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Suggest Opinion About Complete Cessation Of Alcohol

I HAVE BEEN ABUSING ALCOHOL OVER THE HOLIDAYS AND FOR THE PAST 20 YEARS. CAN i QUIT COLDTURKEY? i USUALLY CONSUME ABOUT 14 OZ OF VODKA DAILY. I AM A BIT SHAKY RIGHT NOW, WITH HANDS/FEET SWEATING AND HAD CHEST TIGHTNESS AND RAPID BREATHING (ANXIETY?) EARLIER. i AM A 46 YEAR OLD 112 POUND FEMALE, 5, 7
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Yes you can quit it. There are anti-craving drugs and psychotherapy treatments which will help you to quit it. The symptoms which you are experiencing now are due to alcohol withdrawal and not of anxiety. Your alcohol withdrawal symptoms will be controlled by drugs.
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Suggest Opinion About Complete Cessation Of Alcohol

Yes you can quit it. There are anti-craving drugs and psychotherapy treatments which will help you to quit it. The symptoms which you are experiencing now are due to alcohol withdrawal and not of anxiety. Your alcohol withdrawal symptoms will be controlled by drugs.