Question by Rascal: When getting sick from binge drinking and smoking, how long does it last and what are the effects?
For someone who has been social binge drinking and smoking cigarettes every friday and saturday night (5 drinks or more per Fri/Sat night) for about 4 years, what can be the effects?

I was living this lifestyle and i have been feeling unwell for nearly 3 months. I have been going through feelings of lightheadedness, dullness, drowsiness, lowsyness, fatigue, muscle weakness & anxiety. I feel as if im high & “not part of this world”…

First thing i got was an ear infection, followed by chronic gastritis/stomach ulcers, then my right vestibular nerve was found to be weak.

I have seen a few doctors and specialists and they have informed me that most things are all normal. All blood tests showed normal results. The only thing abnormal was my liver ALT *83 and ferritin *395 which is slowly decreasing.

I have stopped alcohol & cigarettes completely ever since i was unwell. Is it possible to be having some withdrawal symptoms even if i wasn’t addicted to drinking or smoking?
I’ve seen a Neurologist and an ENT surgeon who say everything is fine.

I guess what i’d like to find out if the way i was living my life before has caused me to feel ill?

If anyone has gone through this, how long did these feelings last?

I keep thinking that something else triggered this like a virus or something, but my lifestyle before makes me think that these are the consequences of my actions.
By the way, i was only a social smoker not an everyday smoker.

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Answer by minx
Sure, I know plenty of people who’ve done exactly the same thing. They’re still alive and kicking because they are now taking good care of their bodies. That’s all you need to do buddy. You’re just run down and tired and obviously not nourishing your body properly. When you get stuck in one of those partying/bingeing modes you tend to not eat or sleep properly and just focus on partying and drinking/smoking. Well now that you’ve cleaned up your act you also need to remember to feed and nourish your body, that’s why you keep coming down with all sorts of ailments.

First up – are you drinking plenty of fresh clean vital water?? You need to at least be drinking 8 – 10 glasses of water per day. If you’re drinking coffee/tea/soft drinks/sodas you need to replace coffees and teas with x 2 the amount of water just to get back to ground zero !! As far as sodas and soft drinks go for each can you drink you have to replace 8 – 12 glasses of water that the sodas cause your body to lose, very dehydrating !! You would be totally amazed at the different mind set you will have just by being properly hydrated !!

It also sounds like you have a Vitamin B12 deficiency. Symptoms of deficiency in this vitamin are irritability inability to concentrate, moodiness, dizziness, depression, chest pains, heart palpitations, head and hand sweats, headaches, migraines, fatigue and exhaustion, oily skin and impaired balance !! Sound familiar??

Well, have you been under added stress lately? Most likely by the sounds of it. In stressfull situations we need to increase our intake of the B vitamins complex.

Wow, you poor guy, how have you managed for the last 3 months and feeling so ill?? All you need to do is to go the chemist and ask the pharmacist to advise you on which brand of the multi B complex of vitamins (ie: containing all the B vitamins) would be a good quality brand to buy. Avoid synthetic vitamins as they are really hard to digest. If you take this excellent advice, which is the best you will get!! No, seriously I definitely know what I’m talking about here. You will get relief from most of your symptoms within 24 hours !! Your body is obviously dehydrated – lightheadness, drowsiness and screaming out for water and food – fatigue, sore and tired muscles, stress, etc.etc.etc.

You also need to increase your intake of foods rich in this vitamin ie: yeast, liver, eggs, milk, cheese and fish, kidney and pork.

Recommended daily intake for adults is 2mcg. For B12 to be properly assimilated through the stomach it is necessary to be combined with calcium during absorption to adequately benefit the body.

In the human diet B12 is supplied primarily by animal products, since plant products usually don’t contain it.

B12 vitamins will alleviate any chest pains or heart palpitations you may be having?? it will also increase your energy levels, maintain a healthy nervous system, relieve moodiness and irritability, ease depression, fatigue and exhaustion and improve concentration, memory and balance.

Therefore, you’re surely deficient in B2 (Riboflavin) as well. Do you also have sore lips, mouth and tongue, cracked and splitting skin around your fingernails and grainy and sandy feeling eyes? If so, this is also a vitamin B deficiency, vitamin B2 (Riboflavin). This vitamin will be included in the Multi B complex supplement that you buy. There’s nothing mysterious about multi B complex tablets either, just in case you were wondering. They’re simply vitamins, and no they’ve not got chemicals/toxins or anything addictive in them just life enhancing vitamins. Well, in your case mate, life saving vitamins !! I’m truly so glad that you decided to come on line and ask us if anyone could help you. There really are so many wackos out there, you just got lucky though cos I’m a mother of 3 with a workaholic husband and I’m very experienced in most areas of health and nutrition. Plus I’m in the process of studying to be a naturopath, lucky you…. hehehe…… :0)

Sorry, I digress, just trying to reassure you. It appears that no Doctor has so far been able to help you so far, believe me I’ve had my fair share of quacks too !!

The recommended daily intake for B2 is 1.2 – 1.7mg.

Foods rich in B2 are milk, liver, kidney, cheese, leafy, green vegies, fish, eggs, yoghurt and beans.

If you are a vegetarian and have excluded eggs and dairy products from your diet, then you need B12 supplementation. Heavy protein consumers also need extra amounts of this vitamin. B12 and B2 work synergistically with all the other B vitamins, hence my advice to get yourself a B complex vitamin supplement.

Please treat your body nicely, you’re the only one who has to live there, at least make it comfortable !! Try focusing on fresh fruits and vegies, wholegrain breads and cereals, seeds and nuts, cut back on dairy, eat lean meats and fish and poultry and eliminate SUGAR because it has no nutritional purpose and will only hinder your recovery anyway.

