After falling of the wagon 4 ago, the guy in question stayed alcohol free for a good month or 2. Then the beers statred to slip back in again at the weekends. The volume has steadly increased over the weeks, and after a bad day is now threatening to get completely off his head tonight! What's my best plan of action? Let him do it? after all, I'm not his Mum and he's a grown man. hide all money and car keys? Advice would be greatly appreciated. Especially recovering alcoholics!
2006-12-14 01:30:51 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
alcohol is in my opinion the most adictive substance known to man,i have been there and i was lucky enough to be de-toxed and have been sober for 3 years now
the biggest problems with trying to stay sober is boredom,the initial euphoria of being clear of alcohol stays for around 2 weeks and then the stage hits you were you think"what can i do today",some people will fall of the wagon at this stage,but this is when you need to be strong,as all your good work can be ruined in a a second
the first thing you need to do when sober is find a hobby or extra job,something to fill the gap so that temtation dosent spring up all the time,i started fixing p.c,s and then building them and i also run a p.c club,but even now i still get a urge,but its only for a second,that is what you will notice,the longer you are off drink the less the urge to drink will be there
there is medication avalible for ex-drink dependants(we dont loke using the word "alcoholics"),one is campral ec ,this is a tablet which stops the urge to drink ,but should be used in conjunction with councelling,and the other antabuse,is not used as much,this tablet is taken daily and if any alcohol is consumed while taking these,you will suffer very unpleasent side effects,such as throbbing head,shaking and even unconciousness,so a card is given to you when you are prescribed these
most local authoritys have orginisations that can help you quit drink and then help you stay off it,the initial de-tox is managed by your gp in the form of librium 10mg x 4 daily on the 1st day and then slowly lowered over a 10 day period,however you should never drink while taking librium,as this can be very dangerous
the one downside is the actual de-tox can take up to 6 weeks to get on,and then thats after you are even accepted on one as they dont allways let anyone on a de-tox,especially if you have had a detox allready
this is only a breif idea of what you can incure while drinking and during detox,you can get a much more detailed idea by speaking to your g.p
good luck and be strong
2006-12-17 10:01:02 · answer #1 · answered by brianthesnail123 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am a recoving alcoholic...does he go to meetings? Do you attend alanon? That would be the best plan of action for you. If you do not allow him to drink, he will do it secrectly. Hide the money, he will pawn or sell something. Hide the keys, he will walk or hitch a ride. Just do NOT enable him. Dont make it easy for him to drink. He wont quit till he looses everything he loves. Sorry.
2006-12-17 05:11:06 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a tricky one because you will end up being the bad guy if you are not careful.
He needs to see the error of his ways so you need to push him to do that. Denying him access to his fix will not work and neither will opening the bottles for him.
Support is the best you can do
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2006-12-16 00:51:23 · answer #3 · answered by Amanda K 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Symptoms of alcohol withdrawal can be worse than a hangover—but help is available. According to research or other evidence, the following self-care steps may be helpful:
http://www.solgar.co.uk/healthnotes/healthnotes.asp?org=boots&ContentID=1005009
2006-12-15 03:02:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