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manicminer · Sep 24, 2011, 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by BNLsMOM

I have been thinking back to the times I had in college. I think part of what troubles me is the question, did I become an alcoholic(without realizing it) in college, and somehow got myself sober and now the cravings are back?

It's not like I never drank after college. I remember a couplpe of parties with friends after college, and if I remember correctly, I was in control of my drinking. There have been of course the occassional drinks and now the increasing drinks.

It kind of scares me to feel this way.

There is a good possibility. I knew I had a drinking problem before I went to the hospital, but i thought it was just the college lifestyle and once I graduated the fun would be over and I wouldn't drink like that anymore.

Got a big wake up call when i went to the hospital and they treated me with anti-withdrawal medication to keep me from going into seizure and/or having a liver attack that could kill me. The next day when the doc said I was bp, he also said that the only thing wrong with the blood test was a .07 BAC and he dx'd me with alcoholism.

Now that I've graduated, its still there. I can't be around alcohol without drinking and I can't stop at just one. It sucks, its expensive, and i'm slowly killing myself because i'm drinkin on my meds which work through my liver too.

My advice would be to discuss this with ur doc to try to prevent a possible slide into severe alcoholism.