Im a 17 year old girl with alcoholism. I wanna quit drinking because it is always causing problems. I usually drink like every other day heavily. What would be the best place to go/thing to do for me to stop?

If so, what were they, and how long did they last?
Thanks

They say drugs and alcohol are responsible for millions of deaths worldwide.. I know two people who lost their lives to drugs. Hayden (32) and Charmaine (24) I live in South Africa.

If you know of any one let us know…
Isn’t scary how this silent killer most probably kills more people than aids and or war?

Trying to quit drinking and I’m getting the usual shakes… I just want to relieve them in any way possible….

I have a friend that is a hardcore alcoholic, and was talking to me about the DT’s (delirium tremens). She said that during alcohol withdrawels she hallucinates, and hears things that aren’t there. She doesn’t do drugs, and this has been proven due to her last hospital stay for alcohol detox.

Could someone experienced in this, or someone that has witnessed this tell me about your experience?

where your heart is racing, your hands are unsteady and shaking.

I’m so glad I don’t go through that anymore!
THAT was a sure sign that it was time to STOP!

does anyone know about alcohol detox and the side effects it has on the body. and what happens after they have left the clinic, will it be stessfull to come straight back home with 3 young children, ways of coping with living with someone after alcohol detox come on somebody must have gone through the same as iam going through at the moment. thanks

I’ve tried several different anti-depressants over the past 9 years. None have really had any negative side effects other than lowered sex drive and Paxil would make me extremely irritable when I drank alcohol (which of course is my own fault since you are supposed to avoid it). But with the Cymbalta (which I’m taking for depression and anxiety) my anxiety has increased about a million times over. I keep reading horror stories online about how it makes you suicidal. I’m not to that point but thoughts do run through my head. I told my doctor I was worried about the extreme increase in anxiety and she told me to keep taking it and prescribed some Xanax as well.

Is there any particular reason this drug is affecting me about a million times worse than the 7 or so other medications I’ve tried? People are also talking about how horrible the withdrawal is; I stopped all my other meds cold turkey with no problems, now I’m really worried about getting off this crap.