Posted by treb on November 20, 2003, at 23:48:40
In reply to Re: Does Alcohol give you PANIC/ANXIETY ATTACKS?¿?, posted by ditzypixy on November 18, 2003, at 15:02:02
Don't know if anyone is still reading this but I can offer my experience. I had been drinking about 30 years and never had any ill affects. After a point of being on vacation and drinking a bit more I started having the symptoms you all speak of - racing heart, palpitations, sweating, etc. I hated to leave the house except that I had to get more liquor.
Oddly enough after I started tossing it back these things would disappear. I went through four hours of sipping and then would sleep about four hours, only to wake up with the same symptoms. Then I started dry heaving along with the other stuff. Miraculously, after drinking more this would all stop.
This cycle kept repeating itself. I finally went to treatment because my Dr thought I was having withdrawl (the symptoms) and that I might die if I didn't get medical intervention to quit. I spent 7 days in detox and was put on Adivan, thiamin shots and Tranxene to lessen the withdrawls. After getting out of that and into a controlled halfway house setting I had no more of the symptoms. It all took about 21 days and I've been sober and loving it for two years this month.
I'm convinced these symptoms were withdrawl as was my Dr. She said it was a classic example. I just came up with a hundred other things it must have been - anxiety, vitamin shortage, dehydrated, I even did the magnesium thing to no avail. I finally had to admit it.
The short test is to drink when you get your symtoms and see if they go away. If they do you may be having withdrawl symptoms - better get help - bad news is on the way! If anyone is here let me know and I'll leave an e-mail addy for an off list discussion.
Thanks for hearing me out - Treb
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