Info on final stages of alcoholism, serious answers only please!?

Question

Any info on dealing with family member in final stages of alcoholism, what can we expect?

Answer 1

It's so going to be very awful for all of you and very sad. Usually one of the things is boils breaking out all over their body, usually legs. Their liver and kidneys begin to shut down, jaundice develops and they will need dialysis. They will be in alot of pain, may hallucinate and lose weight rapidly.

I am sorry you are in this position and my thoughts are with you.

Answer 2

Alcohol after a bad day isn't bad. A mixed drink or 2, a couple beers or a few glasses of wine.. not a big deal. It calms your nerves down a little. Also, some types of alcohol, in moderation, can be good for you. However, if you're getting drunk a few times a week. As in, a 6 pack or two, a bottle or 3 of wine, a liter of liquor more than once a week, that is a bit much. Whether it's drinking to forget, to not care, to feel less anxious, to sleep, you've had a bad day, or made your day out to be worse than it is to excuse your habits, or even to feel more deeper emotions that you've locked a way, drinking to change how you think is a bad idea. It can and most likely will become sever alcoholism. If you have been drinking so much that you fear you may have a seizure from withdraw, go to a hospital or clinic, or contact a rehab center. Other wise it can vary from being irritated and wanting a drink, to shaking a little, to shaking a lot, vomiting, hallucinating. If you have been drinking a LOT for a long time, I'd contact a rehab center that can help you detox.

Answer 3

I have been in Alanon for 18 years. One of my family members has been in AA for 13 years. Depression, Blackouts, Complete denial, Suicidal tendencies and a lot of times complete lack of personal care for themself and their loved ones.

Answer 4

Final stages... start drinking gin or vodka instead of water... don't sleep any more, just drink and watch TV... nose turns red as blood vessels burst... skin and whites of eyes turn yellow as liver dies... stop eating, just drink booze... finally fall asleep but don't wake up.

Answer 5

Dunno what you mean by final stages, but if the liver dies, they die. Happened to a friend of mine, soooo not pretty.



Alcoholics have to be convinced to help themselves. There's not a hell of a lot outsiders can do to make a lasting change, but if their life is in jeopardy, an intervention would be in order.

Answer 6

The person's liver will basically just fail completely to filter blood...and without a liver one can't live, I'm sorry for your predicament...hope this helps though

Answer 7

Long-term

The long-term effects of high quantity alcohol use can include:



death

pancreatitis, or inflammation of the pancreas (both the acute and chronic form)

heart disease, including dilated cardiomyopathy

polyneuropathy, or damage to the nerves leading to poor sensation or pain

cirrhosis of the liver, a chronic disease characterized by destruction of liver cells and loss of liver function, and its numerous complications, including bleeding from esophageal varices

depression, insomnia, anxiety, and suicide

increased incidence of many types of cancer, including breast cancer, head and neck cancer, esophageal cancer and colorectal cancer

nutritional deficiency of folic acid, thiamine (vitamin B1) and several others

Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome, a neuropsychiatric disorder caused by thiamine deficiency that results from poor nutrition in alcoholics

personality changes toward others, especially those who are close

significant damage to occupational, social, and interpersonal areas, including sexual dysfunction

gait ataxia due to damage to the superior vermis

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Social Effects

The social problems arising from alcohol abuse can include loss of employment, financial problems, marital conflict and divorce, convictions for crimes such as drunk driving or public disorder, loss of accommodation, and loss of respect from others who may see the problem as self-inflicted and easily avoided. Alcohol dependence affects not only the addicted but can profoundly impact the family members around them. Children of alcohol dependents can be affected even after they are grown; the behaviors commonly exhibited by such children are collectively known as Adult Children of Alcoholics Syndrome.



Alcohol Withdrawal

There are several distinct but not mutually exclusive clinical alcohol withdrawal syndromes caused by alcohol withdrawal:



Tremulousness - "the shakes"

Activation syndrome - characterized by tremulousness, agitation, rapid heart beat and high blood pressure.

Seizures - acute grand mal seizures can occur in alcohol withdrawal in patients who have no history of seizure or any structural brain disease.

Hallucinations - usually visual or tactile in alcoholics

Delirium tremens - can be severe and often fatal.

Unlike withdrawal from opioids such as heroin, which can be unpleasant but never fatal, alcohol withdrawal can kill (by uncontrolled convulsions or delirium tremens) if it is not properly managed. The pharmacological management of alcohol withdrawal is based on the fact that alcohol, barbiturates, and benzodiazepines have remarkably similar effects on the brain and can be substituted for each other. Since benzodiazepines are the safest of the three classes of drugs, alcohol consumption is terminated and a long-acting benzodiazepine is substituted to block the alcohol withdrawal syndrome. The benzodiazepine dosage is then tapered slowly over a period of days or weeks

Answer 8

Take him/her to a detox clinic,

Answer 9

cirrhosis, other organ failure or death by alcohol poisoning. or death by alcohol poisoning