Posted by Alara2 on June 1, 2004, at 4:21:02
In reply to Re: want to use valium for alcohol detox on my own, posted by zoomdeal on May 30, 2004, at 4:31:05
> Hello:
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> I am currently in the middle of an at home de-tox on valium. I have done it several times in the past. The last time I went 14 months without a drink, the longest period in 20 years. In March, I took a drink and althouth tings did not get as horrible as the folks at AA would have made me believe, I was becoming a prisoner to the bottle again and my family, husband and son, did not like me very much. Just in case anyone asks about it again, you take about 40MG the first day, then 30MG, then 20MG, then 10MG, then 5MG and then none. At the end of 5 days, you are done with the valium. This gets you thru the physical withdrawal. The mental part can last a very long time. As to other physical, I had pain in my arms and legs and headaches for months. But I was a heavy drinker for many years. I have never found a scientic explanation for the the pain that follows but have heard may others at AA describe them as well.. If anyone has seen informatin about this I would love to read it.
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> For me the AA helped this last time because it gave me a place to go and unwind after work..
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> I had a hard time with the steps and eventually, I think it drove me crazy and back to drinking..
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> I got stuck on taking my inventory. In other words, I was constantly thinking how I could have done things better. Over analzing my every action. There were some great people there that truly cared about me.
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> I think that this time I am going to try going to some other none drinking activities after work instead like jazzercise and Tia Chi.
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> I am on my second day of the de-tox.
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> I am 47, a corp exec and mom of a 9 year old boy.
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> Love to hear from you. Wish me luck. Hopefully, this is the last time. I did not want to go to the doctor and ask again so I did order the valiums online. Expensive but saved the embarrassment of explaining again...
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> Have a good day.
>Hi Zoomdeal,
By now you must be on day 3 or 4 of your detox schedule. How are you feeling? What you are doing takes a lot of courage and you sound as though you were in a really positive frame of mind on day 2. Having said that, I know about the psychological ups and downs of trying to get off that awful liquid..Just want you to know that I'm thinking of you and am sure that everyone who reads this is behind you one hundred percent!
It sounds as though you're really working out a long-term plan too. Jazzercise and Thai Chi are great ideas. The planning is something that I've always had a problem with...Have always tended to think: "AA doesn't work", expecting some substitute miracle solution to fall into my lap. As I mentioned to Sophie in my previous post, I am now in the process of cutting down with the intention of abstaining completely, so I guess this is the time to plan!
Hang in there, Zoomdeal, and keep us up to date.
All the best,
Alara
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