I'm trying to taper off alcohol HELP!!

[Perrinchance]

2ndchanzPLZ: My story ... I'm 38 thru a nasty divorce started drinking HEAVILY for over a year vodka lots of it all day and night towards the end got a DUI / accident thank god no one was hurt .... That didn't scare me into stopping until the pain / vomiting etc did so I went to the ER and ended up being hospitalized 4 months lost my job , apt, etc but somehow lived was In a coma the first month pancreatitis, blood inf . Survived that but came out using Methadone which was was the drs say kept the pain away and ability to eat at all. Did not drink for about 9 months not one drop. Then had a glass of wine and was fine so I thought OH WOW I can have a drink or two and be fine. Slowly increased up to drinking every night ... No hard alcohol just wine . Now it's almost about the 1.5 L bottle of white wine everyday . Needless to say I don't feel good that it came bk to this . I have to do this on my own and I've researched that since my previous incident /condition they I am at higher risk of bad withdrawal so please help I've been doing little bit drinking per hour and I keep vommitting and I feel like I can't even drink water . Will the vommitting stop or should I just stop. I read the HAMS thing so that's where I got the one drink/hour idea. After I vomit I feel okay enough to sleep about an hour or 2 at a time . But I think the methadone is to thank for that .  I'm on my phone so sorry for typos and I shortened this . Thank u I've never done this before .

[Pebbles44]

You can get through this with the help of a good doctor and support group. It sounds like your body is telling you to stop.

[dominosarah]

You said you have to do this on your own....Doing this on your own got you here in the first place.  Any type of addiction is a "we" thing, not an "i" thing.  Given your past medical issues you NEED to get a doctor involved.  Also the methadone is a nasty drug to come off of and you will need help with that.  How much do you take?  Please reach out for help before it is too late.

[ibizan]

So nice to see you here...thanks for responding and congrats on the sober/clean time!

[L_Bertoch]

It is very dangerous to withdraw off of alcohol or benzos without medical help due to seizures, convulsions, death. If you are pregnant you need medical treatment ASAP. I am sorry you are going through this, I am recovering alcoholic, heroin addict been free of all mind altering substances coming up on two years. I work 12 step program and suggest AA if you are serious about changing your life and staying sober. Good luck honey

[ibizan]

Pancreatitis does NOT come from a year of heavy drinking...it comes AFTER YEARS of VERY HEAVY drinking!A doctor who prescribes you methadone KNOWING..or perhaps he/she doesn't know?how much/how long u've been drinking for really needs their head examined!:(You need to be admitted to a detox facility and get some treatment for your problem.....or else you do run the risk of ending up dead from this!do you have any children?