To Coco1,
When I went in treatment last year in February, I knew I could not quit on my own. My Blood Alcohol was like .170 even after sitting in the waiting room for admittal for almost 5 hours. I had been drinking for months upon months. The one thing about alcohol detox is it is one of the few drug detoxifications that can actually kill you when you detox. I was having the shakes and HAD to drink every
morning to get rid of them. Being in the hospital while detoxing from alcohol is definitely the safest route. You don't want to die while you are giving the crap up!
Anyway, this second time I quit, I was drinking 2 bottles of wine a day for months, but I had to cut that down because I was getting acid
reflux sooooo bad that I could not even drink. I tried, of course. But it hurt so bad. That is when I quit cold turkey in January of this year. I did not go through any health issues I could not handle.
BUT, I was very mindful of what to look for and would have went to the
hospital in a heartbeat if I needed to.
To answer you questions on detoxing in the hospital, Yes they did put me on something to help with the withdrawal. And then I had 2 narcotic prescriptions they replaced with new generation non-narcotic
perscriptions. They want you off all narcotic, addictive everything.
I hope that helps. I am not a doctor and do not know all of the symptoms of alcohol addiction you are having but if you really want to quit just remember alcohol detox CAN kill you. 'Course, if you truly are an alcoholic, alcohol will kill you anyway. Cutting down and then quitting sounds like a plan. But, from my experience, your timeplan always gets extended and then you wonder if you will ever quit. You are the only person who knows 'YOU', so you need to decide for yourself. If you have any more questions, I would be happy to answer them. I would wish you Best Luck, but it is not luck that gets you to quit or cut down, it is Knowledge and Diligence and Guidance that will get us where we need to be. So, may your find the Power to move forward!!!!
