Posted by katia on October 13, 2003, at 14:30:29
Hi Barb, good to hear back from you. Nice to hear about the hottub/spa. Hope it helps you.
Thanks for your input about the Antabuse. My pdoc didn't tell me about that, but probably would have next session when we re-evaluate about it. So far so good with the no drinking. But I tell you, WHAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!! side of me is coming out. It's been about eight days - only!! :-O On an intuitive level, i know that this is one of the harderst times and it will get better. My perceptions will change and I'll feel better and see more clearly and realize what a stupid cycle I'd been caught in and won't have the desire to reach for that yucky stuff. (I hope anyway). I've endured three nights at work and one party and it was NO FUN, but I didn't drink. I even left the party early and I pout my way through work. People are just putting up with me probably AND vice versa.
I've bought some "dealcoholized" Cab. and Chard. It's just not the same thing. Why can they make a beer so close in taste, but can't do it with wine????? It's been a helpful substitute esp. when eating something that a Cab. would normally complement so well. :-(
Yin Chiao......ah. didn't work for me. I bought a huge bottle the day I was getting sick and took massive amts. of during the day and the cold still ran it's course, in fact is still here.
I think if you take it the second you feel it rather than six hours later as i, than it will work. Otherwise it's a waste of liver processing, money, and hope. but loads of people I know take it and it works.
I doubt I'll go on Antabuse. When stopping drinking, I just need a leg up to get to that determined point to stop and then that defeated feeling of "I just can't drink - I quit" where it's not a decision anymore and I sulk my way thru' life.
I went to a second AA meeting and it was the most depressing experience and when I walked out of there (after having been previously in a good space and no desire to drink) I wanted a glass of wine to recover. however, there are so many out there that maybe I can find the right one for me.
I will check out Life Ring. It's just the meetings for that are so infrequent that it's harder to make one.
I bought a Basal therm., but the only thing it's been used for lately is checking my "cold/flu" fever temp. When this cold passes, I'll start monitoring that. All this is so much easier - all this mood charting and everything when I eliminate alcohol!
It's a tough one. I MAY consider that Naltrexone if I start to "slip up" esp. around the holidays. As of right now, that would actually only give me a reason to drink b/c I know I can on it and won't crave more. The little devil in me who loves that stuff is sneakyyyyyyy.
I'm just catching onto her.
Lots of love,
Katia
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