>A couple of months ago I went to a doctor to get a prescription for sleeping
>meds so I could stop using alcohol for sleep. The doctor asked me how much
>alcohol I was drinking and how often and with that, told me NOT to go cold
>turkey.

I have heard this too (and read it on various reputable website) and
quite worried about it as I am not particularly fit either, so I've
probably already got high blood pressure etc which put some in gretaer
danger of quitting.

You don't say how much you used to drink a day (and I'm not prying) but
I know that I am a heavy drinker at best, and an alc at worst. I am
just trying to do the same thing - cutting back, bit by bit. But it's
not easy obviously.

Thanks for sharing.