Not a moment too soon.
 

Okay, i have been pretty proud of myself for the past couple of months because i successfully reigned back my caffeine consumption (at my peak about 4 months ago, i was drinking close to a quart to a half gallon of coffee a day).

In light of some recent events (a bottle of Jack Daniels that did a disappearing act), i decided i need to do the same thing with booze. the last drink i had was on Sunday, and i have been cheerier. Now, i am only doing this until Feb 28, but i am hoping it will allow me to keep things more incheck, but check this out:

i fopund this online:
A person going through alcohol detox will experience many withdrawal symptoms. These symptoms can appear 6-48 hours after ceasing alcohol consumption. Mild withdrawal symptoms may include:

Shaking (in my case, very mild and not very much)
Perspiration
Depression
Bad dreams
Headaches
Vomiting
Restlessness
Loss of appetite
Insomnia

yay me. i apparently regularly consumed enough alcohol to have withdrawl symptoms. Dont i feel cool:rolleyes:

My last drink was Sunday also.




But its friday now



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Mamma always said "no one likes a quitter":D

I do everything just enough.

I used to get hardcore shakes, fully body tremors. If I was holding a cigarette, my hand would be extremely shaky. Doesn't happen anymore, I couldn't be a heart surgeon but my hand isn't noticeably spastic.

Anyway good luck, Vodstok. :)

you sure left quite an impression... Those tremors lasted a couple of years :D

Thanks. It sucks when you realize that you had crossed the line from casual to addict.

i went through this a couple of years ago because i was going into surgery, and i hated it. Im just trying to keep positive. and i am imagining that lovely 6 pack of corona I'm going to down March 1st :D

I know someone who was an alcoholic until he got obssessed with drinking 8 glasses of water everyday. I guess it's hard to be an alcoholic when you have to fit 8 big glasses of water in every day. :D

nothing worth doing is easy blah blah *insert another cliche here*

I never knew that drinking too much coffee can give you migranes.
Shit so i cut back from 12 cups a day to 6..
Haven't touched alcohol since i was 18.
aint i a teachers pet :o

It doesnt hurt watching shows like grey's anatomy and house and seeing repeatedly people having complications becuse of cirrhosis. I dont need to make life any harder than it is. Not to mention wondering if i should take something for my headache because i might want a drink and i dont want my liver to fail... just stupid..

Moderation......thats the key.

word up. :cool:

What isit and where can i get it? A LOT of it?



:D

Agreed.

I dont understand people who drink to the point of feeling like a turd for 3 days.

If you stop drinking when your already hammered you will be fine.

However Vod. Withdrawls suck for everything..especially alcohol. So i feel your pain. Well not really but i could imagine. Just replace your alcohol consumption with water consumption.

Its better for ya anyhow

I have a 6 pack of coke in the fridge, a gallon of 2% milk and some chocolate syrup. Soda and chocolate milk make everything better :)

So...Are you gonna work on that wicked caffeine addiction next? :p

Already took care fo that one, and with the soda and milk... i cant have too much of either without a serious stomach ache, so its easy to not overdo it.

Every now and then, if I think I've been drinking too much I'll take a week off just to prove I can.

I was literally drunk for four years straight. It was rediculous. Wake up, drink an Irish coffee. Start drinking beer. Go to work at the bar, have a couple of shots here and there. Close the bar, have about 5 mixed drinks with the rest of the crew. Stumble to the 7-11, buy a 12pack. Go home and drink until I pass out. Wake up in the middle of the night, chug beer, go back to bed. Repeat process. I'm not exaggerating at all here. Of course, I was younger and I'm happy with my moderation now. Still though, if I catch myself getting out of control, it's no booze for a week.

Damn Flayed....thats a LOT of drinking. Glad to see you have it under control.

Thanks newb. Now if I can quit smoking and masturbating 15 times a day I'll have all of my vices under control.;)

That is crazy. i was bad when i was 21-22, but not that bad.you are lucky your liver isnt the size of a ham.

it means "whoever points this out is a smartass" :D

When I was around 18 (a long time ago). I had a serious drug and alcohol problem. Taking heroic doses of pain pills, snorting Cocaine and Heroin, eating too much Acid , pretty much everything but needles. Needless to say I needed HELP.
I got help and had very bad withdrawals from the coke, heroin and booze.
I am NOT clean and sober today.....but I definitely don't touch hard drugs as much as I use to. Mainly I smoke weed and drink on the weekends with my friends.
I hope everything works out for you Vodstok..:cool:

Were you drinking on a daily basis? During my years in college, I used to drink about six nights a week, so I have experienced the withdrawl symptoms, Insomnia being the worst of them. Now I probably get drunk an average of about once a week, and don't consume any alcohol besides that. If it was truly becoming a problem, it's good that you were able to recognize it and put a stop to it. It would be horrible to have to come to the point where you were unable to ever have another drink without fear of relapse. Good luck. I'm also a caffeine addict and I have yet to curb that one.

HAHAHA That's funny, because you said you did anything but needles. Then the next sentence is NEEDLESS to say. Like NEEDLE-LESS to say.

hahahahaha... sorry.

What's funny about that? Did you read the contents of his message?

Damn, now that makes me want to quit drinking. Does PBR count? I mean it's so watered down!!! I want to stop smoking but it goes so well with drinking! Oh boy, I'm afraid if I stop everything at once, I'll piss off people I don't really want to piss off. I just don't want the side effects to be a job threat. Hmm...I should be on more anti-depressants, maybe that will help.:confused:

Didn't someone just make a joke relating to irony in another thread?

The only thing I thought was worth quitting was smoking. I did it, after a while, and I guess I'm better off because of it. I still LOVE the smell of secondhand smoke though. Congrats on curbing and controlling your vices, as long as you control them then everything's good.

'word'..


sometimes i wish i was a drinker..especially when things get rough.
but then i look at drinking threads and thank my luck stars em not like one of
you drunk bastards . :p