To drink this much vodka?
Im 36 years old. Since the age of 23, ive drank a pint of vodka nearly every day and i still do it, today. Any opinions on this?
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Get liver function tests at least(SGOT and SGPT). Be careful of alcholic hepatitis (yellowing of the whites of the eyes is a symptom).
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LloydAsher
Isnt that the average amount for russians to drink?
In all seriousness vodka has been used to control the low class of russians for the better part of 800 years.
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a-curious-bunny
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dGraves6
I absolutely am. A functioning alcoholic, but still. I would think my liver and pancreas have been affected by it
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CountessDouche
If you have really severe alcoholism like this, you're gonna need treatment. Physical dependency on alcohol can cause deadly withdrawal symptoms, like seizures, severe tachycardia, ruptured esophageal vacancies. You can die from it. Many people do
You should be monitored by a physician when you go through withdrawal. They can keep track of your condition & give you medication to counteract the effects. There are also newly developed medications that you can take that prevent you from experiencing the dopamine response to alcohol (similar to suboxone for heroine addicts).If you are scared or embarrassed to confess to your own physician, go to the hospital & tell them you had a alcohol withdrawal induced sezuire & you don't remember your name.
You should get treatment for this. You're gonna die otherwise, & it's gotten to a point where there are no fun upsides, but you don't know how to get out. You can. Many people have. If stuff like AA is not appealing to you, there are many, many other ways to get sober.
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dGraves6
My psychologist and my counseler know about it and said the same thing. Ive tried rehab, but i checked myself out after 2 days. The thing is, for rehab or AA youve got to really want to go. Sad to say, as good of a decision it would be, i honestly just dont want to go. I have epilepsy and im on neurontin and klonopin for seizures. What i may end up doing is cutting down to a half pint for a week and then slowly "dry out" here at home with caution. Thank you for the advice
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CountessDouche
No, I agree with you & I'm sorry if I sounded insensitive. I'm actually a former drug addict, so I do understand the need for feeling like you need to have the finalatity reaching motivation to quit, but that's extra tough with alcohol because it's a depressant, so there's just not a lot of motivation period.
They have come out with a new class of drugs (& do not take this advice as advice from a medical professional because I am not one) that make you sick if you drink & other ones that reduce your cravings for alcohol by blocking any positive brain chemicals that you get when you consume alcohol - so no initial high. If you're desperate, it is another option that might make it easier to quit. You could discuss it with your actual doctor since you have one.
Anyways, I truly empathize. I've been down that path & AA cult stuff & the idea of 100% quitting everything forever never appealed to me, so I get it. I do hope that you find your way out of this.
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dGraves6
Yeah its called Antabuse. I was actually on it for about a month and i ended up drinking on it. Apparently the majority of die hard alcoholics end up drinking on it. I dont know why but I didnt get sick. I did however find some success once with a detoxifier called NaturaClear so i may check and see if they still sell it. And btw, no...i didnt think you were being insensitive at all.
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dGraves6
I know im an alcoholic. But id probably drink twice as much if my name really was "Opie".
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megadriver
I read that you're cutting back on your drinking and I wish you good luck.
Slowly reduce your daily intake, you don't want to stop too quickly. Like Countess said, you could try one of those "make alcohol taste bad" meds.I need to cut back on my drinking too. Stress, work, self hate, regret, these are the reasons why I drink a lot more than I should. Before the coronavirus, I was down to just 2 beers a day and that's normal and was feeling good about it. Went to the gym, occupied myself with other things and reserved the 2 beers for dinner.
Now with the lockdowns, working half time at 2 jobs and still hemorrhaging money, I'm back to 8 beers a day.
I really don't want my liver to turn into a shriveled up raisin, but at the same time I don't want to bottle up negative feelings and spend sleepless nights thinking and having really bad thoughts.I'm not a fan of AA, or other similar cults that want to get you to stop something on 100% for the rest of your life.
Drinking alcohol is not bad. Drinking too much of it is the problem. Making alcohol a crutch is bad.I haven't been to a psychologist since the time I was really struggling with my depression and self hate. Stupid shrink told me the usual "mommy didn't hug you enough when you were little" crap, I told her off with a nice, long rant and went on my way.
And I feel if I went to a psychologist for my drinking, they'd again suggest I'm drinking cause I'm repressing (you guessed it, the usual) childhood memories. I had a really good childhood.I ain't repressing shit, I'm drinking myself to sleep cause I hate corona life, I hate losing money, I'm not making any progress with anything. I fear failure, being stuck in a ditch and unable to get out... That's my hell and it's an adult problem that has nothing to do with my childhood.
With that said, I bought some second hand weights and a folding mini gym bench and I've started working out at home.
I hate running, but I'm gonna give that a shot too. If not running, then power walking... Seeing nature is always an upside. I've lived next to a park for 4 years now and you could probably count the number of times I've visited it on your hands.Hope my story helps.
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dGraves6
Very much and I thank you for it. Our situations are quite similar. I also had a great childhood. It was the loss of my father at age 21 that was the catalyst for my heavy alcohol use. The problems of the world and the possibility of worse problems keep my need to drink fueled. Great advice about exercising too. The hard part is making myself commit to more than one day of good exercise. Maybe my "want to" to seek out advice other than from my doctor means I may have a different and better outcome this time. Thanks
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dGraves6