Posted by Sean P on November 27, 2003, at 14:10:47
In reply to Re: Does Alcohol give you PANIC/ANXIETY ATTACKS?¿?, posted by treb on November 20, 2003, at 23:48:40
> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> Thanks for hearing me out - Treb
Treb that is weird that I would get these after only 7 years of drinking or so and only on weekends, I can get withdrawls from that? I think I have Candida problems and it makes it worse, so I will try to handle that and try to straighten out digestion because I have read it can cause horrible anxiety and depression, among other things with Carbs, Yeast and so on that beer has in it!!! I admit I go overboard when I drink and tend to have too much one night a week, then spend the next day trying to drink that off and feel better, so yes I get that and it does go away when you drink some more (Withdrawls like you said). This won't ever go away if you keep drinking like you do (To anyone), you have to either cut way back or quit because we have our minds trained already and when we drink this is an automatic reaction and will continue, something that used to be so fun is now scary and a problem at times. Hope I can help you guys furthmore, Treb you can drop your email or email me at scagney@comcast.net to discuss this further.......
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