Possible Alcohol Addiction? Withdraw?
Question by James: Possible Alcohol addiction? Withdraw?
Hello I recently turned 21 in October and since then I drank everyday from the 30th all through November it was usually liquors like bacardi and vodka in december i;d say i roughly drank 5 days a week and now this january i drink everyday again and the past week i have drank a lot of 151 rum and blackedout everytime just yesterday my stomach started killing me really bad like i got stabbed my throat was killing me too for most of the day but thats gone i drank a few beers then the pain came back its been pretty back and forth all day. I also recently have been experiencing mood swings, big time irritability, lightweight hallucinations, insomnia, and profuse sweating and like hot flashes all this when im not drinking honestly i only feel normal when drinking do i have an addiction and will i withdraw if i quit? should i check into detox or something? and also did i damage my stomach in some way?
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Answer by Martin T
You have an addiction, checking into detox would be a good idea. They will get a doctor to check out your stomach. Everything else you mention is very common if you drink a lot. I know, I have been there.
After you detox, you will need some kind of recovery program, so you can live without alcohol. Almost everybody who has an alcohol addiction has other problems; it is possible to learn other ways of dealing with them. I fond it very helpful to spend a lot of time with other people who had been through alcohol addiction. We helped each other. Many are helped by Alcoholics Anonymous, but that does not suit everybody and in many places there are other programs.
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