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Need some help finding help…
First off - thanks to anyone who takes the time to read this and has any positive input / suggestions besides “stop drinking”, which I already have done.
Some background about myself as a person and my relationship with alcohol:
I am a 26 year old male (just turned), and started drinking at the age of 23. Before that I had not had a drop of alcohol besides that found in medicines. Since the age of 23 I have been going out and partying a lot on the weekends, mostly every weekend. It has been constant, but I do not drink every day nor do I possess any “cravings” for it. Honestly, the only reason I started to drink is because I found out it made me more open socially. I do however go for the harder kinds of alcohol (mixed drinks etc.) and shots.
Since Monday October 20th I've been having what I now think are alcohol withdrawal symptoms. It all started after going out to party for my birthday the previous Friday and Saturday nights (17th & 18th) and drinking hard. Since I work during the week I don't drink at all.
I've been to two different emergency rooms, an internal medicine doctor, and a Neurologist. I've had a brain EEG, MRI, and MRA done which I was told all came up "clean". I've had many blood tests from all the places I've been to and they have also came up "clean". No one has so far been able to help or tell me what direction to go in. The Neurologist was the one that suggested I was experiencing alcohol withdrawal symptoms, and when I asked him what to do about it he said "stop drinking" and left it as that.
My symptoms which seem to be completely random:
(I always feel "something" I have never felt 100% since this started happening.)
Fatigue, I don't feel "up to" doing anything that requires a lot of energy
Death is near feeling (not joking)
Brain fullness (feels like my head is swollen & going to explode)
Pain in lower back part of head (not a headache but a shooting pain)
Balance issues
Anxiety
Involuntary shaking at times (starts in chest region)
Some days I feel like I'm getting better, then the next I will be right back to where I was. I have been taking Vitamin B complex and Vitamin B1 hoping they would help some but haven't. I have also been trying to keep my diet on track by eating fruits and cereals with vitamins and drinking nothing but water. Everything is so random that I really can't tell what is helping and what isn't.
Total alcohol abstinence from now on. I do have the family and friend support already to make sure that will happen.
But for now if you can help:
With all the tests I've had done, would alcohol withdrawal not show up on any?
It's been 22 days since this began, how long should I expect it to go for?
What kind of doctor should I seek for help?
Shouldn't Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome or withdrawal symptoms show up on a MRI?
Some background about myself as a person and my relationship with alcohol:
I am a 26 year old male (just turned), and started drinking at the age of 23. Before that I had not had a drop of alcohol besides that found in medicines. Since the age of 23 I have been going out and partying a lot on the weekends, mostly every weekend. It has been constant, but I do not drink every day nor do I possess any “cravings” for it. Honestly, the only reason I started to drink is because I found out it made me more open socially. I do however go for the harder kinds of alcohol (mixed drinks etc.) and shots.
Since Monday October 20th I've been having what I now think are alcohol withdrawal symptoms. It all started after going out to party for my birthday the previous Friday and Saturday nights (17th & 18th) and drinking hard. Since I work during the week I don't drink at all.
I've been to two different emergency rooms, an internal medicine doctor, and a Neurologist. I've had a brain EEG, MRI, and MRA done which I was told all came up "clean". I've had many blood tests from all the places I've been to and they have also came up "clean". No one has so far been able to help or tell me what direction to go in. The Neurologist was the one that suggested I was experiencing alcohol withdrawal symptoms, and when I asked him what to do about it he said "stop drinking" and left it as that.
My symptoms which seem to be completely random:
(I always feel "something" I have never felt 100% since this started happening.)
Fatigue, I don't feel "up to" doing anything that requires a lot of energy
Death is near feeling (not joking)
Brain fullness (feels like my head is swollen & going to explode)
Pain in lower back part of head (not a headache but a shooting pain)
Balance issues
Anxiety
Involuntary shaking at times (starts in chest region)
Some days I feel like I'm getting better, then the next I will be right back to where I was. I have been taking Vitamin B complex and Vitamin B1 hoping they would help some but haven't. I have also been trying to keep my diet on track by eating fruits and cereals with vitamins and drinking nothing but water. Everything is so random that I really can't tell what is helping and what isn't.
Total alcohol abstinence from now on. I do have the family and friend support already to make sure that will happen.
But for now if you can help:
With all the tests I've had done, would alcohol withdrawal not show up on any?
It's been 22 days since this began, how long should I expect it to go for?
