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Addiction & Recovery

dixiegrrrrl

(60,011 posts)

16. Short of Ativan or such, herb is very helpful

Reply to Taverner (Reply #5)

Fri May 31, 2013, 08:51 PM

May 2013

try to do orange juice, fruit juice, anything high in natural sugar.
reason is, your body turns alcohol into sugar, and your body becomes used to a certain amount of it, and is craving the source it is familiar with.
You can deal with sugar reduction later down the road, right now abstinence from booze is the goal.

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I have gotta control my drinking [View all] Taverner May 2013 OP

You can do it. NYC_SKP May 2013 #1

It's a lot of things: work situation (been bad since 2010)... Taverner May 2013 #2

Get headphones and some tunes and walk it off. NYC_SKP May 2013 #7

Pls. monitor your blood pressure.... dixiegrrrrl May 2013 #9

I noticed at the gym when I exercised my HR was in the 150s Taverner May 2013 #10

i detoxed at home NMDemDist2 May 2013 #13

^^^^^ this ^^^^^^^ n/t NMDemDist2 May 2013 #11

Should I head to the ER? Taverner May 2013 #15

no reason to go to ER unless dixiegrrrrl May 2013 #17

420 makes mine chill, as long as it is indica Taverner May 2013 #20

that is literally detox happening...the sweats... dixiegrrrrl May 2013 #21

Ah true - there is no future - only now Taverner May 2013 #22

My favorite birthday card dixiegrrrrl May 2013 #23

sleep disruption is normal NMDemDist2 May 2013 #3

Cool 72 hours Taverner May 2013 #5

sugar NMDemDist2 May 2013 #8

Sugar! Got a Throwback Pepsi right here! Taverner May 2013 #12

perfect! NMDemDist2 May 2013 #14

Short of Ativan or such, herb is very helpful dixiegrrrrl May 2013 #16

See you on the other side GeoWilliam750 May 2013 #4

And the cost savings...the feeling like shit... Taverner May 2013 #6

the knowing it controls you and you want to be back in control of your life.... dixiegrrrrl May 2013 #18

Well that was fun for a while, actually, but it got old Taverner May 2013 #19

Good luck and, if it helps, know there are a lot of us out here mountain grammy May 2013 #24

Heard at an AA meeting: "I can control my drinking, or I can enjoy my drinking, but I can't do both" progree Jun 2013 #25