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Dennis Donovan

(26,917 posts)
1. I'm 3 1/2 years sober - giving it up was one of the hardest things I've ever endured.
Fri Aug 30, 2024, 09:33 AM
Aug 2024

Not because I missed it. It was the detox that went on for over a week which was a horrible experience - SO horrible just the thought of it makes me want to stay sober.

Clouds Passing

(2,568 posts)
2. Proud of you Dennis!
Fri Aug 30, 2024, 09:44 AM
Aug 2024

Making the decision to stop and detoxing are the most excruciating events. You chose to live.

20+ years! Not going back!

bif

(24,154 posts)
9. Detox sounds horrible.
Fri Aug 30, 2024, 02:41 PM
Aug 2024

Glad you made it. I was a heavy drinker but after my family did an intervention, I went into rehab. Fortunately I just quit cold turkey with no side effects. Been sober for almost 6 years. I have to admit, I thought about booze all the time for almost 5 years. Now I almost never think about it.

Dennis Donovan

(26,917 posts)
10. Good job! Yeah detox was one of the worst things I've ever been through in my life...
Fri Aug 30, 2024, 02:49 PM
Aug 2024

Glad you made it to the other side!

 

brewens

(15,359 posts)
4. I'm on Celexa, an anti-depressant that is also prescribed for alcoholism. That's not why I'm on it but
Fri Aug 30, 2024, 09:51 AM
Aug 2024

I can report that it seems to have killed my occasional urge to drink. The warning on it says avoid alcohol use so I quit, but I'm surprised I haven't been tempted. It is supposed to suppress the urge to drink.

I'm a sample of one but if anyone having problems has Celexa recommended, maybe this will help.

Clouds Passing

(2,568 posts)
5. Proud of you, brewens!
Fri Aug 30, 2024, 09:58 AM
Aug 2024

Stick with it. Recent studies have shown that there is no safe amount of alcohol use.

https://www.who.int/europe/news/item/04-01-2023-no-level-of-alcohol-consumption-is-safe-for-our-health

I feel so much better in my body, mind and emotions. Therapy is a big help too!

 

brewens

(15,359 posts)
7. Nothing to be proud of. The only reason I quit was because I had to. I'd still be drinking my few hundred buck worth
Fri Aug 30, 2024, 12:33 PM
Aug 2024

every year if I could.

EYESORE 9001

(27,578 posts)
6. I have often said
Fri Aug 30, 2024, 10:10 AM
Aug 2024

that, assuming ethyl alcohol had not already been discovered and only recently synthesized, it would end up on the list of Schedule I drugs, having no useful medical purpose.

RandomNumbers

(18,200 posts)
11. Sometimes, not directly related to the drinker - except via DUI.
Sat Aug 31, 2024, 09:42 AM
Aug 2024

I can comprehend the occasional use of a toxin to get a little buzz.

I cannot comprehend adults who have lived for awhile, putting themselves in the position to maim or kill innocent other people.

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