I used to be ok drinking alchohol but now when i get drunk i get paraniod and out of control but i cant stop cos i get shakey if i dont drink the next day. and am nervous all the time, ive not got a drinking problem but how do i stop the after effects????
2006-06-18 01:05:40 · 17 answers · asked by janeysmithster 2 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
than you do have a drinking problem. your body has come to rely on alcohol. You need to seek help.
2006-06-18 01:09:23 · answer #1 · answered by Plucky 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Correction, you do have a drinking problem. As an alcoholic I can tell you that the reasons that you get the shakes are that your alcohol level has dropped and it's the beginning of withdrawal. The reason that you get paranoid is that there is a part of you that knows you are out of control and you drink more. As for stopping the after effects, you can't because your body is so use to a certain level of alcohol that the shakes come every time that level drops beyond a certain point. If you are that bad you may need to be medically detoxed. Please heed this word of warning, Seizures come next! And if you are drinking everyday you do have a drinking problem - Seek Help!
2006-06-18 03:56:42 · answer #2 · answered by Little Tree 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Cruiser has given you all the info it should take to convince you are becoming dependent on alcohol to function. The shakes are just your body's way of saying give me more. Do you smoke? Alcohol is a drug - just like nicotine. Deprive the body of its regular fix and it will make you feel pretty uncomfortable. Try this. Buy some Night all tablets. Get a few days off. When you wake take night all as directed - DO NOT TAKE MORE THAN RECOMMENDED DOSE - stay in bed. The shakes are uncomfortable but you will survive. Get all the alcohol info you can from GP's surgery. After three days off the drink, read it - believe it - and STOP DRINKING. Never mind the Chardonnay. Get counselling to find out why you need to drink to extent you are doing. As a counsellor, I heard many, many reasons for people drinking too much, but the common factor was a lack of the feel good factor. What makes you need a substance to make you feel good. Sometimes just a lack of confidence. Find out why and fix it then get on and enjoy an alcohol free life. It is achievable.
2006-06-18 02:07:54 · answer #3 · answered by cava107 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you need to drink the next day it has become a problem. If you find that you're getting drunker quicker, that's a sign that your body is failing the cope with the effects of the booze and you need to seek help pretty sharpish.
If I were in your position, I'd make a record of the drink you're having. You might be surprised as the the volume you're consuming. Try to reduce the amount you're drinking (going cold turkey can be very dangerous with alcohol), and then have a few alcohol free days. If you can manage to get 3 or 4 in a week as well as having nights that you only consume a small amount, you'll be okay. Remember it's not normal to be legless every night, only alcoholics do that.
Good luck :-)
2006-06-18 01:14:38 · answer #4 · answered by peanut1973 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I won't say you're an alcoholic, you just have the same symtoms we alcoholics did before we went to AA, lol. What you're 'suffering' from is called denial. See your GP, call the AA number in your phone book (they don't force you to go to meetings but they listen and offer to send someone round who can listen and answer your questions. I know because phoning them was my first move when I couldn't cope with the symptoms any more)) or a friend who doesn't drink. The ONLY way to stop your symptoms is not to pick up that first drink. That's the one which does the damage, not the fifth or tenth or twentieth. The shakes will go in a few days, go with them them and tell yourself you're not dying from an unknown illness but you will if you pick up that first drink. It's part of the recovery process and I assure you it does get better...far better than you could ever imagine. All you have to do is come out of denial and say the words 'I am an alcoholic' - all of us have had to say it a first time and believe me it gets easier as life gets better. Don't be ashamed of it, alcoholism is an illness from which you can't be cured but the recovery process is amazing! To all the people who suggest you drink water before a session, or 'step down' to wine, I'd say they have no knowledge of this illness and to give advice in those circumstances is as dangerous as giving a friend some of your medication when they have one similar symptom rather than all of them. Cold turkey is the only way, your GP may be able to give you a mild sedative to help you through the first few days but that's just going to mask the illness, not help it towards recovery. Good luck.
2006-06-18 01:41:03 · answer #5 · answered by cymbalita 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Have to agree with other response. You sound like an alcoholic. Your body is crying out for help. Ask your friends what you're like when you've had a few. I bet you aren't funny any more....... Are you embarrassing? Have you any true friends, not just drinking buddies to help?
You need expert help. To keep drinking alcohol with the symptoms you describe will kill you. Not a nice way to go. Look up oesophageal varices on Google... That'll make you see what you can do to yourself. When they blow it ain't pretty. Believe me I've seen it. The swollen belly becomes ascites - look that up too.
Enjoy.
2006-06-18 05:13:06 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whenever I meet anyone with a drink problem, and I do this a lot, I tell them the golden rule: Drink as much as you like, but ALWAYS drink WATER first thing in the morning and last thing before you pass out at night. Your liver will love you for it, you will live longer and stay healthier longer, and therefore you can drink more. It sounds simple but it works for me.
2006-06-18 01:24:02 · answer #7 · answered by Kango Man 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
lol I know its a decade ago but the responses are retarded. If you shake after alcohol you are not an alcoholic. It is a common thing. It goes away after a couple hours.
2016-12-26 11:59:20 · answer #8 · answered by scott l. 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
first you've got to admit you have a problem then seek help.
stop drinking drink lots of water eat bread in the morning and keep away from caffenie.
2006-06-18 07:24:19 · answer #9 · answered by Kelly 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are an Alcoholic, you need treatment... take action now... your body is warning you that you are dying...
Check into your local DTOX clinic... now!!!
Don't say you do not have a drink problem... coz that is a load of garbage... you do!
2006-06-18 01:16:41 · answer #10 · answered by AZRAEL è 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