Posted: 1/10/2016 12:49:43 PM EDT
| I use to drink about 24 beers total every weekend starting on Friday night( 8 beers), Saturday night ( 8 beers) and Sunday( 8 beers). Never drink during the work week, but I did the weekend thing for years. I decided to cut back a lot so this weekend not a drop of beer, other than some craving on Friday and Saturday it wasn't that bad no DTs or shaking how bad of a drinker do you have to be to get the severe withdrawal symptoms? I quit smoking 10 years ago and that was way worse of a withdrawal. I am considering stopping all together and finding something more productive to do on my weekends. |
| Cravings and withdrawal are two very different things. All bodies are different but I doubt that an intake of 8 beers a night will produce any withdrawals at all. A few years ago I got a little out of hand and was basically drinking an 18 pack every night for almost a year. I quit drinking cold turkey for a year. Just to prove to myself I could. No withdrawals at all, just cravings, and even that passed pretty quick. I drink socially now but knocked off drinking consecutive days out of principal. |
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I use to drink about 24 beers total every weekend starting on Friday night( 8 beers), Saturday night ( 8 beers) and Sunday( 8 beers). Never drink during the work week, but I did the weekend thing for years. I decided to cut back a lot so this weekend not a drop of beer, other than some craving on Friday and Saturday it wasn't that bad no DTs or shaking how bad of a drinker do you have to be to get the severe withdrawal symptoms? I quit smoking 10 years ago and that was way worse of a withdrawal. I am considering stopping all together and finding something more productive to do on my weekends. assuming 150cals a beer, thats 3600cals a weekend you were drinking 
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Stop drinking for several months. Then enjoy every once in awhile. if you can't do that you have a drinking problem and should stop altogether. Withdrawing is different for each person. This... good news it is that if you don't have actual withdrawals you are likely in a place where your liver could recover fully if you stop drinking! |
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Quoted: I use to drink about 24 beers total every weekend starting on Friday night( 8 beers), Saturday night ( 8 beers) and Sunday( 8 beers). Never drink during the work week, but I did the weekend thing for years. I decided to cut back a lot so this weekend not a drop of beer, other than some craving on Friday and Saturday it wasn't that bad no DTs or shaking how bad of a drinker do you have to be to get the severe withdrawal symptoms? I quit smoking 10 years ago and that was way worse of a withdrawal. I am considering stopping all together and finding something more productive to do on my weekends. |
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assuming 150cals a beer, thats 3600cals a weekend you were drinking Quoted:
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I use to drink about 24 beers total every weekend starting on Friday night( 8 beers), Saturday night ( 8 beers) and Sunday( 8 beers). Never drink during the work week, but I did the weekend thing for years. I decided to cut back a lot so this weekend not a drop of beer, other than some craving on Friday and Saturday it wasn't that bad no DTs or shaking how bad of a drinker do you have to be to get the severe withdrawal symptoms? I quit smoking 10 years ago and that was way worse of a withdrawal. I am considering stopping all together and finding something more productive to do on my weekends. assuming 150cals a beer, thats 3600cals a weekend you were drinking I think 3500 calories adds a lb of fat (not factoring in water weight). |
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I drink maybe 10-15 beers and maybe a few shots on weekends and don't even think about it on weekdays.
No problem not drinking on weekends just feels like a treat and relaxing after a hectic work week. Alcaholism does run in the family so I know it is not healthy but seems I have it under control. I'm more of a social drinker. |
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sugar helps ease cravings for alcohol
when i quit drinking,i developed a sweet tooth. 
i went thru pretty bad withdraws after i stopped drinking, due to 24/7 drinking/drug use. I got pretty low very fast,and did crazy shit to stay drunk/high and consumed things that the human body should never consume.... |
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I think to be physically addicted you have to consume whatever it is enough that you grow to physiologically depend on having an amount of it in your system. For example, if you were drinking 8 beers everyday you'd probably be noticing withdrawals. I don't believe medicine can explain it either. I know and have known people who drank way less than i used to that became addicted to alcohol. Yet, if i had been forced to quit cold turkey back then, i would have had zero withdrawal. I would have wanted to drink because i liked to drink, but there was zero signs of withdrawal. Yet within a few years some of those folks would have to get a glass of whiskey as soon as they woke up. Addiction is a weird thing, that science still doesn't fully understand. |
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Quoted: Give it a shot. Feels good. I was kind of like you. I would drink 6 strong beers (6-8% abv) a night 3-5 nights a week. Gave it up cold turkey and it feels nice. Body feels healthier. Losing weight. Don't feel guilty for abusing my liver. And I let myself splurge on other expenses due to the money saved. I was drinking craft beers so at 8-9 bucks a six pack I am saving around 160 bucks a month that I can put towards guns, etc. This doesn't account for the money I'd save on food too when I am not drinking. Quoted: Quoted: I use to drink about 24 beers total every weekend starting on Friday night( 8 beers), Saturday night ( 8 beers) and Sunday( 8 beers). Never drink during the work week, but I did the weekend thing for years. I decided to cut back a lot so this weekend not a drop of beer, other than some craving on Friday and Saturday it wasn't that bad no DTs or shaking how bad of a drinker do you have to be to get the severe withdrawal symptoms? I quit smoking 10 years ago and that was way worse of a withdrawal. I am considering stopping all together and finding something more productive to do on my weekends. This is (was) me to a tee last 3 months of the year^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ I got tired of feeling shitty, getting fat, being demotivated and losing interest in all the other (active) things that I really enjoyed doing. Haven't had a drop of alcohol since New Year's Eve and I feel great. Probably gonna extend this through January  |
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I don't believe medicine can explain it either. I know and have known people who drank way less than i used to that became addicted to alcohol. Yet, if i had been forced to quit cold turkey back then, i would have had zero withdrawal. I would have wanted to drink because i liked to drink, but there was zero signs of withdrawal. Yet within a few years some of those folks would have to get a glass of whiskey as soon as they woke up. Addiction is a weird thing, that science still doesn't fully understand. Quoted:
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I think to be physically addicted you have to consume whatever it is enough that you grow to physiologically depend on having an amount of it in your system. For example, if you were drinking 8 beers everyday you'd probably be noticing withdrawals. I don't believe medicine can explain it either. I know and have known people who drank way less than i used to that became addicted to alcohol. Yet, if i had been forced to quit cold turkey back then, i would have had zero withdrawal. I would have wanted to drink because i liked to drink, but there was zero signs of withdrawal. Yet within a few years some of those folks would have to get a glass of whiskey as soon as they woke up. Addiction is a weird thing, that science still doesn't fully understand. Addiction is fully understood. You just have to learn to "ride the wave." |