i need you at answer me a question.....if you can.
i have had a lot going on in my life of late and it's taken it's toll, i haven't been eating my wieght is down to 8st from 11st, and i have been drinking due to the constant pain i am in caused my stress and anxiety.anyway i know booz is no good for depression/anxiety and stress, but i am/was scared to take the meds to i saw that as my only option.
stupid, foolish...YES. anyway i went back to the hospital last night to see the psych dr, and he told me all the pains were from my body now craving the booz, ie: numb tingerly legs, feet arms and hands, chest pains, neck, face and head pains, the list goes on and on, i have been checked for everything so i know it is either that or the stress.
my hand are either red and feel puffy as do my feet or they are totaly pale.
i have eaten every day this past week even if it is just the once, and the gone on a bender in the evening just so i could sleep and relax, i mean i'm so wound up i can't even sit on my own soffa and relax, it's madness.
but last night while at the hospital i was told not to go 'cold turkey' as that would do me more harm than good, i have heard of this before but i didn't realise i was at that stage.
because of what i have been drinking and the amount he told me to cut down over the course of a week.
so i was wondering if anyone here has had anything like this themselves?
he has sent a referal out to a place called meed house and they deal with all sides of it, depression/anxiety/stress/barevement/detox. and they said i should get it pretty quick as i have kids.
so please i really am desperate here if any of you know about what i have just posted please let me know.
either on here, pming me here.
please and thankyou all at the same time :)
flumpy aka as you may have guessed from the addy, kate!.xx
I am truly sorry that you have a lot going on in your life right now. I really do hope that it will improve for you.
I was at a meeting last night and somebody shared that, over a long period of time, they had been treated for depression. When that person was finally honest with the GP about his alcohol consumption, he was told that the alcohol was causing his depression. Then he went into a rehab unit and stopped drinking and after a time his depression lifted.
When I quit drinking I was in a mess. I had aches and pains all over. I had a constant headache for about ten days that I really couldn't shift. I was shaking and sweating so much that I just didn't want to go out anywhere. And, I just couldn't sleep. Despite all of the withdrawal symptoms and the sheer exhaustion that I had, sleep was impossible. I mentioned this to my GP. She said that it was very similar to coming off sleeping pills after being on them for a long time. It does take the body a while to adjust.
I am no expert as I only know what it was like for me, but, Kate, I do agree with the hospital about not going 'cold turkey'. That could be very, very dangerous. Perhaps, you could see your GP and talk it through with him/her. Near where I live, there is a rehab centre and they always use some medication for the first week to help get over the withdrawal symptoms.
I know that, for this alcoholic, it would have been impossible for me to cut down my drinking for a week. I had been trying for years to cut it down and it just hadn't worked.
Please take care of yourself, Kate
With all best wishes,
Carol
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Thankyou for getting back to me and HOORAH YOUR BRITISH!
no offence intended to the wonderfull people maily in the US who have helped me through some tough times
Anyway back on track. yes the cold turkey thing i know is a no no but the fact is i stoped my drinking ages ago and can stop at any time, it's just that things got too much and i was weak, i have to let you know that i do intend to drink tonight just in moderation, and this i can do.
the main problem is, obvoiusly having no food in me and being basicly low in mind and body the booz was just getting absorbed i guess and then i was having really bad side effects the next day which had a knock on effect with my stress/depression ect. i just need to ween myself down to nothiing and let my body adjust that way i think, plus the eating i intend to do also, i'm taking B12 and iron too so that all combined should help me back to being me and not some crazed woman who can't even take care of her own kids!
I have been thinking about you and I have wondered if you could call the NHS Direct 24 hour number as you are in the UK. In case you haven't got it the number is:
0845 4647
They might be able to give you some really good advice about cutting down and coming off the booze sensibly and safely. I have used the service in the past and they have been fantastic.
By the time I stopped drinking, I wasn't eating properly and my self-esteem was at an all time low. I was in a real mess. But, it is getting so much better now. Slowly, but surely, I am getting there and life is turning around for me.
I'm sure that nobody thinks that you are "some crazed woman who can't even take care of her own kids!" You are seeking help and, Kate, that takes real guts and courage. Well done.
Take care of yourself,
Carol
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Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind. ~Dr. Seuss
I did think of that since all my head troubles started last year i have become a bit of a hyperchondriact! and i am in a constant battle over my body and brain, i think i'm gonna die basicly, so i try to stay away from them at all cost as it just makes me worse.
Being from California, I am almost afraid to respond to this Post, Just kidding,
Flumpy, the Reed house, reaching out for Professional help you are on the right track. Alcohol is a Major Depressant, it depresses the Central Nervous System, and when we withdraw from the Central Nervous System depressant, it will trigger a major amount of Anxiety.
One vicous circle. Detox can be very serious, some need to be hospitalized for it. Medical Attention seems to be necessary for many, many withdrawing for this merry go round effect.
We are all here supporting you getting the help you need. Poor baby, I feel for you, and where you are at right now. Just keep reaching out, here, with you Doctor, asking for help, is the Beginning of getting the Help. And you are doing that.
Hi ya Flumpy, zoomie here for the U.S. LOL. Lucky for us AA is world wide,but then again so is alcoholism. I'm sorry too that your going through a rough time. I too go through a rough time with stress (being I have 6 kids,one is autitic and 3 are in active addiction). I found though that alcohol can only add to the stress and learned many ways how to deal with stress without having to drink over it. First and formost, meetings help and so does going on line. Just talking to another person who understands helps. I'm glad too that your reaching out and your going to treatment. I cut down on my drinking because i just could not tolorate much any more. Best thing though that I did in my whole life was to quit drinking. It can be done with the help of AA and professsionals. ((((((((((((huggys)))))))))) and have a good day!
Thankyou all for getting back to me, i am feeling a lot better today, i only had 5 last night, like the dr said. i know this is going to take time and my main problem is i have to have something happen NOW not then.
thats why i guess i started back on the booz again as it would give me instant relife and inner peace, thought it was the 'better' way insted of taking the prozac and having to wait 3-4 weeks before they kicked.
but i have learned to my peril that that wasn't the best way to go.
and i don't care what corner of the world any one is from, you have all helped me and been there for me at some time or another, wish i could have been as strong for some of you as you have for me........thankyou.
and HOORAH YOUR BRITISH
, i have to let you know that i do intend to drink tonight just in moderation, and this i can do.
kate aka flumpy.