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I'm currently quiting drinking on my own again. I usually last 2-4 weeks then I binge for 1-2 weeks. My last drink was Thursday night/Friday early. Now when I try to sleep I get Sleep Myoclonus, which are involuntary movements of the limbs when you just nod off to sleep. The last time I tried to sleep it was more of an electric shock on my entire body. Btw I got two hours of sleep on Sat night, nothing sinse then. I'm obviously in acute alchohol withdrawal. I think it is worse this time because I'm now on Lexipro and Melatonin.
To my question, I do have slight DT's right now. I've had worse. How serious are they? It is about 7am here, so my Dr won't be open for a few hours. Call 911? Call someone to drive me to a detox center or hospital?
Thanks for the help,
Chili
To my question, I do have slight DT's right now. I've had worse. How serious are they? It is about 7am here, so my Dr won't be open for a few hours. Call 911? Call someone to drive me to a detox center or hospital?
Thanks for the help,
Chili
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theatre and I are there already. I'm having a very berry tea with crackers, cheese and cherry tomatoes and she's having a joint with some beer and we're both on really comfy recliners on thick pile carpet. we need some help with the decor if anyone is around??
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I'm trying to exercise daily. I was doing fairly well until I sprained my ankle 2 weeks ago but now I'm getting back on the horse. Today I walked over a mile with my arm weights that are about 22lbs total. I was out of shape and it was hard on my arms. I also did my 30 situps. I'm also going to drink a lot of water and try to eat healthy. I do tend to have a sweet tooth but I'm cutting...
Chili
Chili
For myself in the last stage of my drinking i drank every waking hour. Nothing to drink a gallon of scotch a day. I was the walking dead. DTS for me changed into seizures. The closest I've ever come to death. My suggestion to anyone that wants to stop drinking to go to a detox to be monitored and medicated as needed. oh yeah, the antidepressants and booze are a dangerous combo. Either one or the other.
Now, i cut and paste the below part from a medical website
Symptoms
The main symptoms are confusion, disorientation and agitation. Other common symptoms include intense hallucinations such as visions of insects, snakes or rats (or stereotypically, pink elephants). These may be related to the environment, e.g., drawings on wallpaper that the patient would perceive as giant spiders attacking him or her. Unlike hallucinations associated with schizophrenia, delirium tremens hallucinations are primarily visual, but associated with tactile hallucinations such as sensations of something crawling on the subject - a phenomenon known as formication. Delirium tremens can sometimes be associated with severe, uncontrollable tremors of the extremities and secondary symptoms such as anxiety, panic attacks and paranoia.
Delirium tremens (DT) should be distinguished from alcoholic hallucinosis, the latter occurring in approximately 20% of hospitalized alcoholics and not carrying a significant mortality. In contrast, DT occurs in 5-10% of alcohol-dependent people and carries up to 5% mortality with treatment and up to 35% mortality without treatment. [3] DT is characterized by the presence of altered sensorium; that is, a complete hallucination without any recognition of the real world. DT has extreme autonomic hyperactivity (high pulse, blood pressure, and rate of breathing), and 35-60% of patients have a fever. Some individuals experience seizures as well.