Hi everybody, im new to this forum. Ill
start off by explaining some things about
me. Im 17 and I have this urge to drink
all the time, I think about it all the
time. Once I start drinking I dont stop
till I either run out of alcohol or vomit.
I feel so bad the next day I have to
start drinking again right away. I
usually keep beer next to my bed so in the
mornings so ill have something to drink.
I recently have developed some severe
anxiety problems in school, I get nervous
in class and start sweating and shaking.
So lately ive been taking hard liquor in
my water bottle and it seems to help
during class. I find myself drunk at
least 4-5 times a week. I try and keep
it in control during school for obvious
reasons. When I get home though I just
cant stop. I cant sleep at all, I get
maybe 3-4 hours a night. All ive had to
eat in the past week is probly a bag of
chips, and a couple sandwhiches. My
weight has gone from around 190 to 160 in
3 weeks. My relationships with everybody
is starting to suffer, lost a girlfriend
too. Lost my job just recently because I
lost my license from a dui. I dont drive
drunk anymore since that happened. Im
worried because im falling into a
depression and just cant seem to snap out
of it. Ive turned to this forum for
advice because I really have no one to
talk about it with anywhere else. Your
thoughts and opinions are deeply
appreciated.
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shadowalker164
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 14 Jan 2005 Posts: 175 Location: Tampa, FL
Posted: 05-26-06 12:50pm
I’m going to make this short and sweet.
If you want to quit drinking, not just to
figuring out how to control it. Find an
alcoholics anonymous meeting and show up.
Tell them what you have just told us.
Richard
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sex with me
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 19 May 2006 Posts: 2 Location: saginaw
Re: 17 And Alcohol Problems Posted: 05-26-06 13:00pm
Hun if ya want it strait you have to quit
its not going to be easy I know from sorta
the same experiance so I know that its
going to be hard. But I know that itll be
hard. I need to stress you need to quit
during school.
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gordonz
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 10 May 2006 Posts: 10
Posted: 05-26-06 23:53pm
Hey,
i've been through alcohol addiction,
although I haven't done the morning drink
or the afternoon drink to "stabilize".. I
keep my drinking to the nighttime only.
However what I can say is that it's really
*not* that hard to quit alcohol.
Sometimes when I run out of money to spend
on liquor, i'm left with no booze, so i'll
have a glass of wine or two before bed..
That puts me out and then i'm fine the
next few days.
After you go through withdrawal (only
lasts 2-3 days, and its not that bad) you
will have cravings. Thats when you may
fall down and start drinking again.
I've quit alcohol without aa before. But
I do see a psychologist, and that helps.
If you haven't heard of this before,
there's a very safe drug to use to help
you quit drinking. You can even drink
when you're on this drug, and if you make
an appointment to see a psychiatrist, they
may have free samples to give you. I've
tried it before, it does seem to help.
The drug is called camprel (acamprosate.)
there's no psychoactive effect, the only
thing it does is make you less likely to
drink. You just don't have the urge to
drink, if you take camprel as directed.
Regardless... The first thing to do is to
reduce the amount of alcohol you drink,
slowly.. And then see if you can get some
meds (like camprel) to keep you off it.
Because your drinking so much, that
suddenly stopping is not safe. Just
*slowly* reduce the amount per day. That
will work fine and you'll be much sharper
mentally.
You're only 17, your body is strong, so I
wouldn't worry about health problems that
much. You'll be okay. The thing is,
alcohol is ruining your life (which
happens to all alcoholics), and its
controlling your life.. And really you
don't need that to happen.
It may help to drink coffee in the morning
(and at school) in place of when you would
normally have alcohol. It's never a good
idea to drink at school. Coffee makes
you feel better, more alert, and improves
your schoolwork as it helps you focus.
If you can make that step (coffee at
school instead of alcohol) you can then
save your drinking till late at night, to
help you get to sleep and satisfy your
cravings.
Then if you reach that point, you're in
much better shape.
