Am I an alcoholic?
I drink at least a bottle of wine every night I get off of work. I can’t stop drinking. I get sick if I don’t drink. I keep telling myself that I’m going to quit and yet I drink the following night. However, neither of my parents drink alcohol. Does this mean that I’m in no danger of being an alcoholic?
I'm 27 and I've been trying to quit alcohol as I feel it is weighing too heavy on my budget and affecting my progress. What are some of the best ways to quit without killing my social life?
This is a very difficult question and answer to this cannot not be straight forward. But I see an interesting thing here that you are not able to cope up with your budget. I assume you are already doing some job and the income is not enough to pay for your habit. So why don't you take up a part time job which would facilitate an extra income to meet your needs.I believe since you are already engaged some job, you wouldn't get time to drink alcohol. Slowly you would lose interest in alcohol (it wouldn't stop in one go). Reason? Well on one side you will start realizing that the extra money that you are getting, should be put to use in more constructive things. Secondly, you wouldn't get time to drink. Responsibilties (of extra job) make people realize what they are actually worth. So if you do get time and have money you wouldn't feel like spending your hard earned income on alcohol. This is a both way win-win.
How can i quit alcoholic beavereges?
One way is cold turkey. Another is joining a rational recovery programme..ah programme.
My alcoholic boyfriend of 7 years quit drinking and left me for another woman, what happened?
He told me he loves me, but is not in love with me. I hung in there all througout his drinking problem, now when he;s trying to stay sober he says I'm his best friend. Came over my place to tell me about his new on-line dating he's been doing and 2 dates he went on. All about the liasons he had, even brought me a rose, (I thought it was for me), but he told me the girl never showed up at the coffee shop that day and he didn;t want it to go to waste. So he brought it to me Is this guy a moron or what? Didn't even care that I was broken hearted. I was in schock, asked him to leave and haven't seen him since. But he said he still wanted to be friends, that's why he came over to show me that he is at least being honest.
Libido in recovering alcoholic males?
My husband quit drinking 2 months ago (severe, dangerous binge drinking for many years) his libido has gone down to absolute zero. Really, zero zilch nada. This is totally the least of my worries, but it is still a concern since we are both young, healthy and, well (there are needs) he gets very annoyed with me for bringing it up. I am supportive, try not to bother him and just hope that things will improve over time but I am wondering, from people with experience, HOW LONG is average??? Is it ever *permanent*????? (Ps: no suggestions along the line of: look sexy, send suggestive texts, wear lingerie, date night, etc.. Doesn't work, literally tried everything)
Do I need to stop drinking if my partner is an alcoholic?
Good advice from Mr Midgely. Guess it would also depend what kind of drinker you are. You may not be an alcoholic, but if you are a heavy or binge drinker, you might benefit from quitting for a while yourself. It really depends on your partners sobriety after that. If they are recently sober, please give them a break from having alcohol around. I've been sober for nine years. I got married 6 months ago. My wife drinks, but never very much. Personally, I would rather be with a woman who can have a couple of drinks. I prefer this, than that she should have similar mental quirks to mine. That being said, I couldn't take it if she drank all the time or a lot. Remember, just because it works for me doesn't mean it's for everyone. The key here is communication. You both have things you can live with and things you can't. Let each other know what those things are. If they line up, fine. If not, there’s nothing saying you have to stay together. Look up Al-Anon. It's really the best place to find the answers you seek. Good Luck!
Can seroquel help an addict quit alcohol and pot?
Seroquel is not used for this purpose. If you want to quit alcohol, I suggest switching to Librium for a while, then tapering off slowly. This minimises the withdrawals from alcohol. After you've got off of it, and you need to stay off but are getting strong cravings, I would recommend either Naltrexone (Revia) or Nalmefene (Revex). In addition, I would recommend something called Acamprol / Acamprosate (Generic: Calcium-Acetyl-Homotaurinate.) Speak to your doctor about these meds as they require a prescription. Naltrexone doesn't really block the pleasurable effects of pot so I wouldn't recommend using it for pot cravings. Acamprol would be a better bet. You might also want to ask your doc to let you try Wellbutrin. This should give you a bit more energy whilst going through withdrawals. Quitting weed won't give you physical symtpoms, but you may experience a good deal of fatigue, in which case I recommend the Wellbutrin. Feel free to drop me a line if you need anymore help on this subject. Good luck.
Has the use of marijuana helped you quit alcohol?
I’m a rare individual that doesn’t suffer from addiction the way most humans do. I smoked cigarettes in high school, but easily quit once I got bored and the cost too much. I drank heavily, but never felt compelled to drink for anything other than peer pressure or to celebrate. I used cocaine heavily during the 80’s, but easily quit that too.So, I’m not the best A2A for this question.But, I definitely feel like Cannabis has been more beneficial than alcohol for me. I have several friends that succumbed to alcoholism, and are clean sober cannabis users today. And, while I may never have become an alcoholic, I could easily have caused harm to society with certain behaviors while drinking, i.e. DUI/DWI.So, yes Cannabis probably helped me slow my drinking to a very modest, respectable level. The way alcohol should be used, not the way it is often abused.
I can't give up alcohol, why?
I have been drinking for a long time. I had hangovers that freaking hurt. And I tried to quit alcohol 4-5 times. But I just can't quit. I always come back to it. Perhaps, I just don't have will power.