Tapering - Managing Alcohol Withdrawal with Paresthesia with Tapering

[nutellajunkie]

this is very good advice for anyone trying to quit. Yes it is a bad bit of advice to just stop, no matter how short of long term you have been on the drink, there are always going to be that attack of withdrawal. If some people can cope then good for them, but I guarantee most people with an issue cant just stop.

SWIM made the mistake of just quitting, and then all hell broke loose, this was at the same time as he started cold turkey on opiates. And thats a hell of a combination to quit.

Tapeing is the way to go, but its always so tempting to just finish that bottle and get another one. And when SWIMs hangover symptoms only make him hellishly lethargic it makes it even more difficult to pop down to the market and purchase another bottle - perhaps a good thing. That on top of the withdrawal from opiates, wow, what a shock to the system.

Never feel guilty if you need a little longer to taper, some people will take longer than others, its all a personal situation and experience.