Alcohol dependence is an unconditional evil for a person, so everyone should know what will happen if you suddenly stop drinking alcohol, with the usual rhythm of life and general condition of the body. None of us is insured against alcoholism, as addiction to it is formed gradually and imperceptibly, starting with a pleasant table with friends. But the simple happiness of communication quickly enough turns into running to death in a vicious circle from which it is very difficult to escape.
It is true that today there is such an opportunity, thanks to innovative methods of correcting addiction, with the help of which addiction to alcohol is overcome for any reason.
It is impossible to predict exactly how this will happen, as separation leaves many consequences, depending on a number of factors. Among them, the following are considered basic:
- Genetic predisposition.
- Gender and age.
- The quality of alcohol consumed.
- Doses.
- Duration of ethanol use.
- Human psychomotor skills.
In fact, all changes in the body can be divided into: somatic (physical) and psychological.
The thirsty man's diary: what is it?
Psychologists say that for a person who gives up drinking, a special diary on the site to combat addiction can become a lifeline.
It is held daily and is open to anyone who has the same problems. The support he receives from other sufferers greatly increases his chances of success. Every day, electronic records record everything that happens to a person who has given up alcohol: exacerbations, breakdowns, improvement. There you can clearly trace the relationship between the strength of the drinks and the withdrawal symptoms after giving them up, calculate the financial component of the process of alcohol aversion and see the amount of alcohol consumed.
Most importantly, keeping a diary helps to find the starting point itself, when the most dangerous part of the road to sobriety, the so-called "point of no return", is passed and each new day confirms the correctness of a person's actions. from the condition of the body.
In addition, the diary stimulates the analytical activity of the brain, helps to restore the concentration of brain activity and accelerates the recovery process. The need to keep daily records, assess the actions of the addict to others, doctors, becomes a reliable support and support in the decision to part with alcohol.
It is necessary to understand that the chosen path is long. The treatment of alcoholism is complex, including both inpatient treatment and an outpatient visit to a narcologist for a year or two (all individually), because a person does not know how to live without ethanol.
Alcoholics Anonymous can help in the process of sobriety, it is there, according to a clear program of 12 steps to sobriety, you can really get and consolidate the skills of a normal life and restore its social component. Public discussion of the diary in this case can play a crucial role in its clarity.
The consequences of giving up alcohol during the day
This table is a good help for the diary. It clearly presents the main periods of separation from alcohol in the light of the body's reaction to it.
It is necessary to understand that the process of abstinence from alcohol is difficult and even a fatal outcome is possible in case of errors in the steps for its application.
It all depends on the duration of alcohol abuse, the doses of ethanol, the condition of the body destroyed by it, and the adequacy of therapy. It should not be forgotten that acute refusal is always difficult to tolerate.
| Period of time | Symptoms | Therapy |
|---|---|---|
| 24 hours | Suppression of the most important functions of the body: hangover, tremor, headache, tachycardia, pressure surges, intoxication, loss of appetite, depression, insomnia. | The patient at home is provided abundant drink with detoxifying drugs, sorbents. Painkillers, antihypertensive drugs, sedatives, antidepressants are used to support the heart and kidneys - on the advice of a doctor. In hospital settings, and sometimes in intensive care, detoxification and maintenance of basic therapy systems also become the basis. |
| 48 hours | Intoxication continues with nausea and vomiting, headache, tremors, nightmares, loss of appetite, bitterness in the mouth and dryness of the mucous membranes, a strong desire to drink. Constipation or diarrhea are associated. | Detox therapy remains the basis, with cardiotonics, antihypertensive and antiarrhythmic drugs, drugs are added that normalize the work of the digestive tract and at the same time restore the water-electrolyte metabolism with heavy drinking and multivitamin complexes. They continue to relieve headaches, calm the central nervous system. |
| 72 hours | Disappointment, aggression, irritability, nausea, dizziness. When joining hallucinations, medical help is needed. | On the third day, along with continuing detoxification therapy, they begin to restore the functions of the central nervous system and PNS - nootropics are added. Pay attention to the restoration of liver function - hepatoprotectors. Control urine output. Normal heart muscle function, lack of arrhythmia is still important. |
| Fifth day | The hangover subsides, appetite appears, the symptoms of intoxication melt away. All alcohol is removed from the blood. | Powerful detox therapy is replaced by sorbents, sugar levels are controlled, diuresis is considered. Supports the condition of the liver and pancreas. She continues to take antidepressants, nootropics, hepatoprotectors. There is a danger of collapse, as the desire for alcohol increases, as a compensatory psychological reaction to the complete cleansing of the body from it. Ethanol supplies the brain with light carbohydrates. This is a habit and abstinence from alcohol can cause hypoglycemia. This should also be taken into account and stopped with glucose in time. |
| Week | Appetite and digestion are normalized, sleep becomes deep, there are no nightmares, dry mouth disappears, the liver is painless. Acids are possible. Potential impotence is particularly unpleasant. | Particular attention is paid to the recovery of the immune system. Immunostimulatory and immunomodulatory therapy is added. She continues to take symptomatic medications. Detox therapy is canceled. Acids are relieved with antacids. |
| Two weeks | The consciousness is cleared. | Against the background of symptomatic therapy, together with a doctor, a daily regimen, a balanced diet, a regimen of administration and gradual withdrawal of drugs are developed. Self-learning is connected. |
| month | The patient begins to think adequately, realizes that he has stopped drinking, emotional perception of life and sexual function are restored. Pastosity disappears, teeth whiten, bruises under the eyes disappear. | At this time it is useful to have a special wallet where to put money that could be spent on a bottle, to spend more time in the fresh air, to try a dosed physical activity. At this point, there is a danger of collapse of a different genesis: if a former alcoholic suddenly sees a bottle or an old drinking companion. |
| 60 days | Immunity is restored. | This is the period of complete clinical and laboratory examination in order to identify weaknesses in the body, correction of this pathology. Sometimes the treatment of impaired functions takes a long time. |
| 90 days | Psychosomatics is normalized, irritation disappears, the body works normally, health is good. | It is extremely useful for a former alcoholic to pursue an interesting hobby, to have a pet, self-learning is still important. At this time you need to reconsider your attitude towards others, turn off communication with a drinking company, spend more time with your family. |
| Half a year | The person regains the previous psycho-emotional and social state. | The most important thing at this moment is the continuous self-learning, hobby, family and purpose in life, set clearly and clearly. The program, drawn up on the 30th day of abstinence from alcohol, is still relevant. At that time, there was an improvement in the financial situation of the family by saving money spent on alcohol and increased efficiency of the former alcoholic. Career growth is possible. |
| Year | The functioning of all organs and systems is normal. | Return to a full life without alcohol. Psychological and financial well-being. |
Recovery period
This is a very difficult stage of time. For a successful recovery period, you need to understand one simple thing: alcohol is a poison, so no non-standard treatments are needed, except for powerful detoxification and the fastest elimination of ethanol toxins from the body.
