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I had a brilliant friend who was a functional alcoholic. He was a Dean of a Medical School and taught classes after a lunch of several martinis, then went to happy hour and drank more. It caught up to him, he had a seizure. He quit drinking for a while, but couldn't stop. He died several years ago. Get help. Watch the movie "Leaving Ls Vegas".
Over time it catches up to everyone who drinks to excess. It's just a question of when.
Me? I got sick and tired of being sick and tired. Not say nothing of the fact my wife left me and I was about to lose another job.
I can still see myself almost 30 years ago stumbling home on a Friday night to my new apartment and thinking... this isn't working.
OP made this thread but has not been back to clarify and answer follow-up Qs.
Over time, sometimes not long, a drinker's tolerance goes up and the body needs to work harder to process more alcohol ingested over shorter periods of time and/or longer periods of time.
It can be a harmful slipper slope.
Exactly. The disease progresses even though drinking habits stay the same.
Look up something like "non-alcoholic vodka" to drink (better this than the alcoholic version at least) and also commit yourself to joining an AA (Alcoholics Anonymous) type group.
That's 7 or 8 normal drinks. If you mean in one sitting? You need to go to AA or something. Doing that regularly is dangerous - liver failure! I've seen people in their 20's and 30's kill themselves that way. And it's a horrible death, btw.
Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome (WKS) is a type of brain disorder caused by a lack of vitamin B-1, or thiamine. The syndrome is actually two separate conditions that can occur at the same time, Wernicke’s disease (WD) and Korsakoff syndrome. Usually, people get the symptoms of WD first. WD is also known as Wernicke’s encephalopathy.
Symptoms of WKS may include confusion, changes to the eyes and vision, or exaggerated storytelling, among others. Alcoholism, or chronic alcohol misuse, is the most common cause of WKS. WKS can also be linked to diet deficiencies or other medical conditions that impair the absorption of vitamin B-1.
I drink 1 liter of vodka when I drink. Do you think it is too much?
Unless you're the size of Andre the giant, that's a tad excessive.
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