How can I safely do this (alcohol detoxing)? I need all the advise that I can get!?
I am a young person who is trying to overcome an alcohol addiction. I haven’t drank any alcohol in two days now, and since than I have been really sick. I have been shaking very bad, extremely nauseous to the point of vomiting, extremely anxious, and feverish. Last night I was so miserable, and I couldn’t sleep. I know that this is called detoxing. I am doing this on my own; I am not going to any rehab places unless it is extremely necessary. I just want to know how to make myself comfortable while I detox. Is there anything that I could do to distract myself from this pain and discomfort? How long does the detox process last? If you have had experience with this, please give me some advise. I don’t know if I can handle this.
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Try your usual remedies like panadol/tylenol and just wait it out. Drink plenty of water to help cleanse your system and keep you hydrated. Sipping some Ginger ale will help a lot with the nausea too.
Other than that curl up and watch some TV or DVD’s and try include some walking and fresh air into your day as well.
The severity and length of the withdrawal depends on how much and how often you drank. It can take anywhere from 3 to 14 days.
Honestly, there’s not much you can do other than make sure that you eat and drink (even if you’re nauseous.) If you were to go to a detox center, they would probably give you prescription medication like Klonepin (it would ease the symptoms–but not take them away.) Sometimes clonazepam is given. But clearly you’re not in a center–though you should be, since withdrawal can 1. be dangerous, and 2. be so awful that you’ll relapse–so you will have to get through this.
Good luck.
Hello,congratulations and good luck with this.It is going to be very hard to stick this out and to do it safely you should have someone with you or to check in you because depending on how much you drank there is a possiblity of having a siezure because of withdrawl.You have done extremely well so far with going without for 2 days so far but most times it takes about 10 to 12 days to get out of your system. You should call your doctor because there is medicine out there to help you detox safely so you don’t have a siezure but once you make it through or if your strong enough in a day or two you really should go to an aa meeting there will be people there to help you with the emotional side of withdraw as well as able to help you and understand what is happening to you since everyone of them have been through the same thing.It is very hard work but with God’s help and your own strength and determination it will be the best thing you ever did.Good luck and God bless you!