In fact, each poison is special and for each toxic substance there is an antidote without which a person dies. Yes, and everyone has their own characteristics of the organism. But always for successful treatment it is necessary to stop taking any poison. Then clean and arrange all systems.
If the detoxification of the body is carried out according to general rules, then there is no single method of recovery, everything is purely individual. You need to know exactly what the person is poisoned with (brand of alcohol), the dose of the poison taken, the condition of the internal organs. That is why it is always better to start giving up alcohol under the supervision of a doctor.
Especially if after the abolition of ethanol intake the condition of the body deteriorates sharply. Only a doctor can choose the right antidote and, if necessary, perform resuscitation measures.
It is the same with the process of cleansing the body. Everything is individual. Someone has enough of their own compensatory capabilities. After all, with the cessation of alcohol intake, self-healing processes begin, ethanol is released completely on its own, without the use of drugs.
However, if the amount of accumulated alcohol metabolites is too large, then external help is needed: the introduction of detoxification solutions that dilute the concentration of toxins, stimulate their excretion and maintain the function of the kidneys, liver, heart and pancreas.
The most difficult recovery period awaits those who have been in a state of intoxication more than once. They have maximum depletion of nerves, energy credit. This is a condition where a chemical activator of its energy capabilities constantly enters the body, for which you then have to pay with nervous exhaustion: pay with interest.
The analogy with those who have stopped drinking is very relevant for those who, once accustomed to living in debt, suddenly refuse loans. It is very difficult, unpleasant and unusual. But when a person slips out of this financial and credit needle, after a short time he begins to feel psychological comfort and confidence in the future.
So it is with alcohol. It's hard to give up, but the future is worth it. You can imagine yourself at the foot of the emotional-energy staircase, and on the upper floors - a calm, happy, prosperous life. You just have to take a few steps towards it.
The myth of physical dependence
There is a strong idea among people that it is a mistake to stop drinking immediately, abruptly. You need to do this gradually, it will be easier and easier. But this is just another myth.
Abrupt abstinence from alcohol is the only right way to solve the problem of alcohol dependence. The gradual separation from ethanol will inevitably lead to a return to it, as there will come a time when relieving stress or the desire to demonstrate one's superiority is most easily accomplished with the help of an extra dose of alcohol.
In order to facilitate the separation from addiction, it is necessary to understand and accept that the thirst for alcohol is formed exclusively at the level of the psyche and never at the level of the physical needs of the body.
Life without alcohol
For a person who has stopped drinking, it is difficult to socialize in everyday life, so psychologists and narcologists offer a few simple rules, following which you can greatly facilitate this process.
Non-alcoholic holiday
It turns out that at the festive table you can share the fun with others without ethanol. Remember that energy drinks have a negative effect on the heart and blood vessels, and soft beer contains about 1% alcohol.
Even yeast is not safe for a person who refuses to drink, it contains alcohol.
It is better to use delicious tea with lemon, rose hips with honey, milkshake - all this is in the pig of sobriety and good mood at the table.
Relieve stress
Here everything is simple: stress is relieved with exercise. By loading the muscles, we unload the head. You can turn to physiotherapy: cocktails with high oxygen content will also make you expend energy to overcome stress, relieving the nervous system.
Yoga will help many people. It replaces smoking and stress pills. Sweetness will help the cake with honey, jam, candy and ice cream. Sugar will act as an activator of the pleasure center and will create the illusion of complete well-being.
Cooking food
Many recipes include the use of alcohol: marinades for barbecue, cognac in cake cream, stewing meat in wine sauce. But all this can be easily replaced without loss of taste, the development of unnecessary complications.
Grape vinegar or Isabella juice is an analogue of wine, broth - beer, ginger - champagne, cherry liqueur - is identical in taste to syrup with cold mineral water.
You can also use the following knowledge:
- Self-hypnosis is a guarantee that there is no return to alcohol.
- If you feel like drinking, you can drink anything but alcohol helps 100%.
- Constantly spend time in the air, preventing hypoxia.
- In case of digestive problems, try to normalize it in natural ways: a diet with lots of vegetables, fiber, prunes with kefir at night.
- Drink 10 glasses of clean water a day.
- The morning shower tones and creates a good mood.
- Avoiding unnecessary feasts, watching comedies with the family more often, pampering yourself with your favorite sweets - all this drives away depression.
- Share your experiences with your loved ones.
And then life without alcohol will bring joy.