Alcoholism is an unconditional evil for a person, so everyone should know what will happen if you stop drinking alcohol suddenly, with the normal pace of life and the general state of your body. None of us are safe from alcoholism, as the addiction to it forms gradually and imperceptibly, starting with a pleasant moment at the table with friends. But the simple bliss of communication quickly turns into a deadly race in a vicious circle, from which it is very difficult to escape.
It is true that today this opportunity exists, thanks to innovative methods of addiction correction, with the help of which the addiction to drinking is overcome for whatever reason.
It is impossible to predict exactly how this will happen, as separation has many consequences, depending on a number of factors. Among them, the following are considered the main ones:
- Genetic predisposition.
- Sex 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 diary of a thirsty man: what is it?
Psychologists say that for a person who stops drinking, a special Internet journal on the site to fight addiction can become a lifeline.
It is held daily and is open to anyone who has the same problems. The support you receive from other sufferers greatly increases your chances of success. Every day, electronic records record everything that happens to a person who has given up alcohol: exacerbations, breakdowns, improvement in the condition. There you can clearly trace the relationship between the intensity of the drinks and the withdrawal symptoms after refusing them, calculate the financial component of the alcohol aversion process, and see the amount of alcohol consumed.
More importantly, keeping a diary helps to find the starting point when the most dangerous part of the road to sobriety, the so-called "point of no return", has been passed and each new day confirms the correctness of a person's actions by the state of the body. .
In addition, the diary stimulates analytical brain activity, helps restore focus to brain activity, and speeds up the recovery process. The need to keep daily records, evaluate the addict's actions by others, doctors, becomes a reliable support and support in the decision to give up alcohol.
It is necessary to understand that the chosen path is a long one. The treatment of alcoholism is complex, including both hospitalization and outpatient consultation with a narcologist for one or two years (all individually), as the person does not know how to live without ethanol.
An alcoholic's limited company can help with the sobriety process, that's where, according to a clear 12-step sobriety program, you can really gain and consolidate the skills of normal life, and restore your social component. The public discussion of the diary, in this case, can play a decisive role in its clarity.
The consequences of stopping drinking during the day
A good diary aid is this table. It clearly presents the main periods of separation from alcohol in light of the body's response to it.
It is necessary to understand that the process of refusing alcohol is difficult, and even a fatal outcome is possible in case of errors in the stages of its implementation.
It all depends on the duration of alcohol abuse, the doses of ethanol, the state of the body destroyed by it and the adequacy of the therapy. It must not be forgotten that an abrupt refusal is always difficult to bear.
| a period of time | Symptoms | Therapy |
|---|---|---|
| 24 hours | Suppression of the most important functions of the body: hangover, tremors, headache, tachycardia, pressure spikes, intoxication, lack of appetite, depression, insomnia. | The patient at home receives an abundant drink with detox drugs, sorbents. Analgesics, antihypertensives, sedatives, antidepressants that help the heart and kidneys are used - on the recommendation of a doctor. In a hospital setting, and sometimes in resuscitation, detoxification and support for key systems of therapy also become the foundation. |
| 48 hours | Intoxication continues with nausea and vomiting, headache, tremors, nightmares, lack of appetite, bitterness in the mouth and dry mucous membranes, strong desire to drink. Constipation or diarrhea are associated. | Detoxifying therapy remains the basis, with cardiotonics, antihypertensives and antiarrhythmics, drugs that normalize the work of the digestive tract and, at the same time, restore the hydroelectrolytic metabolism with abundant intake and multivitamin complexes. They continue to relieve headaches, calm the central nervous system. |
| 72 hours | Frustration, aggression, irritability, nausea, dizziness. When adhering to hallucinations, medical attention is required. | On the third day, along with ongoing detox therapy, they begin restoring central nervous system and PNS functions - nootropics are added. Pay attention to restoration of liver function - hepatoprotectants. Control urine production. The normal work of the heart muscle, the absence of arrhythmia is still important. |
| Fifth day | The hangover passes, the appetite appears, the symptoms of intoxication disappear. All alcohol is removed from the blood. | Powerful detox therapy is replaced with sorbents, sugar levels are controlled, and diuresis is considered. Supports liver and pancreas condition. She continues to take antidepressants, nootropics, hepatoprotectants. There is a danger of a breakdown, as the craving for alcohol increases, as a compensatory psychological reaction to the complete cleansing of the body. Ethanol provides the brain with light carbohydrates. This is a habit and giving up alcohol can cause hypoglycemia. This also needs to be taken into account and stopped in time with the glucose. |
| One week | Appetite and digestion normalize, sleep becomes deep, there are no nightmares, dry mouth disappears, liver is painless. Heartburn is possible. Potential impotence is especially unpleasant. | Special attention is paid to the restoration of the immune system. Immunostimulant and immunomodulatory therapy combinations. She continues to take symptomatic medications. Detox therapy has been cancelled. Heartburn is relieved with antacids. |
| Two weeks | Consciousness is clearing up. | In the context of symptomatic therapy, together with a physician, a daily regimen, a balanced diet, a regimen of administration and gradual withdrawal of medications are developed. Automatic training is connected. |
| Month | The patient begins to think properly, realizes that he has stopped drinking, emotional awareness of life and sexual function are restored. The paste disappears, the teeth whiten, the bruises under the eyes disappear. | At this time, it's useful to have a special wallet, where you can put the money that could be spent on a baby bottle, spend more time outdoors, try out dosed physical activity. At this point, there is the danger of a collapse of another genesis: if suddenly an ex-alcoholic sees a bottle or an old drinking buddy. |
| 60 days | Immunity is restored. | It is the period of complete clinical and laboratory examination in order to identify weak points in the body and correct this pathology. Sometimes, dealing with impaired functions takes a long time. |
| 90 days | The psychosomatics normalizes, the irritation goes away, the body functions normally, the state of health is good. | It is extremely useful for an ex-alcoholic to start an interesting hobby, to have a pet, self-training is still important. At this point, you should reconsider your attitude toward others, exclude communication with a liquor company, and spend more time with your family. |
| Half year | The person recovers the old psycho-emotional and social state. | The most important thing at this point is ongoing self-training, a hobby, a family, and a life goal, clearly and clearly defined. The program, created on the 30th day of abandoning alcohol, remains relevant. At this moment, there is an improvement in the family's financial condition, with the saving of money spent on alcohol, and the increase in the efficiency of the former alcoholic. Career growth is possible. |
| Year | The functioning of all organs and systems is normal. | Get back to a full life without alcohol. Psychological and financial well-being. |
recovery period
This is a very difficult time phase. For the recovery period to be successful, you need to understand one simple thing: alcohol is a poison, so no non-standard treatments other than powerful detoxification and faster elimination of ethanol toxins from the body are needed. .
