Anxiety and depression for days after binge drinking

Funny nobody mentions and focuses on alcohol as the cause. It not. Its those energy drinks that disrupt your heart and your hearts effected rhythm that causes the panic attacks. Stay away from those and drugs u ll never have that problem

Hi all. In response to the topic here. I can relate to some of the emotions and abnormal physicalities that are mentioned here. After having binged on and consumed excessive amounts of alcohol and sometimes even cocaine and cannibis on top.... my reasons behind these repercussions are due to age and tolerancy levels. Each of us as individuals with different levels. Also to mention in regard to age. We all go through experiences, whether it be things we have seen, felt and been hurt over. We learn certain emotions on our journies in our lives. We create our own maps of the world. Hence why I state; with age it does not get any better.. The more you age, the more you binge, the more severe the 'hangover' and length of recovery. Therefore; my advice to all currently going through and creating these emotions. For now deal with it. Understand how your creating the emotions that also create the anxiety. You have full control over yourself. Research detox'es on Google to help you recover. Know that your feeling how you do because of the binge. Most of all, do your upmost best and find the strength you already have to stay completely off the binge drinking, drug taking. Or learn how to control the level, your limit, of the amount you consume. After you have read this begins a new chapter of your life. Good writing and welldone. Make a better you. You have the resources within you. Goodluck.

I have just called drs it's time I face up to this before it does kill me, OK I only drink once a week but I think about that once a week every day until it Is that day, I drink at least a bottle of vodka or equivalent. and I take may 75mg of amytriptaline for a trapped nerve in my leg, the panic stress breathing problems shakes exhaustion the day after it makes me ill fast heartbeat numbness fear pain under my chest which o think is my liver swelling if I didn't have a problem I should be able to stop easy eh, so I think it's time to face the music and wake up before it becomes a serious problem or I'll or even death, the say the first step is to admit it to yourself, well hello my name is lorraine and I think I have a drink problem xx

What happened/what'd you do? I'm there now, and don't want to stop

Hey guys, I have always wondered onto forums like this after a heavy weekend or where I've had an episode of being hung over and in the pits of depression. I've just got back from my brothers stag party away in europe and the last 40 hours or so have been absolutely hell. Head melted and stomach destroyed. I spent all day yesterday in bed pretty much fearing for my life and not being able to face reality.  I have had an underlying anxiety and depression problem since I started college at the age of 17, now 25 atm. My problem is my inability to just have a couple of drinks, it really needs to be in excess. 1 pint and that's me done, turns into mayhem, quickly leading to doing cocaine etc. I can imagine yous can understand how big the issue is. I wouldnt drink mid week or anything, nor would I have an urge to go out and get f*cked up either, It's just when Im actually out and in a situation where there is a drink there im screwed. I do appreciate the fact that I have an extremely unhealthy relationship with alcohol and how im inclined to go straight to drugs, that's something i need to cut out immediately.  These forums do serve as a great support, we are not alone, no matter how alone we may feel in the midst of it all. I'm a firm believer in setting mini goals through out the day to help you bounce back to being productive and feeling rewarded. These can be anything from taking the dog out on a walk, sorting emails, even getting up and throwing on a clothes wash. It doesn't matter how simple or small the task is, if you have 30 of them to get done in a day, you will feel all the better for it.  My question is, do any of you take certain food supplements or have any tricks to what you eat in your diets to help with the recovery or to make it a little easier. I generally take Omega 3's, BCAAs etc. Just curious anyway. Look forward to hearing from some of you if you get the chance to reply. :)

Thankyou. I don't feel so alone now x

It doesn't exactly help. More or less just puts a pause on your hangover.

You describe me ! 35 and been at this on off drinking then not stopping them can't sleep for days feel Terror about who o have upset And actually I have fallen out with every girl friend and some were nice prople Not to mention Facebook issues etc I have resorted to cutting off everyone and all social life and now I feel trapped and still drink usually I can hold off a week then I pass a shop and think of I feel better now and it starts again Total nightmare Also o am on tablets for anxiety

I am 33 years old I have been suffering this now for the past years and it gets better and then worse. I don't crave it drinking or need to, but then I get anxiety and stress and drink. I have lost jobs but because what has turned in to one night has now gone to even seven days at a time. I already know what's exactly going to happen to my body the depression comes over, and because I'm so ashamed and disgusted with myself because I am two completely people when I'm drunk and sober. The guilt comes on strong. I've lost slit of opportunities. I then think I'm okay because I've gone up to a year without drinking them do it all again. I'm ashamed and not to mention my whole city is starting to no me as a drunk

I went on a 22 day bindge I ended up in a hospital detoxing for seven days those seven day where hell and i get these horrible hangover and im only 24

