Don’t Detox Yourself – Please!
July 21, 2007 by Mark
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
Don’t Detox Yourself – Please!
Your Life, or Someone Else’s Life, Is At Stake
Please, if you’re newly sober and inexperienced in the ways of “coming off” alcohol, for yourself, or for someone else, pay attention! I’ll bet Buddy has something to say on this topic… and he does!
“For those who have committed themselves to not drinking again, or forced by circumstances to not have access to alcohol, the struggle to fight the withdrawal symptoms can become a dangerous battle, one that can actually become life threatening.”
The Shakes
“For some, who are less chemically dependent, withdrawal symptoms might be as “mild” as merely getting the shakes, or the sweats — or perhaps nausea, headache, anxiety, a rapid heart beat, and increased blood pressure.
Although these symptoms are uncomfortable and irritating, they are not necessarily dangerous.”
The DT’s
“However, within six to 48 hours after not drinking, hallucinations may develop. These usually are visual hallucinations but they can also involve sounds and smells. They can last for a few hours up to weeks at a time.
Also within this time frame after quitting, convulsions or seizures can occur, which is the point at which alcohol withdrawal can become dangerous, if not medically treated. The symptoms may progress to delirium tremens (DT’s) after three to five days without alcohol. The symptoms of DT’s include profound confusion, disorientation, hallucinations, hyperactivity, and extreme cardiovascular disturbances.
Once DT’s begin, there is no known medical treatment to stop them. Grand mal seizures, heart attacks and stroke can occur during the DT’s, all of which can be fatal.”
“You don’t have to do it ‘on your own’ to prove anything to anyone. Help is available, take advantage of it.”
See a medical professional for yourself or recommend one to your friend.
Hi
i am related to an alcoholic binge drinker and find that when he is wanting to stop it is sometimes at the weekend he is usualy by then in a very bad condition . if we take him to the hospital we can wait all night, and get no help or medication .the only way to get the help you need is to stop drinking go into fits risking his own life or wait until a weekday i have takent him to the doctors he has been told to go home and drink beer and slowly reduce the intake of alcohol .this very hard to do for a person who is alcohol dependtant .I would not wish on my worst enemy as this has been going on for ten years .
keep trying to help him i know exactly what he is going through I am at that point myself there is a drug called adovan it will take away the anxiety and depression it did for me and let me actually relax but i would not recomend giving him access to more than 2 milligrams every 6 to 8 hours ant lots of prayer we cant do it without god i wish you the best.