In fact, every poison is special and for every toxic substance there is an antidote, without which a person dies. Yes, and each one has its own organismic characteristics. But for the treatment to be successful, it is always necessary to stop ingesting any poison. After that, clean and tidy all systems.
If the detoxification of the body is carried out according to general rules, then there is no single recovery method, everything is purely individual. You need to know exactly what the person is poisoned with (alcohol brand), the dose of poison ingested, the state of the internal organs. That's why it's always better to start giving up alcohol under a doctor's supervision.
Especially if, after the abolition of ethanol intake, the state of the body deteriorates drastically. Only the doctor can choose the correct antidote and, if necessary, carry out resuscitation measures.
The same is true of the body's cleansing process. Everything is individual. Someone has enough compensatory capacity. After all, with the cessation of alcohol intake, self-healing processes are initiated, ethanol is completely excreted on its own, without the use of medication.
However, if the amount of accumulated alcohol metabolites is very large, external help will be needed: the introduction of detoxification solutions that dilute the concentration of toxins, stimulate their excretion and maintain the functionality of the kidneys, liver, heart and pancreas.
The toughest recovery period awaits those who've been in a binge more than once. They have maximum depletion of nerve forces, energy credit. It is a state in which a chemical activator of your energy capacities constantly enters your body, for which you must then pay with nervous exhaustion: pay with interest.
The analogy with those who stop drinking is very pertinent for those who, used to living in debt, suddenly refuse loans. It's very difficult, unpleasant and unusual. But when a person slips off that financial and credit needle, after a short period of time they begin to feel psychological comfort and confidence in the future.
The same is true with alcohol. It's hard to stop, but the future is worth it. You can imagine yourself at the foot of the emotional-energetic stairs and on the upper floors - a peaceful, happy and prosperous life. You only need to take a few steps in this direction.
the myth of physical addiction
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 become easier and easier. But this is just another myth.
Abrupt withdrawal from alcohol is the only correct way to solve the problem of alcohol dependence. The gradual separation of ethanol will inevitably lead to a return to ethanol, as there will come a time when relieving stress or the desire to demonstrate that you are beyond capacity is more easily achieved with the help of an additional dose of alcohol.
To make it easier to quit an addiction, it is necessary to understand and accept that the craving for alcohol is formed exclusively at the level of the psyche and never at the level of the physical needs of the body.
alcohol free life
It is difficult for a person who has stopped drinking to socialize on a daily basis, so psychologists and narcologists offer several simple rules, following which you can make this process much easier.
non-alcoholic party
It turns out that at the festive table you can share the fun with other people and without ethanol. Remember that energy drinks have a negative effect on the heart and blood vessels, and non-alcoholic beer contains about 1% alcohol.
Even kvass is not safe for a person who stops drinking; it contains alcohol.
It's better to use a delicious tea with lemon, rose bush with honey, milkshake - all in the coffer of sobriety and good humor at the table.
stress relief
Everything is simple here: stress is relieved with exercise. By loading the muscles, we unload the head. You can turn to physical therapy: high-oxygen cocktails will also make you expend energy to overcome stress, relieving the nervous system.
Yoga will help many. It replaces smoking and anti-stress pills. A sweet tooth will help you eat honey cake, jam, sweets and ice cream. Sugar will play the role of activating the pleasure center and will create the illusion of complete well-being.
cooking food
Many recipes involve the use of alcohol: barbecue marinades, brandy in cake cream, beef stew in wine sauce. But all this can be easily replaced without loss of taste, the development of unnecessary complications.
Isabella's grape vinegar or juice is an analogue of wine, a cube of broth - beer, ginger - champagne, cherry liqueur - tastes identical to syrup with cold mineral water.
In addition, you can use the following knowledge:
- Self-hypnosis is a guarantee of not returning to alcohol.
- If you feel like drinking, drinking anything other than alcohol helps 100%.
- Stay constantly in the air, avoiding hypoxia.
- In case of digestive problems, try to normalize in a natural way: a diet rich in vegetables, fiber, plums with kefir in the evening.
- Drink 10 glasses of pure water a day.
- Bathing in the morning tones up and creates a good mood.
- Avoiding unnecessary feasts, watching family comedies more often, indulging in your favorite sweets—all these ward off depression.
- Share your experiences with your loved ones.
And then life without alcohol will bring joy.