I am currently detoxing myself from my latest binge (a week of blackout drinking mostly spirits from when I wake to when I pass out) and i feel like ive just walked off a cliff and am free falling. I tried to taper my drink over a couple of days but today was my first alcohol free day and I’m struggling. I’ve got no medical support but I’m drinking electrolyte tablets twice a day and taking vitamin B12 and Bcomplex, 6 tablets a day, and magnesium tablets. I’m trying to drink water and eat regularly but my stomach’s in bits so I’m finding it hard to keep anything down. I can’t sleep. I’m sweating and also shivering. my ears are ringing, my heart is pounding so hard i can hear it. yesterday i was hearing noises that weren’t there but that’s stopped and my vision is funny. I feel frozen by fear and shame. I’m also in a state of complete depression and feel utterly alone. no one knows, not even my partner who i live with.
i know you shouldn’t just stop drinking, it can be dangerous. i don’t know if i should still drink and what’s safe, or if anyone has any advice on anything else i could be doing. I’ve done this before, i know it will pass but right now I’m in hell. any advice/support would be massively appreciated. thanks