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You would need to stop less frequently and for a longer interval to see health benefits. For heavy drinkers stopping and starting every week would cause withd
by rkk3 5y ago
You would need to stop less frequently and for a longer interval to see health benefits.
For heavy drinkers stopping and starting every week would cause withdrawals, which is dangerous and often worse than consistent heavy drinking. Weekend Warriors are actually doing a lot of damage to their body for this reason.
- nicoburns 5y agoWhat makes withdrawals dangerous?
- rkk3 5y agoAlcohol is a very strong depressant, your nervous system will adjust to it and will be over stimulated if you cut it off abruptly. A minor symptom of this would be anxiety... severe symptoms could be psychosis, seizures or death. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol_withdrawal_syndrome https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol_withdrawal_syndrome There is also a positive feedback effect called Kindling, from sudden withdrawals, which makes subsequent ones worse. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kindling_(sedative%E2%80%93hypnotic_withdrawal) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kindling_(sedative%E2%80%93hyp...