Posted by AMD on April 1, 2005, at 18:25:04 [reposted on April 2, 2005, at 11:41:48 | original URL]
Hey experts,
I have had a few benders the past month, drinking way too much. Last night I went out, overdrank, and vaguely recall getting a cab ride downtown, then another one up to my apartment, before stumbling into the apartment around 5 a.m. I probably had 5-6 drinks over the course of 3 hours, so my BAL, I'd sure, rose quickly. I was also smoking.
This is not good.
However, is it not good to the point where I could have done serious damage to my brain, heart, liver after a few of these nights? I know blacking out is never fun -- and I was probably close to that, since the memories toward the end of the night are foggy -- but does that indicate you've really f'd your brain, or is it merely a temporary symptom. I do take vitamin B supplements before I go out, along with fish oil. Not that that helps, but ...
Anyhow, I feel out of sorts today (hung over), but I'm obsessing, as usual. Four binges in a month -- is that enough to get DT or other neurological problems from?
Does the brain recover from damage like that, if one abstains from drinking? I'm just worried here. Well, freaking out, as I so eloquently put it.
I read these online research articles and they sound so scary, but I wonder what really constitutes "long-term heavy drinking," and how much true damage is done.
Perhaps I'll feel better tomorrow after sobering up a bit more.
12 steps, 12 steps. First meeting is tonight.
Thanks -- I am becoming an expert on very substances through self-experimentation, it seems.
amd
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