Self medicated withdrawal

[Bill@NSB]

Recently after a severe burn I started drinking again after being sober for 6 months.

I would like to stop without going back to an inpatient detox, like before.

I have naltexone, Clonidine, neurontin, and valium. Left over from treatment.
Anxiety is what caused my drinking problem initially, and take 10mg of lexapro daily.

Opinion?

Thanks in advance.

[serenitysaves]

If you have someone that can help while you go through your detox.  with your med's and just moral support?  It should help some.

If you were allready clean for six months, you know what to do.  
Talk to any of the support you had and go to A/A - N/A meetings.  theirs always someone there to help.

take care, and good luck

[VOsRose]

Buddy, I have NO experience with alcohol addiction.  I'm so sorry about that.  However, I have tons of experience with substance abuse, and I believe they're all the same.  If you feel you can do this alone, without medical help./supervision/intervention than go for it!  You obviously know the drill since you've done it before.  My advice would be to get someone you trust (if possible) to help you through the initial detox and keep you from drinking to end the pain if it gets too bad.  I would stay very, very active on this board through it, also.  You will find a GREAT support network here.  It's like a constant AA/NA meeting!  Getting through detox will be the easy part.  It's staying clean/sober after that is the hard part.  You HAVE to do enough introspection to know what your triggers are, and then you HAVE to come up with a plan, well in advance, of how you're going to handle the stressors that cause you to start drinking again.  You can do this!  My fiance was an alcholic (and quit drinking years before I ever met him and has never had another dirnk).  He told me something in reference to my own addiction (hydrocodone) that I will share with you.  It is so simplistic, but makes so much sense.  He told me something to this effect:  "When that neuron in your brain fires that tells you it's a good idea to take a pill, just remember that coming right behind it is another one that is going to tell you it isn't.  Somehow you have to just wait for that second neuron to fire."   Let us know how you're doing.  Peace.