When you stop drinking your body needs time to readjust. This section contains information about what to expect.
Many people can detoxify their body from alcohol quite safely at home. However, if you are concerned or frightened about what is happening or even if you have had a bad experience in the past, you should contact your physician or local community alcohol team. Do not try to be a martyr and punish yourself with bad withdrawals.
To be sure, the first three days of withdrawal will probably be the worst. Some symptoms you can expect to feel include anxiousness, irritability, restlessness and quite possibly flu-like symptoms. The important this is to not give up; in a week to ten days you will feel much better.
Alcohol has a high sugar content and it is helpful to replace this for the first few days. Drinking fruit juice is the best way to do this.
Alcohol disturbs your natural sleep patterns; if you can't sleep or wake after just a few hours, don't worry - this is quite normal and will right itself after a few weeks. Try learning some relaxation exercises.
As the days go by, you will find old interests returning. Allow yourself to enjoy them. Watch TV as much as you like and try to get some exercise. Give yourself some small objectives that you know are achievable. If you want to give up smoking - do something about it at a later date - one thing at a time.
You also may want to explain to people close to you what you are going through. Don't let it upset you if they appear to lack faith in you - they will also need time to adjust just like you.
Stopping drinking will not solve all the problems that caused you to drink in the first place. Do not fall in to the trap of trying to tackle them all right away. After a while you will be in a better position to put your problems in to the proper perspective and can then begin to talk to someone like a counselor.
Beware of setting yourself up to drink again. Prepare in your mind what you will say if someone offers you a drink. And don't forget, one drink will always lead to another. It is best to simply stop altogether.
It is not easy giving up alcohol, but by taking things slowly - one day at a time as AA puts it - and being realistic, you will succeed.
Many people can detoxify their body from alcohol quite safely at home. However, if you are concerned or frightened about what is happening or even if you have had a bad experience in the past, you should contact your physician or local community alcohol team. Do not try to be a martyr and punish yourself with bad withdrawals.
To be sure, the first three days of withdrawal will probably be the worst. Some symptoms you can expect to feel include anxiousness, irritability, restlessness and quite possibly flu-like symptoms. The important this is to not give up; in a week to ten days you will feel much better.
Alcohol has a high sugar content and it is helpful to replace this for the first few days. Drinking fruit juice is the best way to do this.
Alcohol disturbs your natural sleep patterns; if you can't sleep or wake after just a few hours, don't worry - this is quite normal and will right itself after a few weeks. Try learning some relaxation exercises.
As the days go by, you will find old interests returning. Allow yourself to enjoy them. Watch TV as much as you like and try to get some exercise. Give yourself some small objectives that you know are achievable. If you want to give up smoking - do something about it at a later date - one thing at a time.
You also may want to explain to people close to you what you are going through. Don't let it upset you if they appear to lack faith in you - they will also need time to adjust just like you.
Stopping drinking will not solve all the problems that caused you to drink in the first place. Do not fall in to the trap of trying to tackle them all right away. After a while you will be in a better position to put your problems in to the proper perspective and can then begin to talk to someone like a counselor.
Beware of setting yourself up to drink again. Prepare in your mind what you will say if someone offers you a drink. And don't forget, one drink will always lead to another. It is best to simply stop altogether.
It is not easy giving up alcohol, but by taking things slowly - one day at a time as AA puts it - and being realistic, you will succeed.
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