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alcohol withdrawls or parkinsons?

im 32 and have been drinking day and night for around 15 years now, and to be sincere have made few attemptes to stop ... i dont do drugs except for very rare ocasions... i have been fortunate enough to have a lot of support from my parents in my attepts to quit although unsucessful.. in the morning i "vibrate " ..  i feel it through my whole body slighlty but it doesnt bother me that much ... but my hands.... when i wake up in the morning and i sit down at the computer with my hand perched over the mouse my thumb or my index finger will uncuntrollably vibrate and twitch, i would say twitch more than vibrate.. i will look at it and obsess over it ... put both my hands palms down in from of me in the the air and observe how i have no control over this .... can not keep a steady pulse... then sometimes its my knees one or the other wil begin to vibrate than turn to a twitch .... and i obsess over ... it seems that when im buisy and dont think about it, it doesnt seem to happen ...  i find that a drink first thing in the morning stops it almost immediatly... i do the same things with my hands and STEADY AS ROCK.... but not so much recenlty... i came to Rio de janeiro from argentina for new years and carnaval have been staying at hostels and needless to say drinking probably more than ever ... and the shaking has pregressed to even when i drink ..... now im paranoid its the begining of parkinsons or something .... theres none in my family that i know of... or alcoholism on either side... what could this be ? any feedback is deeply apreciated, thanks
                                                                                                          Nico
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I'm on board with all the good feedback u've received here @ withdrawals!You need professional help.People can and do die from withdrawal from severe drinking.Please keep us posted @ what you do @ this!
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1423357 tn?1511085442
Yes, this sounds like a case of delirium tremens, otherwise known as the DT's.  You need to get professional help my friend as this is probably something you won't be able to get rid of on your own.
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You appear to have the classic "shakes" of alcoholism.  They usually start five to ten hours after the last drink, and disappear with the first drink of the day.

I suppose you could go to a doctor and find out if there's anything else going on--but to get any real help, you'd have to be completely honest about your alcohol consumption.
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It sounds like you have alcohol withdrawal symptoms.  

I've lived with dopamine deficiency for decades and even correcting hypothyroidism, numerous deficiency states (magnesium deficiency, vitamin B12, vitamin D, iron, zinc, other B vitamins), exercising (which helps increase dopamine), I still have symptoms so there might be some genetic issues as well (my father has Parkinson's disease which is depleted dopamine).  I found a good article on dopamine deficiency although they didn't list rarely yawning or very unorganised but it's a pretty good list of symptoms and causes.

I would recommend a good multi vitamin and L-tyrosine (precusor to dopamine) to help you with your addictive behaviour. And as I know from experience, willpower cannot overcome biochemistry.

Excerpt from Pretty In Primal - Dopamine Deficiency (or, I'm Not Lazy After All!)

"Here is a list of symptoms of dopamine deficiency (with my emphasis added on symptoms I identify with):

1. Physically fatigued easily (Sometimes.)
2. Sleep too much and trouble getting out of bed (Yes on trouble getting out of bed!)
3. Reduced ability to feel pleasure
4. Flat, bored, apathetic (Yes on feeling flat)
5. Low drive, motivation & enthusiasm (Yes, and yes.)
6. Depressed
7. Difficulty getting through a task even when interesting to me (HELL yes!)
8. Procrastinator/little urgency (Mmmm-hmmm!)
9. Shy/introvert (Yes.)
10. Mentally fatigued easily (Yes.)
11.Difficulty paying attention and concentrating (A little bit!)
12.Slow thinker and/or slow to learn new ideas
13.Put on weight easily
14.Crave uppers (e.g. caffeine/sugar/nicotine/diet soft drinks/cocaine/amphetamines)
15.Use these improve energy/motivation/mood
16.Prone to addictions (e.g. alcohol)/addictive personality
17.Light headedness
18.Reduced libido and/or impotence (sometimes on the libido)
19.Family history of depression/alcoholism/ADD

Factors which reduce dopamine levels (with my emphasis added on factors I have):

1. Chronic stress
2. Inadequate sleep (Like, DUH!)
3. Hypothyroidism (Bingo! Hashimoto's!)
4. Lead, arsenic and cadmium exposure
5. Under-methylation (Possibly- I suspect my dad's family under-methylates their B12. They have a strong history of Alzheimer's and dementia.)
6. Tyrosine (precursor) deficiency
7. Magnesium, iron, zinc & vitamins B3/B6/C/D deficiency
8. Excess copper levels (I have melasma and used to be vegetarian, so copper might be a factor.)
9. Genetic dopamine receptor abnormalities
10.Chronic opioid, alcohol & marijuana use
11.Adrenal insufficiency (Definitely!!)
12.Glutathione deficiency
13.Parkinson's Disease
14.Influenza
15.Estrogen deficiency (Yes.)
16.Human growth hormone deficiency"
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