alcohol withdraw?

Question

I have drank heavily (about 1/2 gallon of whiskey per 3 days) everyday for about 12 years. I want to quit, but am scared of the withdraw. My husband does not want me to check myself into a rehab. So I was wondering if anyone knows if marijuana will help ease the transition to sober? or any other advise for doing this by myself?

Answer 1

You need to go to a facility to detox. Detox is usually 3-5 days, if everything is ok. There are places out there that are a non-locked facility, so if you want to leave or have to for some reason, you can. If you start to show signs of withdraw they give you Librium to help you through it. If you try and do it yourself (cold turkey) you could die from it. Alot of people who have drank heavily for so long end up having alcohol withdraw related seizures(seen them first hand). Trust me, you do not want to do it alone. You need to be somewhere where a nurse/doctor is on staff 24/7 just in case you need them. All you will do is sleep, eat, and lay around. They just want to make sure you make it out of the woods ok......

If your husband loves you, then he should be pushing you to go to a facility... They are there to help you through this, not hurt you. You will be with people who have gone through, or are going through the same thing that you are...

After that, you can go to AA meetings in your area, and there you will meet wonderful and sober people like you...You arent alone

Answer 2

Marijuana will not help with withdrawal from alcohol.
If you drink that heavily and really want to stop, it is always advisable to seek professional help. There can be serious complications arising from withdrawal from alcohol, not the least of which is death. It will be very uncomfortable and you'll wonder why you ever contemplated quitting but you'll also be glad you did once the worst of it is over. Rehabs provide certain drugs to ease the pains of withdrawal, as well as provide the emotional support you're going to need to stay stopped.
The decision is entirely yours to make, not your husband's. If he wishes you to succeed then entering a rehab is your best option. The only reason why he would not, aside from any expense, is to keep his drinking buddy. If you're sober, he will have to get sober too and the thought scares him. That's all. It is called selfishness.
Take it from one who knows ... me. A sober alcoholic.

Answer 3

You need to check into a detox. Don't listen to your husband. You could die withdrawing from alcohol, so DON'T chance it, please. Let me see, you're an alcoholic, but you want to try smoking marijuana to quit drinking? Not a good idea...you want to get addicted to pot? When you get out of the detox, attend AA meetings, and don't stop attending for ANY reason! I am sober now a little over 5 years, and I can't tell you how much better my life is today.

Good luck! If you any other assistance, don't hesitate to email me.

Answer 4

tell you husband to *uck off, then go to rehab. I don't think starting a new habit of smoking pot will really be that much better than getting drunk everyday. You will go through a lot of emotions when you quit drinking and a lot of physical symptoms too. Rehab is the best answer, even if you husband doesn't think so.

Answer 5

my mother is a raging alcoholic...and I smoke marijuana quite often. I have tried to get her to smoke with me many times...but she's told me that once she gets high, all she can think about is drinking more liquor. this is because, if you're not used to a certain drug or the effects that it has on you...you will want something that is familiar to you, in your case..the whiskey will be on your mind, because you will want something to calm you down from the high you got from the marijuana. it's not reccomended...and if your addiction is as bad as it sounds, you need to tell your husband to stop being a selfish a**hole, and to get you into rehab/counselling asap. you need to get better, and you can't just avoid doing something because your husband doesn't want to be away from you. it will only make things worse

Answer 6

I know several recovered alcoholics... DO NOT drink listerine... alcohol is alcohol, doesn't matter if it's vodka or listerine. the listerine will tear up your guts too. if you get cravings, eat something sugary, ice cream is a common thing people in recovery often eat... alcohol has a lot of sugar in it, so eating ice cream or a candy bar often fills at least that craving for a while. pull out your phone book or call information & get the phone number for AA- they have meetings in every city every day, often mulitiple times a day. good luck

Answer 7

Replacing one substance with another is not wise. Your husband's desire for you to avoid rehab strikes me as extremely selfish. Why wouldn't he want you to get all the help you need to kick this thing!
He is only fueling your addiction.

Please do not replace alcohol with weed. In order to quit drinking you need to remove yourself from your environment. Your husband will survive without you for a few weeks. You need to do this. It's a matter of life or death.

Good luck to you. You can do it!

Answer 8

Alcohol withdrawal can be fatal, as in you MIGHT DIE. You HAVE to get medical attention if you want to detox from alcohol and live to tell about it.

Marijuana will not help, at all. Switching from one drug to another will not solve any problems at all. It would be like hanging yourself instead of slitting your wrists.

Answer 9

if u get on drugs u mite stop drinking but then u will get addicted to drugs. rehab would be the best choice

Answer 10

Yeah it wil definitely help.