real negative effects (there was fatigue & discomfort but I suspect this was completely unrelated).
Now I want to stop drinking as I find it repulsive in its effects on me so I plan on stopping tonight. I was wondering if anyone has experience with this? What I'm worried of is the risk of a seizure (given that the tramadol inevitably makes me more prone to having them & if there's any occurrence of alcohol withdrawal it may heighten this risk). Am I worrying too much with how short my tango with alcohol was? Should I try to just reduce my drinks to one a night before abstaining entirely?
I would really rather just stop drinking without having to do that as I honestly don't feel it should be causing me as much worry as it is and I realize to some it may even seem laughable to be worried at all about alcohol withdrawals at this point. I am just being cautious I suppose.
I have recently picked up a nightly habit of drinking 3-4 12oz drinks (8% alcohol). This hasn't gone on for long - since late May or so. I have taken days off, I went without drinking as recently as July 10 & experienced no real negative effects (there was fatigue & discomfort but I suspect this was completely unrelated).
Now I want to stop drinking as I find it repulsive in its effects on me so I plan on stopping tonight. I was wondering if anyone has experience with this? What I'm worried of is the risk of a seizure (given that the tramadol inevitably makes me more prone to having them & if there's any occurrence of alcohol withdrawal it may heighten this risk). Am I worrying too much with how short my tango with alcohol was? Should I try to just reduce my drinks to one a night before abstaining entirely?
I would really rather just stop drinking without having to do that as I honestly don't feel it should be causing me as much worry as it is and I realize to some it may even seem laughable to be worried at all about alcohol withdrawals at this point. I am just being cautious I suppose.
