Alcoholism Recovery & Treatment

Question by Nathaniel: Help me understand changes a recovering alcohol addict goes through and the difficulties they face?
What physical changes does a person go through during recovery from alcohol and/or drugs? How does their body crave the alcohol or drug they are recovering from? Can someone also help me understand by explaining the different physiological difficulties an addict has while going through recovery?

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Answer by Kristy B
They will get the shakes,vomit (sometimes with blood depending on how long they have been drinking),become paranoid, body aches.

Really if you have ever seen a movie with someone coming off of heroin or something like that it can be very similar. especially with heavy drinkers

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Question by kelly825782003: Have you ever dated or been in a relationship with a guy who is in rehab and going through recovery (alcohol)?
What were the difficulties you experienced? Was it hard to get an emotional side from that person, or hard for them to open up about things? Did you feel that they were not really ready or serious about a relationship?

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Answer by JBG
Ya I once dated Bill Gates back in the day when he was a rebel. Beating up nerds and chugging alcohol. He got arrested 8 times and got sent to rehab never heard from him again.

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Question by annie lk: How can I start over after going through inpatient alcohol rehabilitation?
All the friends I have are those that are in rehab, and all the friends I had before I entered that place were my alcoholic friends. They’ve been trying to get in touch with me but I feel that it would only do me worse rather than good since I might be tempted to drink alcoholic beverages again. I don’t want to be friendless, though. What can I do?

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Answer by John P
You have made a good decision in not going back out with your old friends.

The only solution that I have seen work for the long term is to join a 12 step program specifically for you AA.

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Question by chell: How long do withdrawal symptoms last for an alcoholic going through recovery?

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Answer by Alex
Two of the most likely possibilities are:
If you suddenly stop taking Lexapro, you may feel like you have the flu. You also might have trouble sleeping, have an upset stomach, have shock-like sensations in the arms and hands, feel dizzy, or feel nervous. This usually begins within 1 to 10 days after you stop taking Lexapro. It is not dangerous or life threatening and usually goes away within one week. Not everyone who stops taking antidepressants experiences this syndrome, and it is less likely if medicines are slowly tapered off over a few weeks.

The other possibility is the return of depression symptoms. Antidepressants need to be continued for at least 6 to 18 months in most people for depression symptoms to stay away when the medicines are stopped. Stopping them too early means that within days to weeks (occasionally 1 to 2 months) symptoms of depression return. These can include irritability, fatigue and change in appetite, among others. Sometimes people need to be on antidepressants for a longer than usual, or even indefinite period of time.

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Question by davelennv: What meds do they give to a person when they are going through alcohol detox?
I have a friend who is an alcholoic. She also suffers from hypertension and anxiety and panic attacks. She is on a host of meds for the hypertension and ativan for the anxiety and panic attaacks.
She wants to stop drinking but cannot find a hospital due to her insurance. She also doesnt have the money to go to a rehab hospital so I was curious what meds they would give her, and if she can do this by possibly increasing the ativan

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Answer by KATHY S
you can go to a methadon clin.

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