I’ve been through this 3 times on my recovery journey. I wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy. The first time resulted in two seizures because I was just trying to get over it at home. Resulted in getting 7 staples in the back of my head. It is ALWAYS worth going to a medically assisted detox facility, personal pride or potential costs be damned.
I’m so sorry to hear that. Yeah, stopping alcohol or benzodiazepine consumption completely after years is the equivalent of pushing the gas pedal in your brain all the way to the floor. Scary stuff. I think too there are many older “functioning” alcoholics who have drank daily for years and inadvertently set themselves on this path when they decide to just quit for one reason or the other.
On July 19th, 2021 I walked into a private emergency room and somehow convinced them to prescribe me something to treat my alcohol withdrawal (I was down to 2 hours of sobriety before withdrawal was setting in). It was a 15 day supply of Librium that I managed to stretch to about 30 days or so.
Anyways, I've been sober ever since and I'm still very thankful for that doctor's compassion which undoubtedly saved my life.
