R Jay wrote:
> I used to drink a lot-- more than a quart of whiskey per day. I did this for
> about 10 years. Around 5 years ago I quit drinking, quit smoking, bought a
> bike and lost 40lbs. In the past year, though I have been socially drinking
> on some weekends. At first it was no issue-- drank on Saturday got up on
> Sunday and all was good. Now I get up the next morning and feel fine but
> sometime between 24 and 48 hours since my last drink I end up having severe
> panic/anxiety/withdraw type symptoms that can last for a day or two Any
> ideas why this is happening? Is because of my past excessive drinking that I
> am going through like a mini- detox everytime now?
>
>

R Jay,

If you are suffering (consciously or not) chronic anxiety, or some other
problem that will need to be taken care of before you can comfortably
maintain longterm moderation.

Ken Ragge
http://www.morerevealed.com/library/