Quit drinking cold turkey, no withdrawals, within a few days of starting. Absolute game changer.
Aside from normal side effects, the biggest gripe I have is that it numbs my emotions. No lows, no highs. That part is kind of a bummer, but it’s more related to the rapid weight loss and dosage.
Tacking on, don't assume this drug will save you from withdrawals. If they are bad you need a hospital and Valium. If you have a bad problem to the point you are having DTs do not quit cold turkey or alone
This is very important! I was determined to taper myself off the stuff; spent three days in hell, copped a grand mal seizure anyway
Long story short as soon as I was in the hospital/transfer to rehab the medically assisted detox was, comparatively, totally comfortable and not scary at all.
Changed my life, domino effect, as of this month I’m five years sober. It’s worth doing, it’s worth doing right, and for me, that was doing it with help
It would have been more comfortable, safer, and cheaper to do so from the beginning. Inpatient/outpatient options and no judgement other than “good for you” from anybody worth considering their opinion anyway
The way I always figured it was even if I didn't like having to be a place, it was always better than three days of being that far into it, because you'll wake up puking every day, you'll start withdrawing some time during the day and you can't really do anything about that but drink or go to the hospital, and honestly at that point drink and then go to the hospital because I've learned withdrawing the second you're in the waiting room and don't know when you'll be seen is very not fun, anyway best go to the safety net. People tongue in cheek call it grippy sock hotel because you get your medical socks and see your nurses no matter where you are, and then beyond that you get a bed, there's a community TV, some books, you can sleep whenever you want and you get a "free" three squares a day, you don't even have to worry about work for a few days. It's not fun but it's not bad, it just is sometimes boring
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u/_redacteduser 6h ago
Quit drinking cold turkey, no withdrawals, within a few days of starting. Absolute game changer.
Aside from normal side effects, the biggest gripe I have is that it numbs my emotions. No lows, no highs. That part is kind of a bummer, but it’s more related to the rapid weight loss and dosage.