Hi everyone I am new to this website I have been drinking heavily over the last couple years someone close to me died and it totally devastated me I have not left the house much in the last couple years so I am very isolated in my home I have anxiety and a number of other mentalhealth issues which I won't go into for now I am due to have a home detox on Monday they wanted me to go into rehab but as I don't go out the house much this was not my best option as I get very anxious being around people so with a lot of preparation of my doctors and my mental health team they agreed to detox me at home I am scared about this as I know on that day I would of drank alcohol and I am worried they will not be able to do the detox as anyone else drank alcohol the same day of their detox I would be grateful for any advice thanks
Can you get anyone to be with you? Have you got rid of all alcohol in your house and access to alcohol? Can you get rid of any method of payment so you can't order alcohol in or buy it in any way?
Try and make it impossible to get access to it as they would in rehab.
i am so rooting for you and know the pain you are feeling.
good luck.
take it one minute at a time if you have to .x
Thanks for your reply I have someone with me for the detox but he drinks heavily to and I know their is always alcohol in the house this is also going to be a problem after the detox to my cpn is aware of this but he says he will not stop drinking the medical team are also starting me on a tablet the same time I don't know what it is called but apparently it suppose to help with the cravings after detox I am really worried about Monday I don't know if I should cancel it I am so confused and depressed over all of this I think I am not worth the help the team have put in because I am just a worthless person
Nobody is worthless, but you have to go about this in the right way to get the best results. It just sounds likeyou are a little underprepared. Having another drinker there as your support is talking chocolate fireguard, maybe even end up encouraging drinking.
I would advise a rethink about who is there with you looking after you.
I don't know what detox they were going to do, as some reduce alcohol daily, but if you were just to carry on as normal it serves no point and wastes a lot of time.
I wish you all the luck to beat this but if you really want to then make the right arrangements/sacrifice & go into rehab.
good luck.
Try to ask your GP for medication for your anxiety , citalprom really helped with my anxiety, you are in catch 22 bcoz many people drink bcoz they are anxious so it is going to be difficult for you jsvkie32726 how do you buy your alcohol and what did you drink l am a recovering alcoholic , l know how hard it is to stop wish the best of luck.
l am sorry to say thats a nono, if you live with someone who drinks rehab is the best option make a appointment with your GP to get reed of the anxiety first, then try to go for rehab then l use to suffer from a heavy anxiety l got reed of it and now fron drinking 2 bottles of wine a day , l only drink on special occassions.
Hi Richard my brother goes and gets my alchol as I don't go out he is also a heavy drinker I drink vodka about 1 half bottles a day plus cider I drink that as soon as I wake up because I start to feel withdrawals so that takes the edge of it I am on atedepresents valafaxine plus deprecate and respire done hence why my doctor is really concerned about my alchol intake so I don't think they would be happy to put me on any more medication i dont know what to do really I don't I want to be free from alchol I really do but what if I can't cope without it
Always remember one drug will be ok for some but not others.
Citalapram is an SSRI for depression and would most unlikely help him.
My advice to you is Do. not name drugs, always advise a visit to GP.
Hoy are not medically qualified.
Sort if this hurts but we all have to be sure of what we advise.
Linds
Hi my detox is planed for Monday don't know what to do that's happening at home one recovery are coming in to my home
Hello jsvkie. I am an alcohol treatment practitioner and do home detoxes with people. I would advise you not to be blind drunk when they arrive as they are likely to take a breath reading and delay starting the detox until your alcohol level comes down. However, it is better (safer) if you don't let your alcohol level drop to zero or you will get withdrawal symptoms and the purpose of alcohol detox is to stop those completely and make alcohol detox safe and comfortable for you. They will EXPECT there to be some alcohol in you.
I always advise people to stop drinking at midmight the night before and aim to get their first dose of Librium given to them at 8am but I vary this according to each person's situation (how much they have been drinking etc.)
I would far rather turn up to someone who has been drinking than one who is already in withdrawal and shaking. I would give them a call and try and clarify what time they will arrive on Monday and what time they think you should have your last drink. Nobody is going to 'punish' you for having had a drink. They are aware of your problem and they are doing it to help you.
It's just easier if you are not drunk and incapable when they arrive.
Hi Valafaxine is the same with Citaloprom theey both do the same job, l wish u luck l am sure u will be fine just do it one day at a time goodluck
Just reading some of the posts breaks my heart. I've been to a lot of the same places on different occasions. My wife, the mother of my 3 children, died in my arms from a pulmonary embolism. For three years I lived at the bottom of a bottle and became (and to some extent remain) agoraphobic. With the luck of the Irish, I found a wonderful woman, now married 10 years, and life is more or less on an even keel. Booze is no longer a problem for me because I reached the age of 76 - at least 20 yrs longer than I thought, still reasonable healthy (altho a problem with my ACL is interfering with my rowing the last day or so, same with biking). But I continue to drink about a pint a day of vodka, because I can. I'm vertical in the morning -- can't ask for much more. I would not have made it without a good woman - that's just the condition I find necessary for a good and full life.
I don't know if I have said anything relevant -except you can crawl out of the bottle and your self imprisonment, but it depends a lot on luck and circumstances.
Thank you Robert for your kind words I will keep on trying that's all I can do its hard but I am going ahead with the detox on Monday thankyou everyone for your kind responses I will keep you posted on how I get on wish me luck for Monday
Will be thinking of you x
Thank you x
Hey paul.
I hope you don't think I am a complete loser. I'm not. I am a qualified public sector accountant. But I am an alcoholic. I want to help others aswell as help myself.
Not at all Why would I think that? I wouldn't do the work I do if I had that view of people with alcohol issues
Hi you have 2 days to go are you trying to cut down on your alcohol intake, wish u luck tell us how it goes on Monday remember the advise from PaulTurner1964 that try to sleep at 12pm on Sunday and drink as much so you do not have to drink in the morning before your Supporters come.
Hi Richard t i have listened to Paul Turner 1964 advice and have been in touch with detox team they are arriving at 9.30 Monday morning so as Paul Turner 1964 advised will not drink any alchol after midnight Sunday thank you for your response
God news to hear. that's the first step and is the only step,for you and UR family. UR on UR way to sobriety and freedom to live UR own life without the fears that alcohol,brings. Now UR on UR way no mare days or years will be lost.....
Good Luck..Paul will help u and give u all the tools u need. He has helped many!