Hi,
My son is currently in an outpatient detox program for alchohol addiciton. They started treating him with Benzos (much to my suprise) 5 days ago, but they have already tapered him off. Today he is totally without anything and he is physically struggling. If he had money, I have no doubt he would have bought something to drink. How long before he physically feels like himself again?
Thanks for taking your time to respond!
how long and how much did he drink? and what physical symptoms does he have?
Hi,
Thanks for your reply!
He drank pretty much daily. The least he drank was a minature of vodka or two. That was pretty much the average he could drink without exhibiting signs of drinking. There were days he drank more, and those were the really, really bad days. He is trembling, and he says he feels like a motor is running inside of him that won't shut off.
Cindy
Thanks for your reply!
He drank pretty much daily. The least he drank was a minature of vodka or two. That was pretty much the average he could drink without exhibiting signs of drinking. There were days he drank more, and those were the really, really bad days. He is trembling, and he says he feels like a motor is running inside of him that won't shut off.
Cindy
Hi Cindy...
I'm Stacey and an alcoholic...For me, when I quit drinking, I was drinking on average a 5th of whiskey a night and beer on top of that...When I put down the alcohol, I remember my hands shook for about a week, the motor running that your son referred to, started to quiet down for me right around a week...I went to my first AA meeting my first day sober and found I wasn't alone nor crazy and that helped me a lot to know I wasn't crazy and others had been through things similar to what I was going through...I remember craving chocolate for awhile and was told that would help with the shakes as alcohol has a lot of sugar in it and when we quit drinking, our brain is screaming for a drink and the chocolate helps to quiet the craving down some...I remember not sleeping very well, I'd get about 3 hours of sleep a night and then it started getting a lot better around week 3....
Just remind your son to take it easy and the physical symptoms will get better as each day passes...the mental is a bit more difficult and I would suggest he try a couple of AA meetings and see if that helps him out too...
Take care,
Stacey
I'm Stacey and an alcoholic...For me, when I quit drinking, I was drinking on average a 5th of whiskey a night and beer on top of that...When I put down the alcohol, I remember my hands shook for about a week, the motor running that your son referred to, started to quiet down for me right around a week...I went to my first AA meeting my first day sober and found I wasn't alone nor crazy and that helped me a lot to know I wasn't crazy and others had been through things similar to what I was going through...I remember craving chocolate for awhile and was told that would help with the shakes as alcohol has a lot of sugar in it and when we quit drinking, our brain is screaming for a drink and the chocolate helps to quiet the craving down some...I remember not sleeping very well, I'd get about 3 hours of sleep a night and then it started getting a lot better around week 3....
Just remind your son to take it easy and the physical symptoms will get better as each day passes...the mental is a bit more difficult and I would suggest he try a couple of AA meetings and see if that helps him out too...
Take care,
Stacey
Hi there, I was pretty much the same as Stacey....with withdrawal symptoms, but I used coke too...so I was a mess and honestly I didn't feel better until about 4 months into it...I drank and used for 28 years though...I was told to wait for the miracle and I would feel better...my hangovers were pretty bad and I had to lose those things most precious to me (my daughters) until I finally got sober...but everyone is different...I saw an addictionolgist for the first 8 days of my sobriety and she put me on Librium for the first week and tapered me down, like 6 pills the first day, or something that, and then eventually down to one ~ and then coupled with 90 meetings or more in 90 days...best of luck to you and your son.
Hi Cindy
Hang in there and every chance you get just talk with your son and He will have good and bad days infact more correctly good and bad minutes untill his sober time starts to build.
What are you doing for support for you? Have you thought about Alanon? it would be a good idea to get support for you.
Also if your son wants a good head start in recovery AA would be good for him as it does help to see and talk to others in addiction as well, also even if he checks out this site as well.
My cravings and shakes stayed physically with me for 2 weeks and the mental cravings and fears are strong only when i allow them time in my head without talking to people who know and understand what i am going through.
Your son is on his journey into recovery, and so are you, take it easy and look after yourself.
Light and love Zac
Hang in there and every chance you get just talk with your son and He will have good and bad days infact more correctly good and bad minutes untill his sober time starts to build.
What are you doing for support for you? Have you thought about Alanon? it would be a good idea to get support for you.
Also if your son wants a good head start in recovery AA would be good for him as it does help to see and talk to others in addiction as well, also even if he checks out this site as well.
My cravings and shakes stayed physically with me for 2 weeks and the mental cravings and fears are strong only when i allow them time in my head without talking to people who know and understand what i am going through.
Your son is on his journey into recovery, and so are you, take it easy and look after yourself.
Light and love Zac
Thanks to everyone for your responses. They all were helpful.
I have considered Alanon and should definelty go. I know there are things I need to learn and work through myself. Your are exactly right, Zac, he has good and bad minutes. He is done with detox and his outpatient care starts tonight. He also has found a meeting he feels comfortable attending and is going on a regular basis. It's so hard to see your child in pain, and all of your comments were very helpful.
Congratulations to all of you on your sobreity!
I have considered Alanon and should definelty go. I know there are things I need to learn and work through myself. Your are exactly right, Zac, he has good and bad minutes. He is done with detox and his outpatient care starts tonight. He also has found a meeting he feels comfortable attending and is going on a regular basis. It's so hard to see your child in pain, and all of your comments were very helpful.
Congratulations to all of you on your sobreity!
