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i am a 57 year old female who started drinking Spirits about 5/6 years ago. Around 6 months ago ive shifted to wine but its still a problem,i do on my own at home. i start at midday and sometimes sip away until evening time. Not more than 1.5 bottles but i REALLY WANT TO STOP. Any advice about Naltraxon?
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collegehealthtv caroline8962
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Well, it is really difficult to stop drinking if you become addicted to it. Try to keep yourself busy among family members, talk to relatives, go out with people you like, enjoy your free time with good friends, share your problems with them, plan picnic and make your life happening, just do something that give you pleasure. Jut keep yourself busy and happy.
When it comes in your mind to drink, then take a paper and write advantages of drinking and disadvantages of drinking, then ask yourself what you want out of these booths. Hope you will get rid of this problem soon.
Robin2015 collegehealthtv
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Your reply seems like a promotional message to me and does not really get to the bottom of the problem.
collegehealthtv Robin2015
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Hello my friend, I love to gain knowledge and like to share my knowledge as well to help others, this gives me inner peace.
I just suggested @caroline8962 to keep herself busy and happy among family and friends that will help her to give more priority to feelings, friends and family and simply this can divert her mind to think about alcohol. Thats it. I didn't promoted anything her. 😃
Robin2015 collegehealthtv
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Thanks. Good advice for certain. I recommend medication often but prescribed via your doctor obviously. Check out The C3 Foundation Europe please. They have helped 100s of drinkers and the US C3 Foundation is also great. Check out their videos. I am sober for 6 years and never took any medication but this can be lethal for some people. I always suggest professional help😁 Robin
ro77360 caroline8962
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Me, too.
I'm in my 70's and a lifelong drinker. I never, usually, start til dinnertime when my husband and I open a bottle of wine.
Lately, however I've been under a lot of stress and that doubled today due to two health situations (I have health anxiety) I started to sip vodka around 2 pm. I had two more shots later in the day.
I felt guilty as hell but they helped tremendously.
i was hoping to go on the wagon for a week or so due to a bladder problem but I was too scared and depressed.
If I have a good night I will try to be a good girl tomorrow.
caroline8962 ro77360
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Hi there! Its hard because we tell ourselves that we want to stop but any other issues (speaking from a personal point of view as ive health complications that maybe i use as an excuse) will always get in the way and maybe not really realising it,but we wont ever totally stop,until we face it head on. If that makes sense to you? I've tried cutting down but never,ever has it led to "no drinking"... Im putting all my hopes on my Alcohol Team prescribing me medication which is known as The Sinclair Method. look up TSM,C3 approach and have a read. Ive had my blood tests done so fingers are crossed that i can begin on this treatment under the NHS and be successful !!
ro77360 caroline8962
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Good luck to you.
I am trying to do it by myself.
I am telling myself - just for today - that's what AA tells people.
I, too, am having some health problems (following a UTI, my bladder, etc is lagging behind in being healed - primarily because I am still drinking a bit every night due to the anxiety the whole dragged out situation is causing!)
Today is (a new) day 1 without booze!
Wish me luck!!
caroline8962 ro77360
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OMG I wish you every bit of luck possible and you are certainly very brave by just going for it. I hope that you have spoken to your GP about this,so that they are aware. It does make me mad 😠 to think they (the medical profession) are not intervening and offering you at least some support. Im presuming that you are in the UK?
ro77360 caroline8962
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Hi Caroline,
Sorry to say I already messed up. I swore no booze today but I have been so nervous lately over two health issues (!) that I just had to have one.
I think tomorrow I will be better. I hope so.
I worry about everything. Every single thing.
How are you today?
caroline8962 ro77360
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Hey listen,we all mess up and go back on our words/promises now and again but please don't beat yourself up about it. Youve admitted that being so worried, was why you had a drink....perhaps you have to try and deal with the causes that make you "worry" and I'm full of anxiety too,so i really understand. Im waiting for my Alcohol Team to look at my blood test results today,so once i know more,i will let you know.
ro77360 caroline8962
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You are understanding!
So often if "you" dare to mention you might have a drinking problem you get a look and a lecture.
Reminds me of a very funny, intelligent middle aged guy I used to work with who had a severe drinking problem. Hard life, etc.
He, finally, went to some local facility for help and they assigned him some bright sparkling young thing who, probably, just got her M.A. in alcoholism counseling.
He said what in the hell or how in the hell could she (or a he) EVER relate to me and my life?
Good luck on those blood tests today!!
Robin2015 ro77360
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Masters Degree in Alchoholism!? I have got that since i drank massively for 30 years and stopped! No degree but experience yes. Can give advise? Yes. Best of luck to you all from a salvaged soul. Robin
ro77360 Robin2015
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Thanks for the good wishes.
30 years! How did you do it??
Robin2015 ro77360
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Hello. I hit rock bottom finally destroying my health, life and those around me. Hiding bottles inside and outside the house. Wine, vodka, strong cider etc. My wife finally threatened to throw me out and she did mean it. Also had little children and wanted to see them grow up, get married and dying prematurely is not great. Stopped 31st Dec 2012 and no medication. Never looked back. Feel better. Blood pressure normal, cholesterol fine and liver values fine.
caroline8962 ro77360
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Yrs,my Alcohol Team will be finding out the results today! I'm a bit nervous and obviously stressed out to the max in case there's any reason i cant go ahead with the medication that I'd prefer to be on as its the one used in the TSM. Joanna C3 on here has been invaluable in helping me through the possible hurdles the medical profession may put in my way etc and yet my preferred medication is actually cheaper for the NHS and has BY FAR the highest success rate. Im by my phone just waiting now!
How was your day yesterday? Were you able to avoid drinking and if you were,i just wish i had some of your inner strength! I am resigned to the fact that i need medical help to put this demon into its coffin once and for all....and then to make double,double sure,lets have a cremation to kill it,dead. (You can see a "little" stressed eh?).