Please get medical help.

I would recommend that you go to the ER or an urgent care facility today.

The bruising can be a sign of liver failure.

Hello Lemon88,

Please pause for a moment to take a look at what is happening and how it can be fixed. There are ways of dealing successfully with the things that are troubling you but drinking is not one of those solutions.

If I recall correctly you mentioned in an earlier post about being anxious about taking the first step in getting help. Many people in that situation tend to gather up a lot of small or at least manageable problems and bundle them together into a big mess that they cannot untangle. If you take one thing at a time and deal with it, starting with the easiest ones you will find that problems that had looked impossible to resolve start to melt away.

Why not sit down and make a list of positive things that you can do. For example, you could visit the doctor and have an honest talk about your anxiety. You may need short term or longer term medication in order to restore the right balance or maybe counselling would be the answer. You could go to a few AA meetings and decide if AA can help you. If you are anxious about going to a meeting on your own, give AA in your area a call or send them an email and they may arrange for a female member to meet with you. If you are anxious about college work, talk to the tutors rather than just letting it drift from day to day. It may be that you have nothing to worry about or there could be some simple things that you can do to catch up. The worst things that we imagine rarely happen but if it transpire that you failed to reach your grades it would not be the end of the world. Thomas Edison is credited with inventing many of the modern day appliances that are now taken for granted but Edison got it wrong thousands of times before he got it right. He is quoted as saying: I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work and Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.

Therefore, take one thing at a time and make a decision to deal with it to the best of your ability. You do not walk to the top of a tall building in one step but you start off with that one small step. Getting immediate medical help would be a good place to start.

I have decided to go to urgent care; am here now :-) step one!

Good job LEMON!
They are probably going to take your phone and hold you until you are within "sober" range...if you already are in sober range..they hopefully give you some medication for the withdrawals.

Good luck and of course let us know how you do.

2 and a half years ago I was in the same boat. I couldnt live drinking and i couldnt live not drinking. I had severe anxiety and was basically drinking and sleeping.

I created an account here and for a week just drank more. Then one sunday after a big bender I looked up an AA meeting and went. That was June of 2012.

I have not had a drink since. It was a rocky road but I was able to find a bunch of ppl like me that shared secrets to staying sober.

C'mon you can too

1is2many

I usually don't tell people to do anything but after reading this post, I can easily see you are in dire need of medical attention! Stop minimizing your sickness! Please go to the ER, your life depends on it!

I will pray for you!

God Bless!

Oh good! I didn't read your update! Please follow through with all you are told to do for your own good!

I hope nothing major is wrong, but I am think you made the right move to get to urgent care this morning. Please let us know how you are doing when you can.

You don't need AA right now. You need medical attention. I'm glad you went to urgent care. Get the withdrawal symptom under control and hopefully the medical team can help you plan the next steps.

(((HUGS!)))

Hey all,

Thanks again for the kind and supportive messages. I was sober when I went, thank god, so no need for any intervention of the forceful kind.

They ran a bunch of blood tests and urinalysis etc., did an EKG because my blood pressure was slightly high (probably from the insomnia and anxiety), and shockingly nothing immediate was found to be wrong. We're waiting on the results of another test for tomorrow, so hopefully it will all work out.

I still feel anxious and shaky, but it's gone way down. I am determined to make this my LAST episode. 1is2Many is a good way to put it: one is ALWAYS too many. I can't have a normal relationship with alcohol. Ever.

I remember those feelings and it's hell. Good for you for getting medical attention and wonderful news that nothing major is wrong. You can get better. Thinking of you.

I'm glad you are okay.

I hope this means you are done drinking. You never need to drink again. You never need to have this type of awful incident or the ever-present anxiety that drinking brings.

Sometimes people think they are giving something up when they stop drinking. Instead it is the opportunity to get back -- get back clarity of mind, get back time lost to drunken episodes and hangovers, and get back your life.

I hope this is more than a wake-up call. I hope a weight lifts off your shoulders as you realize you are done and don't have to drink again.

That's good news that nothing is wrong. Thank you for letting us know.

Something very similar happened to me. For several days following, I felt a bit weak and shaky. The main thing right now is to rest and drink plenty of water. Be kind and gentle with yourself.

It would be a good time to start thinking about your next steps, but don't let anybody pressure you.