WePow,

Congraqtulations on taking this first step and asking for help. It's the beginning of a journey. I don't know if you drink every day, or how much, but if you're a daily drinker, especially if you drink a lot, detox can be risky, and should be monitored. They can also give you meds to help make the detox more manageable. I'd urge you to talk to your Dr. and be totally honest with him/ her about your usage, and see if they think you can safely quit cold turkey or would be better off with a medically supervised detox. Because I have a history of withdrawal seizures, I needed medical detox.

It is very hard to stop drinking on your own without support. Some people go to treatment, either residential or outpatient. I don't know if your insurance would cover this or if you could get time off work. I found it helpful.

AA can also be incredibly helpful, go to lots of meetings and don't drink between meetings. I find AA has given me lots of support.

If you do decide to try detoxing on your own, I'd do it on a weekend where you don't have to be anywhere. Have lots of gatorade on hand and force as many fluids as you can, even if you keep throwing them up. Also have easy to digest food on hand preferably with some protein on it. Peanut butter on toast always worked for me.

Remember you are not alone. Lots of us have been where you are now, and it does get better.

--splitimage