when you say units do you mean the british measurement or the american "drink" which is .5 oz of pure ethanol?
as for why your hands are shaking, that is a sign of alcoholism. it's usually associated with withdrawal but i think it can happen to people even when they are drinking.
the xanax should help a lot with withdrawal symptoms and prevent seizures, so you could probably do it at home but i have never detoxed from alcohol before so i'm just speculating.
Shaking hands is a sure sign of withdrawal.
Alcohol enhances the effect of GABA on GABA-A neuroreceptors, resulting in decreased overall brain
excitability. Chronic exposure to alcohol results in a compensatory decrease of GABA-A neuroreceptor (down-
regulation = less sensitive) response to GABA, evidenced by increasing tolerance of the effects of alcohol.
Alcohol inhibits NMDA neuroreceptors, and chronic alcohol exposure results in up-regulation (more sensitive)
of these receptors. Abrupt cessation of alcohol exposure results in brain hyperexcitability, because receptors
previously inhibited by alcohol are no longer inhibited And receptors previously enhanced by alcohol are no
longer enhanced. Brain hyperexcitability manifests clinically as anxiety, irritability, agitation, and
tremors(shakes). Severe manifestations include alcohol withdrawal seizures, delirium tremens, and a possiblity
of death.
It's a seesaw. when it's level your fine. when it's pushed down to the left your drunk. When it's pushed down to the right your anxious, irritable, agitated, and you have tremors(shakes).
You said you just recently started to get shakes in the morning, quit now! It only gets worse my friend. HTH.
old thread. sorrry. Might help someone?
