my moms goin thru alcohol withdrawls at home; shes got the shakes and total metal dependence. io just need to kno what to do for her in this case. i kno that when i detoxed i did at home with nyquil and a whole box of sleeping pills and that worked for me but i dont kno what would help or hurt her. and i dont kno if i should stay around her and spend time at her house with her while shes goin thru this. i dk! help!
Des the best thing you can do is support her and just be there for her. Dont try to push her into anything or nag at her but just give her the love and support she needs right now and remind her why she is doing it and what she can get out of it all by sorting herself out. I can understand this must be hard for you. No one wants to go through this and espceially not with your Mom.
Good luck and take care xx
Good luck and take care xx
Des, I'd definately stay with her.............like Bunny said she needs your support.
Des, do you know how much she was drinking and for how long........I'm no expert, but I know that can be dangerous........not trying to scare you.....I mean with the duration, and what and how much.........somebody in that area is better equipped..........well looks like ya been in it now for hours.......I hope you both are alright.
Sorry Des.
Des, I'll post on the alcohol part for ya, O.K.?...Bunny Rocker though gave ya great advice......just be there for support.
Des, do you know how much she was drinking and for how long........I'm no expert, but I know that can be dangerous........not trying to scare you.....I mean with the duration, and what and how much.........somebody in that area is better equipped..........well looks like ya been in it now for hours.......I hope you both are alright.
Sorry Des.
Des, I'll post on the alcohol part for ya, O.K.?...Bunny Rocker though gave ya great advice......just be there for support.
Gidday Des
If you are really worried about your ma and detox for a quick talk ring your local AA support number and have a talk to someone there and maybe they can give you a number to call for any medical advice because some detoxing is worse than others and i know of people who have to be weened off the alcohol over a period of days and others can do it cold turkey.
There can be instances where people can fit due to detox and i am not knowledgeable enough about this but i know others on the board are and im sure they will post. But if you are worried because she is getting too bad please seek help from AA or medical proffessionals in your area.
My own experience was shakes, nightmares, hallucination and fear in bucket loads for a week and then i was just left with the fear and longing for the quick fix of alcohol and over time these have eased with the help of AA and my higher power.
Check out Alanon for yourself as well as it may give you some good tools to use in helping your mum
My thoughts are with you and your Mum
Light and love Zac
If you are really worried about your ma and detox for a quick talk ring your local AA support number and have a talk to someone there and maybe they can give you a number to call for any medical advice because some detoxing is worse than others and i know of people who have to be weened off the alcohol over a period of days and others can do it cold turkey.
There can be instances where people can fit due to detox and i am not knowledgeable enough about this but i know others on the board are and im sure they will post. But if you are worried because she is getting too bad please seek help from AA or medical proffessionals in your area.
My own experience was shakes, nightmares, hallucination and fear in bucket loads for a week and then i was just left with the fear and longing for the quick fix of alcohol and over time these have eased with the help of AA and my higher power.
Check out Alanon for yourself as well as it may give you some good tools to use in helping your mum
My thoughts are with you and your Mum
Light and love Zac
Des i sh*t you not, i've been doing that for my mum since wednesday.... my mum has been on the drink since i was born she'll go on it for some months then come off it for a few months. She decided to come of it during the week so i have been staying with her, just reassuring her and making her loads of tea and just being there for her. That's the best thing you can do for her, just be there so she is not on her own. I'm no doctor but when my mum comes off it she asks the doctor for diazepam as they help with the shakes and the nerves.
Most Def stay with her Des, that's the best thing you can do for her, all the best, Kev
Most Def stay with her Des, that's the best thing you can do for her, all the best, Kev
My Dad's doing a 21 day treatment right now for alcohol detox. Both my parents are alcoholics. I know from being in detox myself they really really watch the alcoholics that come in. In a class they told us alcohol was the only drug that the detox """ALONE"" can kill you. I'ld be in there with sick H addicts they never watched us as close. Them couslors took care of the alcoholic made sure they were handeling it ok. My dad's going thru this clingie thing too. Man was never around for me. He would spend years where i never heard from him...... now he's calling me everyday.