Good Luck, please let me know how you go………… :0)

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P.S. Any damage you may have caused to your lungs, kidneys, vital organs is obviously minimal otherwise the specialists you have seen would certainly have told you about it. Also, whether you think you were addicted to alcohol and cigarettes or not isn’t the issue. Wot is the issue is that you will also have been detoxing the past three months and so all those yummy little chemicals/toxins that were in your system have all been racing out together !! Dont fret, things will start to get better from now on in. So long as you take ALL my advice …………….. :0)

PEACE & LIGHT

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Question by JJJJackieeee: Heroin-Methadone Detoxing (NEED HELP FROM PEOPLE WHO KNOW)?
I was using heroin for a year and then decided to get my **** together and started to take methadone. I detoxed at my own will only to find out that I screwed my self over. I am begining my first semester at college and can’t afford to misss classes. I have had to start using again, just to be able to go to classes. I want to get away from all of this garbage but can’t find anywhere or anyone to give me advice who is not looking to profit off of my misery. I NEED HELP, and quick. please help. thanks

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Answer by LaLaBaByXoXo
WOW! Well I know first hand how hard Methadone is to come off of, your best try would be to go to a Subtoxin clinic which doesn’t make you sick, just helps your brain not to crave the drugs. Its very VERY helpful. Google & find a Subtoxin clinic near you.

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Question by freshcalmbreeze: How can i help my boyfriend to recover from Alcoholism?
How can i help my boyfriend to recover from Alcoholism?
My boyfriend is so deprate to get his life together, but he is so addicted to alcohol and needs any help to stop this addiction.
please give me any suggestions
thank you!!
P.S. AND IS IT TRUE THAT ALCOHOL LEADS A PERSON TO SLEEP WITH ALOT OF GIRLS

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Answer by george p
take his money away and credit cards so he can/t buy alcohol or change boyfriend

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Question by Musicalrain: Is my dad suffering from alcohol withdraw? Or is he mentally ill? Help please?
I’m a freshmen in college and I missed school today because I had to take my dad home from work and he was acting a bit mental. He has a cold and I think he’s using it as an excuse for not being able to control his emotions. He scared me a lot today and I think its about time my family and I take more serious action. My parents have been having troubles recently and my mom left my dad for a day and he promised to stop drinking. I believe he’s been sober for about 2 months. His mood shifts dramatically sometimes and I don’t know why. Little things tick him off and he throws a temper tantrum. For example, today I was in the van with him and he all of a sudden got really mad at me for closing the bathroom door loudly while he’s trying to sleep. I wasn’t talking to him cause I didn’t know what to say to him and he stopped the van ran out of it yelling and kicked a mail box. Then he came back in and said we’re going home. We got down the street and then he said that he will take me to school. We got into the parking lot for his work and when he came out of the van he said he was feeling really sick (remember he says he has a cold), he leaned on the van and was coughing like he was going to throw-up. He sat down in the lot against the van and was bobbing his head around like he’s really sick. I got my phone out and said that I’m calling mom cause I donno what to do. He stood up and said that he’s ok. We got into his work (I didn’t want to leave him alone and go to school) and I was really scared and started crying. In his office he was still bobbing his head around like that and I called my mom. I asked her if I should take him to the hospital and she told me that he always acts like that, over exaggerating so you’ll feel bad for him. Well I wasn’t totally convinced and I wanted to go to school cause I have a bio quiz today. I told him I’ll get someone to drive me and he got all up set and started crying saying “no I’ll take you, what are you doing to me? Mom’s going to be really mad at me…” Then he went out to check on the floor (he’s a supervisor) and I had to keep arguing with him that I’ll take him home and I can make up my quiz. I was starting to feel really scared and angry and I didn’t know what to do with him. I finally got him to take a sick-day at work and go home. Right now he’s in bed. I gave him some pain-killers cause he said he had a really bad head ache and had felt light headed. And the thing is this morning he was perfectly fine! He just was complaining this morning that he wanted to take a half-day cause he didn’t feel good! He told me he’s real sorry and that the cold pills messed him up. He used to act similarly when he used to drink but never had mood swings or whatever so quickly. I think he’s manipulating to get attention or sympathy or whatever and you have to treat him like a baby or he gets pisssy. I don’t know what in the world his problem is but I’m getting real sick of it real quick. I don’t know if he always acted like this cause I’ve just been noticing recently and have had to deal with him first hand only a handful of times. Can someone suggest something? Cause I’ve tried asking him to go to therapy but he won’t and my mom wants to leave him. They have trust issues and a lot of stress. What do you think his problem is? Any ideas? Sorry this is so long! Thanks in advance for the help!

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Answer by Apple Jacks
mentally hilarious

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Is there any medication to help repairing my brain?

What are the names?

Or do you suggest any vitamins?

Thanks!

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Answer by dwp_hornblower
There are no medications that help repair damaged brain.

The best way to help yourself is to stop ingesting alcohol. There are drugs that can help you stay off alcohol however.

Vitamins are always good, but I don’t think you need any mega-doses, just the amout a body needs.

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Answer by hypothalamooose
you cant prevent binge drinking from my community, it’ll get you

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Answer by Kacky
Yes, Alateen. It will also help him deal with his issues regarding his father, and also give him someone to talk to in case he starts to feel that you are hyper-vigilant or over-dramatic.

http://www.al-anon.alateen.org/alateen.html

But, and this is important – he has to want to be there.
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Answer by sgisg
if you try and force her..she will probably be more desperate..so don’t bother even trying that

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