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How do i give up drinking alcohol?

6 doctors weighed in across 3 answers

Just stop: You may have withdrawal symptoms which can only be handled medically but for that, you will need a medical evaluation. This can be done inpatient or out patient. With the use of appropriate protocols. Strategies to stop drinking bycutting down usually fail. If you had that level of control, you would not need to ask how to do it.

Answered 1/22/2012

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Dr. Ravi Srivastava answered

Specializes in Addiction Medicine

See an Addiction spl: There are many new ambulatory treatments for alcohol that can be done in an out patient basis in most cases. See an addictionologist fit an evaluation.

Answered 12/8/2016

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Dr. Pedro Hernandez answered

Specializes in Geriatrics

With Supervision: Sudden stop of drinking alcohol may cause seizures and delirium tremens. So the importance of being supervised . Prescriptions of benzodiazepines to calm the anxiety and prevent seizures are giving while not drinking alcohol in decreasing dosis for several days (usually 7 days).

Answered 3/26/2013

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