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I have been suffering with anxiety for over ten years now. It's beginning to spiral out of control. I've noticed my severe hospitalizing attacks come on the day after drinking alcohol. Why is this?
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alesha59336
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jan34534 alesha59336
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Alcohol and anxiety don't mix well. Alcohol changes levels of serotonin in the brain which can worsen anxiety.
Try to avoid alcohol when feeling anxiety.
exercise is a great alternative. It releases seratonin which is a feel good hormone.
jane75220 alesha59336
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How come you are admitted to hospital>
alesha59336 jane75220
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jane75220 alesha59336
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xxx
edwina97301 alesha59336
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Hi I had a drink problem for years.started just weekend drinking. Always been shy so drink relaxed me so of course gradually drank more and more.thought it was helping with nerves but actually was causing anxiety. When I didn't drink I felt anxious and if I did drink I would be hungover next day shaking sweating sick but worse my head was racing with anxious thoughts and heart would race like I was having heart attack. Anyway kept drinking as you do to be sociable etc but soon realised felt crap if I drank and felt crap if I didn't. Looking back I was always going to be an anxious person but alcohol not shops mix. Please get advice on wether this is similar behaviour with you. My head sent me mad anxiety/alvcohol. Haven't drank for years .went cold turkey should be called hell on earth.please don't drink as much as I was. It's ok at the time but soon need to drink constantly as yyou want to feel numb if you see any of this in yourself speak to someone.we don't realise little things can all be linked and suddenly start messing us up??
alesha59336 edwina97301
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Thanks. This is good advice and your situation seems very similar to mine currently. I drink to calm down, but in situations where I drink heavy, my panic attacks are unbearable at times. A new reaction which I've experienced is a feeling of fear. Fear that I might hurt myself because the attacks get so bad. I don't want to live like this forever, but I know I won't hurt myself. I could never do that to my family. I think I need to kick the booze!
edwina97301 alesha59336
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Talk to me anytime. I loved my family but they didn't understand.need to talk to people who've.been there. The fear I felt was so upsetting thought b easier to calm with another drink but then oh my god more anxiety and fear. What madness. Nobody wants to stop drinking its sociable and it's calming but in the end it damn near killed me and hurt my family I can look back now and see how it keeps up. I could pick a drink up tomorrow but I haven't got the strength to cope with the illness the withdrawals and anxiety that is unbearable. Glad you have the Denver to ask advice??
jane75220 edwina97301
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Sorry to interject but I trained as a nurse and felt I would just like to say that drinking can damage your liver as well as cause neuropathy. This is a very nasty condition. I would advise taking some Vitamin B co and B12 after checking this out with your dr first of course.
gary2906 alesha59336
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Keep a clear mind, it may be difficult to kick the booze as I am struggling to do it myself but I know for a fact the next day I cannot control my anxities, they get a grip of me and I have to just wait it out, and i'm extremely knowledgeable on anxiety especially GAD which I had for 9 years and managed to control my anxities to an extremely high level.
But after drinking, no knowledge or power I have found helps enough.
The problem with alcohol is like mentioned above seratonin, did you know you only have a limited supply of the chemical, there is actually a cap on how happy you can be during a certain amount of time, drugs release this chemical fast and drain it, people who take hard drugs like heroin, cocaine etc the next day have NO seretonin reserves, meaning it is impossible for them to feel any happiness for aprox 24-48 hours.
Plus, happiness is not what you should seek in life, always opt for peace over happiness
never say why can't I be happy, dont worry about being happy be at peace, peaceful mind and body is the way to go.
gary2906
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edwina97301 gary2906
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Love Gary's advice. My anxiety takes over at the slightest problem but when drinking you can't imagine. So glad people are mentioning alcohol and anxiety it affects so many as it calms us but my god the mess it gets us into. I almost died getting off drink but I'm here and I'm trying to handle my anxiety day by day .i have hope now and do have lots of of good times. When your feeling scared talk to us we've been there. Helping people raises my spirits as can't stand knowing people feel what I know is hell. To Everyone replying here a big thanks for your time and just for caring??