I recommend AA; they offer a great support network, even for young twentysomethings. You could talk to people who understand what you're going through and offer guidance.

Unfortunately yes, withdrawal could definitely be life threatening. I suggest if you start to feel symptoms of WD call 911 and have the professionals treat you for that. Best wishes to you, whatever you decide to do.

Hi there, I just got out of rehab yesterday.....so it's fresh on my mind. Ha Ha. Not only was it a safe environment to withdraw, it was an awesome spiritual awakening about my drinking. I highly recomend it. I went to a Valley Hope treatment center. Great counselors and staff and centers are all over the place.

If you need to know more I'm happy to share.

haha your never alone in AA, just friends you haven't met yet. The reason why people say AA is because it is by far the most successful for real alcoholics.Trying to fix alcoholism on your own, will never work just to let you know.

u never mentioned how much quanitity of booze you are drinking,,,
this is very important info before i give out advice/experience with drunks...on withdrawal...
in this format... follow your doc's advice.. they know u already....

when u want to quit for good and all...give AA a try...

it works... it really does.

botbotcoco

Recovery is very hard anyone can say that. Any program can help, but it is you whom can be strong and fight. God is with you and in you. When ready you will conquer.

thank you all for your responses, umm, and as for the question as to how much i drink, well, my drink of choice is Smirnoff Ice, and usually in a day, i consume a whole 6 pack, sometimes only in a couple hours. i don't know if that makes me any more or less of an alcoholic, but that's how much i drink and i drink every single day and have been doing this for a little over 6 months. but i've been a drinker since i was about 16, i'm 21 now. hopefully that will answer your question.

Taper down, eat a lot of sugar when you come off alcohol, then go to AA, find a sponsor and work the steps. Rehab is a good beginning, but is only the beginning. Your psych. can't help you. First you need to get sober, then you need to work on and learn how to stay sober. Getting sober is only the beginning.

This is only my thoughts and it is the way I done it, rehab or detox is a good safe way to start, it also got me of the rollercoaster which was the most important factor for me, we had AA meetings in rehab and was introduced to many meetings.

Rehab for me was great, if you are suffering withdrawls do seek medical advice is the best suggestion I can give

Trickey

As has been said you never mentioned how much you were drinking, I personally have never been to treatment, I wish I would have, but I sweated it out myself (not recommended by any means)

But do try A.A., there are all different kinds of meetings, young timers, old timers, Mens groups, womens groups, you name it, Bill and Bob had all of the bases covered when they started this program.

And always remember you can't be kicked out of A.A. "as long as you have a desire to stop drinking" Even if you don't go to some open meetings, and just listen, trust me I guarantee, someone is going to tell your story, and the first thing you are going to say to yourself is.

These people have never met me, how do they know what I was/am going through.

Hang around long enough and you will find that a lot of are fun to be around, but also a little crazy, my sponsor and I would just hop in the car and go, we've ended up in Michigan, Minnesota, Iowa.

And the great thing is, we are all alike, to this day every meeting, I go to the first thing I hear is oh-no here comes the crazy one, and they all start laughing.

Don't get me wrong I take my sobriety serious, but as the Big Book says....We are not a glum lot.

DougC

Hi,Give AA a go but if cant go to rehab.I suppose it depends on your circumstances.If you have children or partner give AA ago if not go to rehab.Just a suggestion.I cant tell you whar to do.its your choice.It is your life your talking about.There is help there if you want it.Another alcoholic knows better than a non alcoholic.Alcoholic will understand you better.It goes both ways.We cant go cold turkey,We need support from AA.I hope this helped.I hope you have a good day.

Definitely tell your Dr (not just psychiatrist whose advice I'm not so sure about? the thing is if you are on psych meds they are affected by alcohol comsumption.). AA absolutely, rehab possibly, only you can decide. It's not a quick fix recovery is a way of life and the more you put into it he more you get out of it.

If you doc. is concerned about withdrawl, you should do rehab and then AA. AA works and no alcholic can do it alone. Ther'e nothing like sitting in a room full of drunks just like you and I sharing. My experice says you can't do it alone, the decease is very sneeky and gets you when your not looking.

I tried to do it alone. Into day 2, I was withdrawing big time in a bad way. You definately need to detox slowly but under dr. supervison. Aa will help give you emotional support in your journey into sobriety. Trust me don't do it alone. You should look into a detox program to defogg first.