I have to say that I am somewhat surprised about this in a way, but I have cut back significantly and I am still doing well. I still drink pretty regularly, but I have lessened it a lot and don't seem to be having these problems. My family has also noticed that I seem to be able to regulate myself with it, and I no longer feel the need to drink extreme amounts like I was describing. In fact, my tolerance has returned back to "normal". I think part of it was that my friends are able to drink really, really a lot pretty easily, and I went out with them 3-4x a week. Not only that, but they were always egging me on to "keep up" with them. They're great people and everything, but I feel like I was allowing them to definitely have a negative influence on my drinking habits.