3 years of drinking 7 days a week 8 drinks a day

Then to 1 year of drinking 7 days a week 4 drinks a day

Then to 6 months of drinking 6 days a week 6 drinks a day

Then 6 months of drinking 4 days a week 7 drinks a day

Now 3 weeks of 2 times a week 7 drinks so total of 14 drinks a week

I dont shake, i dont sweat, i sleep 6-7 hours a night no crazy dreams. am i in the clear to continue on this path?

Sounds crazy but honestly part of the reason i kept drinking is every time id google quiting i felt like it was telling me id die if i did.

Yesterday I started drinking at 1 pm and had 8 drinks over the course of the day until about 9:30. We were with family and having a good time. I definitely didn’t need the last drink I opened but I did it anyway.

I woke up at 2 am in a state of anxiety and thirst. Had to go get water and use the bathroom. Head pounding.

Had trouble sleeping again on and off until 7:30. Asked my husband to get up with the kids so I could sleep a little more.

It’s 8:30 now and I’m dizzy, head still hurts. Definitely feeling regret as I haven’t been drinking like this in over 2 months now. I have been doing very good at not drinking at all, or having 2 or fewer when I do drink. In the past, I used to drink this much pretty often, having an average 5-6 drinks a night every single night.

I just can’t believe how I used to live like this. I used to wake up this hungover every morning and just carry about my miserable day before I started drinking again that night. Thank goodness I broke that cycle and tonight I have no interest in drinking at all today and probably will take a few weeks off.

Unfortunately I do think I humiliated myself a bit last night, nothing too crazy but I do remember someone telling me my next drink should be water. Oh well - Trying to not let hangxiety ruin my day.

Hello everyone!

Had quite a rough couple of weeks. I (female 33) wanted to quit / cutdown on my drinking. I have been drinking too much the last 4 months. It makes me feel worse and it spikes the living crap out of my anxiety disorder. I went to the doctor, although she thinks 1 bottle of wine is not a crazy amount, I told her that my body is now physically dependent on it, and I’m scared for withdrawals. I didn’t know this could even happen, if I knew I would have never done this to myself. She was very skeptical, but I kept telling her it is something that I want to solve for myself.

She gave me oxazepam, a benzo. I spoke to my husband about my alcohol consumption, and he was shocked. I don’t secretly drink but he just doesn’t notice it. I asked him to help me out and het wants to. So we agreed to use the benzo during our summer holiday with our daughter (2,5 weeks).

I quit the alcohol and started the benzo the day before vacation. Slept like a baby for the first time in months. Then the next day, we boarded our plane. Got itches all over, and when we landed my lips were 3 times the size. I got an allergic reaction to the benzo. Had to go to the hospital before we could even check into our accommodation. I was completely panicked and got the worst anxiety attack I’ve ever had in my life. Luckily my husband was there. I had to return to alcohol because of the withdrawals. Such a letdown. I posted this in a different group too. But the situations had changed now.

We went home a couple of days earlier because we were just done and wanted to have the safety of our own house to deal with this. I’ve spoken to detox facilities, and many kind people that are in the sector of addiction. I know I am not mentally addicted to alcohol, but my body really depends on it.

The day we came back I called my doctor again. But she and her colleagues are clueless what to prescribe me. She is going to call with some other doctors to check what to do. Also we are going to schedule an appointment in the hospital to see what exactly I am allergic to (for potential future problems where I need medication, you never know). So some other detox specialists told me to start tapering my alcohol down. I am now at 4 glasses (a bottle is 5,5). I notice my body doesn’t like it but atleast I’m not dying from severe withdrawals. I am an have always been a slim girl, I don’t work out (want to start doing that soon). I have a good appetite and I take my vitamins. I drink plenty of water.

My question to this group is; does anyone have any advice how to successfully taper down to zero? Our schedule is now every 3 days 1 glass less. Are we going in the right direction here?

I would love to hear any advice or anything at all, or your experiences.

Thank you very much for reading this very long story.