Alcohol withdrawal symptoms?

[Blade]

Ive been drinking about of vodka everyday for about 6 weeks now, and today ive decided Ive got to stop. I think im having withdrawal symptoms im very anxiousness my heart rate has increased. How long do withdrawal symptoms normally last

[mrs_empo]

drink plenty of clear fluids and take vitamin c. You should be fine in a couple of days.

[Clarkie]

you don't mention the amount that you have been drinking daily, but I STRONGLY advise you get yourself to an emergency room. You could go into shock or start having DTs without assistance. You may be at the stage where you need chemical assistance (Librium, etc)I already don't like the way the heart increase sounds.Call a cab, get to the hospital.

[Kailey]

It depends on the level of alcohol you drank. Your body has to completely detox before the symptoms will go away.Drink A LOT of water, this will help cleanse your system. You may want to go to the doctor and ask for some anti-anxiety meds, like ativan, to ease the anxiety while you are going through this.Good luck to you!! You are doing the right thing, stick with it!!!

[Mrs. Compton]

Find an AA meeting, seriously.

[l_anderson26]

I wholeheartedly agree call your local alcoholics anonymous hotline someone will be able to help you get thru this

[ratbagdan]

been there and done it It can be cured on your own but it is a lot easier if you have someone there to help when pressure gets to much breath slowly and say to yourself you can do it and do not let anything else distract you good luck to you if you want any help email me I will do what ever I can

[pessimoptimist]

bmac is absolutely correct. You can go into seizures, which could be fatal, during withdrawal and the symptoms can last for days, not just hours. You can also have delirium tremens, which is shakes and hallucinations. This can last up to 5 days and can be fatal as well.GET YOURSELF TO A HOSPITAL AND INTO A DETOX WARD IF POSSIBLE!!!!!!!If there are no vacancies in a detox ward or you can't afford it, at the very least, get a friend to stay with you, so there will be someone to call for help if needed.Yes, call the AA hotline....it works!!!Best of luck to you.

[ste l]

you need some one with you to go thro this safely i no this sounds wong but if you are alone and you get the screamers/dts the safest thing to do would be to drink alcoholiv been reading your other questions and im worryd about you mate dont let this drag you down you can get over this

[here comes mr kumkuat]

be ready for a couple of crappy days,get yourself checked by a doctor to be on the safe side. your going to be lying on the sofa ,feeling sick and not eating. make sure you drink plenty of water. your going to feel like puking make sure you have fluids in your stomach to bring up. you might have this for 3 days. i had my fill of drink binging and feel a lot better for stopping.

[itsALICE =]]

i am not surebut i admire you for giving up vodka

[samantha f]

Get some tables from your Doctor and tell him why you need them,that should do the trick,but the question you should be asking is"Why am i drinking vodka everyday".