I am having the same problem, have been a raging alcoholic since I was about 15, (27 now) and was also a drug addict on and off over much of that time. I am trying to give up completely (except cigarettes for the moment) but had another bender that finished just under a week ago (this was my lying in bed for 2 days drinking 3 letters of vodka and was prompted by being dumped by a girl I was seeing). Have had these symptoms before but never for 5 days without touching a drop, am also experiencing some paranoia, this I have not had for a while (first time was when I was 16, took a load of smack, crack, coke, speed, weed and booz, and wandered around for 3 days after thinking I was being followed and my phone was tapped, that was bad!). So I think i need to get to a doctor, but am in a foreign country with no insurance (getting home will be complicated). I feel the need to say after that litany of carnage and self destruction that I am also quite an accomplished person, have a first class maths degree and got strait As in school, had a good job until I got fired a month or so ago (am going to do a MSc soon, if I live until September). Any advise would be most welcome (or even just some one to talk to)

I'm glad I came across this. Everytime I binge drink I always feel suicidal n depressed afterwards. It's been worse since I've been on antidepressants. I thought it was just me as none of my friends or family have this problem. I've decided I'm quitting drinking for good. My problem is I can't say no and just carry on drinking.

Im 32 years old and have been a heavy binge drinker since I was 16. While I was a strong student and popular at school, Ive always lacked confidence and drinking has been a means for me to let loose and to rid myself of inhibitions. While I have always suffered from bad hangovers and regret after heavy nights of drinking, this has gotten especially worse with age. In college I was able to party 6 nights a week...I would drink to black out and smoked pot every day for two years. This ended badly for me where I almost had a mental breakdown. I had to stop smoking pot because I would get panic attacks and severe anxiety for weeks on end. But I was able to keep drinking and I continued these bad cycles. It always ended with me waking up early, extremely dehydrated and just rehashing the previous night with extreme regret and guilt. I would be embarrassed about things I said or did and would dream of the day that I could give up drinking. This really lasted through all of my 20s. My friendships were all based on heavy drinking and I felt like I couldn't escape. I dabbled in other drugs along the way, too. Sometimes ecstasy and cocaine. The latter I always felt so paranoid with that I never took too much. The days after got so bad for me with severe depression and anxiety that I just decided I could not do it anymore. Sometimes I slip up, like at a bachelor party recently where I went totally bananas and went on a two day Bender. I've never felt so low in my entire life in the week afterwards. I hope to never touch drugs again. I've now reached the same point with drinking where the repercussions last for days and affect my work life and relationships with loved ones. I'll withdraw from my wife and I'll sleep as much as I can. I'll hide from responsibilities and not leave our apartment. Somehow along the way I've kept it together as a highly functional depressive. I've gained two degrees from Ivy League universities, I have started and sold businesses, I have made lots of friends and don't face financial issues. I'm extremely fortunate in many respects. Yet I have terrible self esteem and every day is a complete struggle. I'm a coward in many regards. I've never told my wife, my parents, any of my friends about these struggles. I have kept everything internal and struggled enormously. My sister has faced similar issues and it has broken her. When I read over this thread, it feels comforting to know that there are people out there fighting the same demons. I wish there were a way for us to better communicate than through "silent" postings like these. In many ways we share a deeper bond than I do with my so called close friends. I still struggle with drinking and have gone a month sober here & there. It has been hard. I believe I'm reaching a point where I no longer have a choice, that the negatives simply far outweigh the positives. Where it is simply too hard to deal with the aftermath of drinking. Even just a few glasses of wine can put me into a dark place now. If I can offer any advice, try meditation. It is one of the best things to ever happen to me and has given me the strength to start down a new path. I meditate twice a day and make time for breathing exercises. Compounded over time, it really can make a difference. Thanks for reading. Please don't struggle for as long as I have and waste precious years of your life.

Man I have been the same and all I can advice you to find peace within you with your emotions thoughts ..face the truth OK as I see we are anxious and depressed people this is due to self awareness and high intelligence .. Alcohol speedly cause adrenalin rush while wellbeing feelings appear in mean time so I can never grab a beer or a drink than say that's is enough IT IS never enough I feel my self confidence growing feel energic so I end up waking up shakey hopeless depersonalised anxious as in HELL. So it is not alcohol that directly makes you feel this you are than that but alcohol fuels It! !!!

Hi guys, I have suffered with alcoholism for years lost job after job from going awol.i am 36 Irish and have gone thru at least 7 jobs and two relationships from my 4 to five day binges. Usually I slip when everything is going great I recently started a good job and got a nice new apartment with partner. Anyway last Friday 29th may after one week on my new job I found myself in a bar with a pint in my hand I went on the lash from there drank a litre of vodka and several cans a day I have no recollection of the days of my binge only that I never called in sick to work until the weds when I was going thru withdrawals in the bed soaked from sweat I couldn't even shower or shave full of fear and anxiety I called boss and got blasted on the phone saying I was about to have the contract terminated I went to the doc Thursday told him what happened as I needed a sick note anyway he gave me Xanax and zoldem he said if I continue to binge heavy I will be dead soon as I am also on 300mg of Effexor daily and drinking with that is no fun so now it's sat 7th may and I m still sweating profusely I am eating and drinking water am full of fear and dreading walking into the office on Monday morning. It's been said on here it gets worse and worse and it does have been in rehab mental wards Garda barracks from all this drinking crap same thing happens over and over especially when I dry up and get my life back on track. Powerless comes to mind. Wish all you guys well with ur battle