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I was sober for a few months and slipped. AWS returned.

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Paco
Paco

I had sever aws when I went cold turkey a few months ago, which began 24 hours after I put my glass down.  A couple weeks ago I slipped...relapsed.  I used to have two bottles of wine every single evening.  Now it has been two glasses every other day.  I stopped 1.5 days ago, and only now suddenly I am exhausted.  I had a teeeeensy bit of anxiety yesterday,but it left. No shakes. 

But this afternoon I napped and I began having hallucinations in my sleep.  In 20 minutes I saw cryptic things and heard stuff.  I did not have this before.

Am I in danger of the severe aws again, if it hasn't happened yet and it's been 1.5 days? Tonight will be 48 hours. I wasn't drinking like  before.

Any help would be awesome.

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  • PaulJTurner1964
    PaulJTurner1964 Paco

    Posted

    You may have less severe withdrawal symptoms than before as you have been drinking less and the indication is that that will be the case as you are 36 hours in with no shakiness.

    I must say this for the benefit of other people. You must NOT go cold turkey as it can be extremely dangerous and can even kill. If you find that you are getting shakiness after stopping drinking, you need to drink enough to stop the shakes and see a doctor to arrange an alcohol detox.

    I think you may well be ok now, Paco, but the same as what I just said applies to you as well.

    • Paco
      Paco PaulJTurner1964

      Posted

      Thank you PaulJTurner1964,

      I had a seizure and what reseembled (or really was ) Wernick's Encephalopathy (spell) when I tried to stand  after 24 hours. My legs were like water balloons and I could not walk like a foal just  learning to stand, but worse, legs a meter apart and my room went from lightbulb lilght to brown.  Yes I had shakes. I got terrified and went into detox for a few days.  Doc said I could have died, and said that I was lucky to be in the hospital.

       The reason I went cold turkey this time without admitting myself was because I believed it was no real thing like last time because I wasn't drinking the same way, as often, as much or for years this time.  But I have a headache and am tired and no shakes.  Anxiety super mild yesterday is gone thank goodness.

       I love myself and although life is hard i have to make sure I know to not even flirt with the first re-drink.  I did that so that nobody would know I was an alcoholic a month ago, at a wine tasting.  I used to have a wonderful wine-cellar. And they know this. Nobody knows I got rid of it.  I am not ready to spill it. That is why it happened; one half glass. Stopped!  9 days later, 1 beer. Few days later, 2 glasses vino, and few days later same.  This past week it was every other day, 2 glasses wine.  I realized after 2 my hands were jittery two days ago.  Man. 2 glasses.  Still in the restaurant.

      I vowed to never bring any home ever, I haven't since detox months ago, and I don't want it. I was stupid. I know that. I wanted normalcy, that is all, to not be controlled by it and I am alcoholic wrong. sad

      So I nipped it in the bud.  I don't crave the alcohol, I just want to be able to not get my life kicked by it, but I have to face reality now. It will kick me out of my own life after just 1. 

      Thank you for your words. You are right on the button, as they say in Ireland.

    • PaulJTurner1964
      PaulJTurner1964 Paco

      Posted

      You should read about The Sinclair Method which would allow you to drink without it getting out of control. Google it or read about it (or about Nalmefene AKA Selincro) in this forum).
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