How to give up Alcohol

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Suryavanshi

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At some point of time you may think of Giving up alcohol because of its ill effects or Impact of alcohol on health and Family. Alcohol can lead to severe health hazards when taken in large quantities so it becomes necessary to quit once you become an addict. Quitting alcohol consumption can help you avoid health problems such as Liver malfunctioning, weight gain, cardiovascular problems and renal failure at times. But giving up alcohol at a time cannot be easy as the withdrawal symptoms could be very drastic.

Withdrawal symptoms of alcohol are :

- Agitation
- Hallucinations
- Anxiety
- Confusion
- Depression
- Nausea and vomiting
- Sweating
- Insomnia

These withdrawal symptoms are more pronounced when one develops physical dependence on alcohol.

To give up alcohol you should first build up sufficient morale. Moral has to be built up before initiating the process. During the process of giving up alcohol, you may initially feel craving and gradually develop withdrawal symptoms as above. In such cases you should not hesitate in seeking medical attention too. Do visit a doctor and take medicines to treat those symptoms. This will help you in reducing the effects of above mentioned symptoms. Do not let go off the symptoms unseen as they may be at some point harmful to you so better go for treatment in severe cases.

Most widely used drugs to treat alcohol withdrawal symptoms are Diazepam and Clonidine available with different brand names. Sometimes alcohol at low doses itself may be prescribed by the doctor to wean you off of alcohol. However this is suggested as an adjacent therapy as this reduces the time of treatment which you undergo. In some people even yoga meditation is found to be beneficial as it helps in giving up alcohol.
 
yes alcohol consumption is becoming rampant amongst the youth and this should be taken as a issue of concern. people should really use the above information to give up alcohol. giving up alcohol is not so easy so you should have proper information on the subject. the above post is quite informative and helpful to alcohol addicts
 
Alcohol which is consumed is ethyl alcohol. Ethanol has volume distribution 12 concentration per Litre. That means 12 litres of human blood is required to metabolize ethanol. Due to very low volume distribution, ethanol cannot settle down in any organ.
That’s why ethanol stays in blood and affects every organ.
So uptake of very low concentrated alcohol everyday maintains your body’s limit and doesn’t show side effects like nausea or insomniac.
You can also suggested for disulfuran which is an anti alcoholic drug which restricts the metabolism of alcohol. But this drug show’s dangerous side effects like stomach ulcers etc
 
@IL you are exactly right. The only way to stop side affects of alcohol is only when any alcohol which is having high volume of distridution is synthesized. Alcoholic patients suffers from insomnia. Many of the alcoholics complaint that they can’t sleep without alcohol. Hence its wise to consume sedatives rather consuming alcohol. Naltrexone is an injection which is successful in treating alcoholism. This injection is taken once in a month
 
Alcohol kills a person slowly. Many decide to quit alcohol but all in vain. Apart from taking medical help, if an alcoholic person decides to quit and has strong determination, he will surely be able to do so. I know it is not very easy but it is not impossible. Taking injections or medicines can have negative effect on the body in the long run but a strong decision with the help of family and friend can be more beneficial.
 
Risks in Alcohol:
1. Depression.
2. Speech slurred
3. Loss of bladder control
4. loss of consciousness
 
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