What kind of doctor should I seek for help?
Shouldn't Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome or withdrawal symptoms show up on a MRI?
Seizures
I got a phone call this evening from my XAGF's sister. XAGF has had a couple of seizures today and she's now in hospital. XAGF has been on a massive binge for the past couple of months and was staying with her sister to dry out. XAGF has long been having severe alcohol withdrawal symptoms when she's sobering up, but this is the first time I've known her to have seizures.
I'm scared, to be honest. I know that seizures are a serious danger sign. I'm trying not to let my imagination run away with me here with what could have happened if her sister wasn't there to call the ambulance, or what might happen if she deteriorates further. But having to explain to my children that their mother has finally drunk herself to death is a fear that I find very hard to completely block out.
I haven't told my children yet that their mum's in hospital, but I will do soon. I don't think it will be to anyone's benefit for my kids to see her there but I may get them to make her a card or something. That, and to repeatedly recite the 3C's, is about all I can think to do right now.
Mr B.
I'm scared, to be honest. I know that seizures are a serious danger sign. I'm trying not to let my imagination run away with me here with what could have happened if her sister wasn't there to call the ambulance, or what might happen if she deteriorates further. But having to explain to my children that their mother has finally drunk herself to death is a fear that I find very hard to completely block out.
I haven't told my children yet that their mum's in hospital, but I will do soon. I don't think it will be to anyone's benefit for my kids to see her there but I may get them to make her a card or something. That, and to repeatedly recite the 3C's, is about all I can think to do right now.
Mr B.
Withdrawal Symptoms
A quick background on me is that I have been drinking about 7-9 beers a night for the past 3 years rom about 9pm to 2am. Thursday two days ago was my last of the heavy drinking. As I thought about quiting last night, Friday, I had two beers then quit. My drinking never interfered with work, I was just tired all the time, so in a way it did I guess. It did interfer with me eating properly.
What made me think of stopping drinking was my poor diet the past several months. The lack of nutrition was effecting me. I started to sweat easily with minimal activity this past week. That was remidied Friday by eating and drinking juice and soda.
So I have been eating out and a lot with plenty of liquads. That stopped the sweating.
Anyway it has essentially been 2 days since I drank many beers. I had 2 last night then decided to quit.
My first hurdle I am guessing will be getting over the alcohol withdrawal symptoms. That's were my question arises.
I have been reading about the withdrawal symptoms. I do feel a little light headed when I am walking, little bit sweaty palms but other than that I feel fine. I'm not sure if I am psyching myself up and feeling things that don't exist.
Am I to expect more to come? Should I try to find someone to work for me tomorrow morning? Tomorrow will be day three.
Basically what I was reading online was the same thing hashed over and over about withdrawal. If I have gotton through the first 2 days is the worst over?
What made me think of stopping drinking was my poor diet the past several months. The lack of nutrition was effecting me. I started to sweat easily with minimal activity this past week. That was remidied Friday by eating and drinking juice and soda.
So I have been eating out and a lot with plenty of liquads. That stopped the sweating.
Anyway it has essentially been 2 days since I drank many beers. I had 2 last night then decided to quit.
My first hurdle I am guessing will be getting over the alcohol withdrawal symptoms. That's were my question arises.
I have been reading about the withdrawal symptoms. I do feel a little light headed when I am walking, little bit sweaty palms but other than that I feel fine. I'm not sure if I am psyching myself up and feeling things that don't exist.
Am I to expect more to come? Should I try to find someone to work for me tomorrow morning? Tomorrow will be day three.
Basically what I was reading online was the same thing hashed over and over about withdrawal. If I have gotton through the first 2 days is the worst over?
Day 4 sober: Multiple withdrawal symptoms
It's been 4 days now and I've experienced a few things that had been troubling me. I looked up alcohol withdrawal symptoms and sure enough they popped right out on the screen at me.
Depression
Fatigue
Bad Dreams (Nightmares)
Difficulty thinking clearly
Involuntary Eyelid Movement
The last one struck a chord as I've experienced this for a while now and never tied it to stopping and starting drinking.
Any suggestions to help combat some of these.
It is a long, hard road ahead.
Depression
Fatigue
Bad Dreams (Nightmares)
Difficulty thinking clearly
Involuntary Eyelid Movement
The last one struck a chord as I've experienced this for a while now and never tied it to stopping and starting drinking.
Any suggestions to help combat some of these.
It is a long, hard road ahead.
