Posted by oldschool305 on November 9, 2007, at 6:41:36
In reply to Re: Lexapro/CYMBALTA/quit all my jobs/HATE LIFE/he, posted by elanor roosevelt on November 8, 2007, at 22:49:32
Thanks everyone... I think once I quit drinking, I should be okay. I am a binge drinker and last night the paramedics came to my house. I was going through bad withdrawals. I was blacking out, shaking, throwing up, and really thought I was dying. it was so scary, my blood pressure was 158/99, blood sugar was 52. i feel better today but i know that if i quit drinking, maybe i have a shot at life. im 27 years old and my health is so screwed up because of drinking since the age of 13. its like i am having allergic reactions to the alcohol. they are not typical hangovers, they are very physical where i have heart palpitations, breathing problems, severe weakness and it's so scary. alcoholism runs in my family, i'm irish, i grew up around constant partying, im a musician, my friends all party... it's going to be so hard. i don't know what to do but i do know what i am not ready to die and if i keep up at this route, i will be gone before im 30. paramedics last night said i could go into a hypoglycemic coma because my blood sugar was so low. i refused to be taken to detox because i was scared to go to the hospital, and i am really embarassed. im quitting cold turkey, and i really hope that i can do it this time around. thanks so much for the replies. ill keep you all posted on my condition and drinking. once the alcohol is out of my system, ill start taking the lexapro again... until i can get to the doctor. i want to try cymbalta.
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