I quit drinking many times Now when I stop I get depressed after being off the drink a few days?

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I quit drinking many times Now when I stop I get depressed after being off the drink a few days?
I call it My climb down I can stop drinking for a few day then on the third day or so I get very depressed to the point where I cant work. I can go home and have a few beers fall asleep and be ok the next day not liking myself for drinking but I am not depressed. but in the next few day Bingo I need to get drunk to get rid of the Depression. It seems like its getting worse. I am a 52 year old man . Help

Answer 1

That is really interesting since alcohol is a depressant so you should be happier when you stop. My only thought is that you are just going through withdrawal and it will pass.

Answer 2

Going through withdrawal is making you feel this way. First, go get a physical and make sure everything is OK. Explain your symptoms to your doctor. Ask for something to calm you, but not anything addictive. Sometimes you need a little help to get over the hump. Attend AA meetings and do the steps. You will get great support from others who have been there. Don't dwell on not drinking or "not drinking" for the next week, month, etc. Take it 1 day at a time. Stay busy, go to work, get involved in something of interest or volunteer somewhere. It's easier to do this with support and not alone. Counseling won't hurt you either. You will get a handle on this if you want to. Stay strong and don't rush your sobriety. Good luck and I'll say a prayer for you.

Answer 3

You are an alcoholic sir. The alcohol actually is a depressent and your body is reacting that way. I think you should go to AA and get some help with this because you are likely going to drink more and more trying to catch that buzz. The drinking is causing the depression, and now it is afftecting your job, does it affect your home life also? Do you often times attend family functions drunk? Have you had relationships fail because of the drinking? I also feel you should contact a doctor to receive a prescription for Antibuse(it will cause you to get violently ill if you drink) and something to treat your depression. You cannot do this alone, you will need help and help is available. I hope you can turn your life around, my husband died at age 50 due to cirrohsis of the liver. I don't have a mate, my children have lost their father, and this man lost his life due to alcohol. Do the right thing, get some help before you end up like my husband.

Answer 4

Drinking does not solve our problems. It just let us relax a bit. Try to find other ways to calm down, to feel better. If you can't stop thinking the drink, you must visit a doctor. Alcoholism is a usual problem, and can be resolved. The faster you visit a doctor the easier you would get rid of this bad habit.

Answer 5

Alcoholism and Drug Abuse is thought to be self diagnosis and self treatment for depression.
Many alcoholics and drug addicts can even be found to have BiPolar Disorder.
This is also your body's way of keeping you in denial of your drinking problem.
It is said that Alcoholism and Drug Addiction is cunning,baffling and powerful. . . . you are experiencing all of these at once and it keeps it's control over you.
I am a recovering alcoholic myself with 10+ yrs of sobriety and when I finally made up my mind to quit drinking it was somewhat tough and staying "quit" was just as tough and they is where my friends at AA were able to start helping me.
Get a bunch of chocolate which will help.
Drink cokes,tea or coffee which will help.
Sometimes it takes over 72hours to start feeling leveled out with your feelings,thoughts etc. . . . "friends" at AA can help you with this and will be there with alot of other kinds of help IF you will give them a chance.
I accept emails so email me and I will do all I can for you until you are ready to get to your first AA meeting.
Going to AA for help doesn't have the stigma AA once had a long time ago so don't let that stop you from going to your first meeting.

Answer 6

Hi Bill. One of my favorite classes in college was physiology of physcology that explained how every brain chemical and how it affects "how one feels" or "perceives" the world around them. What you are merely talking about is brain chemicals that have been passed to you via dna or have come from your environment. I would suggest seeing your doctor and getting anti-depressent not because your depressed but to get your blood-brain chemicals in order. Depression is not you its the chemicals in your brain. I currently have been experimenting with and using ,and researching drugs that make your brain grow and prevents the brain from becoming old. Basically preserving it so one does not lose the ability to b sharp or learn new complex things. i think over the past3 years or so it may have bumped my IQ up 30 points or so. No big mystery humans are a bag of chemicals.

Answer 7

Your brain chemicals are affected when you drink and when you stop.

Try reading, "Potatoes, Not Prozac."

Keep your serotonin level high by eating 5-6 small meals a day, with a good protein and a low GI carb. Turkey creates trytophan i the brain. Avoid sugar. Get some exercise to increase endorphins.

Answer 8

bit of a downward sprial it seems. Nothing wrong with a few beers, but it is being able to stop at that that counts. You are certainly not the only one, there are LOADS of people who know exactly what you mean. I should go to your GP and tell him. No one will care, he or she will have heard it before and will know who to refer you to for advice. Give it a go as you really could change you life here - worse alcoholics than you have done so, you can be sure of that! Good luck

Answer 9

dont be selfish. if you get sick then your loved ones will be depressed and in pain. dont put them through that. you can do it mister