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QuantumMeltdown
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Drinking problem?
#7779848 - 12/19/07 10:40 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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Man Ive had a drinking problem for quite some time now and could really use some help or advice, today is day one of no booze, I had some kava tincture to relax but thats it so far. Whats your guys opinion on weed and being an alcoholic? Ive been trying to kick now and for the last half a year and the longest I made it on my own without booze was three weeks but I was smoking like a chief the whole time? Do you guys think I just need to steer clear of all chemicals altogether or what? In other words do you think weed will eventually make me relapse into alcohol? I guess only I would know the answer to that, but what has been your experiences? Also what do you guys think about me trying out an anti-depressant? Like wellbutrim? Please someone who knows my pain pm respond whatever Im in serious trouble and out of control. I dont want to have to go to rehab but I might have to if I cant stop on my own. Thanks to all that took the time to listen. -God Bless you all
-------------------- -QuantumMeltdown Total abstinence is so excellent a thing that it cannot be carried to too great an extent. In my passion for it I even carry it so far as to totally abstain from total abstinence itself. -Mark Twain "The time has come the walrus said, little oysters hide their heads, my Twain of thought is loosely bound I guess its time to Mark this down, Be good and you will be lonesome Be lonesome and you will be free Live a lie and you will live to regret it That's what livin' is to me That's what livin' is to me" Jimmy Buffett
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Soularize
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hmm i'll try and drop my 2 cents here without turning it into an essay on sobriety : )
i myself had to take a "temporary leave of absence" from my current job, just last week, primarily because my alcohol consumption was getting out of hand. my last day there was the last day i had a drink...polished off a bottle of jack daniels during that shift. ehh, i dont recall being very drunk that night either, maybe a bit buzzed.
i've only been sober for 6 days right now, but that's honestly the longest stretch of sobriety i've had in several months. if you drink nearly as much and as frequently as i do, then i would strongly suggest taking a "break". it's astonishing what kinds of positive changes you'll notice both physically and mentally, within just a few days of kicking the booze. several people have already commented recently on how great i suddenly look, and none of them knew that i'd just stopped drinking. my mind, while still a bit cluttered, is functioning much better than it had been when i was drunk all the time.
as far as the herb goes, i personally would nix that shit too if i were you. but i'm not you. you might be able to quit drinking while still toking up, as i'm sure many folks do. i know how it works for me personally though, and for whatever reasons it sincerely is much harder for me to abstain from drinking if i'm still smoking herb.
i think you should follow that pesky little voice in your head, the one that you instinctively know is right : )
in other words, if even just a part of you thinks that cutting all chemicals out of your life for the time being is what's necessary, then do it!
good luck.
peace.
-------------------- "All but one man died. There at Bitter Creek. And they say he ran awayyy." - A little show called Branded
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QuantumMeltdown
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Re: Drinking problem? [Re: Soularize]
#7780069 - 12/20/07 12:19 AM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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Did you personally notice any tremors in your hands or are yet starting to notice? Because I abused benzos also and have stopped those as well but they work on the same GABA mechanism in the brain so its like drinking triple a normal person would if your drinking and taking benzos at the same time, Im shure however that you know this. So like I said I'm shore I drank as much as you but this im not trying to make it a pissing contest because actually the amounts are nothing to be proud of IMO, anyways the tremmors are what really trouble me the most I can deal with the insomnia and added stresses/anxieties but I work with my hands and am currently on unemployment benefits right now which end soon and I have to go back to work as a mechanic so Im scared I fucked myself for good, I pray to god I can stay off this time please oh please what the fuck have I done to myself?
-------------------- -QuantumMeltdown Total abstinence is so excellent a thing that it cannot be carried to too great an extent. In my passion for it I even carry it so far as to totally abstain from total abstinence itself. -Mark Twain "The time has come the walrus said, little oysters hide their heads, my Twain of thought is loosely bound I guess its time to Mark this down, Be good and you will be lonesome Be lonesome and you will be free Live a lie and you will live to regret it That's what livin' is to me That's what livin' is to me" Jimmy Buffett
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QuantumMeltdown
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well its technically day three for me today and im now starting a regimine of effexor xr hope things will work out. Im at a friends house whose been sort of watching over me lately and Im thank full for that.
-------------------- -QuantumMeltdown Total abstinence is so excellent a thing that it cannot be carried to too great an extent. In my passion for it I even carry it so far as to totally abstain from total abstinence itself. -Mark Twain "The time has come the walrus said, little oysters hide their heads, my Twain of thought is loosely bound I guess its time to Mark this down, Be good and you will be lonesome Be lonesome and you will be free Live a lie and you will live to regret it That's what livin' is to me That's what livin' is to me" Jimmy Buffett
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fake estate
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do a little research on effexor and youll find that it might be more addictive than booze...try tripping on acid and really delving deep into what was driving you to drink so much...
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QuantumMeltdown
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yeah Ive done research and tons of acid believe me acid isn't the cure all for everyone. Besides Im like a hells angel I love to drink tons when Im on acid. lol. But Im aware of how psychically addictive it can be but have known several people who have been on it for years and have weaned off just fine. I don't plan on being on it long just enough to get a boost up and get my life turned around into a positive direction. Ive dealt with heavy benzo addictions in the past so I know what withdrawl can be like. But not about the "brain zaps"
Day five, no booze, smoking reefer still and doing all right.
After doing a little more research im now reconsidering this effexor. It seems to be helping already though with the cravings for alc and negative thinking and irritability. I dont know man. Maybe Ill just taper back down and try some st. johns wort for awhile first. Its only been 5 days at the lowest dose.
-------------------- -QuantumMeltdown Total abstinence is so excellent a thing that it cannot be carried to too great an extent. In my passion for it I even carry it so far as to totally abstain from total abstinence itself. -Mark Twain "The time has come the walrus said, little oysters hide their heads, my Twain of thought is loosely bound I guess its time to Mark this down, Be good and you will be lonesome Be lonesome and you will be free Live a lie and you will live to regret it That's what livin' is to me That's what livin' is to me" Jimmy Buffett
Edited by QuantumMeltdown (12/24/07 05:15 PM)
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AliceDee
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think of the benefits of drinking and the benefits of not drinking
now think of the negatives of drinking and the negatives of not drinking.... there are no negatives for not drinking, nothing bad will happen because you didn't take a drink, no one ever regrets the decision to not drink.
im 7 months sober right now and it feels great, the first couple weeks were the worst but after that nothing but good things came from being sober, i never said "ah fuck i should have drank last night".... my health has increased significantly, im never hungover, im gettin a lot more pussy too cuz when im drunk i tend to be a dick, and i also have a lot more money than if i was spending it on booze...
anyways good luck man, its not an easy thing to do... try not thinking on how long you want to be sober because that makes it seem a lot harder, just focus on staying sober today...
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