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theamazingjizz t1_iye9dn8 wrote

I can put away a 5th of gin and feel average the next morning, no headache. Just shakey hands

I'm not judging dude, but it sounds like you are starting to have a problem. Putting away a 5th of hard liquor and being fine the next day is bad. Having shaky hands is worse. Just as an experiment, you should try not drinking for 45 days. If you still don't get hangovers, congrats your body chemistry may have changed. If you do get hangovers, you know you have been drinking too much and were most likely damaging your liver and your brain. If you can't stop for 45 days without cheating or it feels impossible ..... then hangovers are not the real issue.

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mercilessfatehate OP t1_iye9ku6 wrote

Starting? No sir I’ve had a problem for a long time now lol. Fr though, I’d like to stop but it genuinely frightens me.

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lucky_ducker t1_iyelfvg wrote

At your level of drinking, stopping cold turkey can be dangerous, even fatal. Consider seeking out a medically supervised withdrawl management program (they used to be called "detox"). These clinics are physician supervised and usually use low-dose benzodiazapines to wean your brain off addiction.

A lot of these programs like Fairbanks are expensive and require either good insurance or that you have the means to self-pay, but others like Salvation Army Harbor Light Centers will pretty much take all comers.

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mercilessfatehate OP t1_iye9nl6 wrote

If I could stop for 45 days I would. And I’d never do it again. But I have a physical dependence tbh

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ginga_bread42 t1_iyea92r wrote

If you're at the point that you get shakes from not drinking 1 day, you have to get to a doctor or someone who can walk you through treatment plans. Withdrawal from alcohol is particularly dangerous and can cause seizures. It's not really advisable to try to quit on your own at a certain point.

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mercilessfatehate OP t1_iyeacwl wrote

Yeah ik. And I don’t have insurance otherwise I would. I’m hoping next year I can get insurance and then go to detox

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iwasmurderhornets t1_iyeel8q wrote

There may be free or low cost detox in your area- if you want. You can call SAMHSA 1-800-662-4357 (HELP) and they can help you find some. It's completely anonymous. You can also try 988- the national crisis line.

Sometimes a doctor can help you with a home detox. Basically, they will give you librium, or another benzo that you can take when you start to get withdrawal symptoms. This is usually the same thing they do in the hospital as well- they'll just monitor your vitals.

You can also try to slowly taper down to like- like, have one less drink a day for a week, and keep going until you hit 10 drinks a day before you quit- but that can be harder to control.

Either way, good luck! Addiction is a bitch but people beat it every day. :)

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mercilessfatehate OP t1_iyefj0u wrote

I have slowly tapered down. From liquor to light beer, but then I get to like 3 beers a day and I get super scared to go the rest of the way to 0 and then I get depressed and go back to liquor. Viscous cycle

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