HE NEARLY DRANK HIMSELF TO DEATH... His Liver Was Failing (Chris P.) | A Survivors Testimony EP1
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My name is Noah and on May 18 2011, I had a rare reaction to a medication called VIVITROL and consequently, spiraled into a suicidal depression with depersonalization and anxiety. I lost 25 lbs in 4 weeks and was in full panic or near panic for 8 weeks straight mixed with the darkest most painful depression I cold have ever imagined. I immediately could not work and had to move in with my parents who, along with many siblings and friends, had to watch me 24/7 as I was a danger to myself. Eventually I was hospitalized in the Psych Ward for a week. Getting through each day seemed truly unbearable and I knew I would surely die. I have been put on many many different doctor prescribed SSRI's SNRI's Tricyclics, mood stabilizers, anti-psychotics, holistic meds, acupuncture and even a form of shock therapy called RTMS. I barely saw any improvement in my condition for a full year. It was decided I had treatment resistant depression and I spent nearly every moment in tears. Weeks after starting my newest round of medications (Seroquel & Nortryptaline) as a last ditch effort, I had my blood drawn for possible hormone imbalances and my Testosterone levels came back 200 ng/Dl and 150 ng/Dl. The average 25 year old male has 750 ng/Dl. With this discovery I had an explanation as to why I was not getting better and why I might be so so sick. The symptoms of Low T are very similar to those of major depression. I started legally prescribed testosterone replacement therapy soon after and have been checking in with the world and documenting my experience with treatment as well as giving my insight and perspective on various topics of mental health. I am blessed to say that I have slowly, over the last 6 years, been improving and becoming more stable which I never thought to be possible. My low T manifested itself in the form of Major depression, anxiety, and depersonalization/ derealization for over a year. Treating my low testosterone has been 1 HUGE part of the puzzle but I have had to continue to work hard to hold on to my mental stability with many set backs. Gaining some mental stability back is nothing short of a miracle as I was near death for what felt like forever. I do not consider myself to be totally healed yet but I am closer now then ever before and aim to use what I have been through to help or at least offer support to others in need I was able to successfully come off my Seroquel and Pamelor.
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Hey Noah I reached out to you years ago about how I found your videos and how you got me to check my testosterone lvls. It saved my life. I was suffering from extreme onset anxiety starting in 2016. I am also a recovering addict. Where are you from and I would love to come on your show and talk about what I have gone through and similarities in our lives.
Disgraceful charging people to get sober
It’s called paying for a TH-cam channel
27 years July 15
Congratulations keep it up
I just hit 3 months sober. We can do this you guys!
keep up the good work
30 years here, but I remember very well those first few months. Bravo man. It just keeps getting better.
@@ratso4443 thank you and congrats!!
Me too. Cold turkey. Not as hard as you think. 😮
@@marknewton6984 Daily drinkers can have a seizure or worse going cold turkey. Some people need to either taper or take benzos. But glad you made it through ok
3 weeks sober for me today!
Nice work!
Awesome!!! Proud o you, you CAN DO THIS❤
Stay strong brother!
I celebrate Life with you.❤
Well done❤
This man has no idea how many people he has helped and inspired and I thank him.
Great story man.. I just went through the exact same thing. I'm 65yo and lived on just booze with no food. Last Nov23 I noticed the belly start to swell. Beginning of Jan24 I was diagnosed with cirrhosis and ascites. Had 15ltrs drained..... I took on board EVERYTHING the liver doctor told me.. No more booze. Super low salt intake. Eat heaps of protein/carbs/fibre/good fats... Chocolate protein shakes are my new addiction..... I'm back into exercising. Swimming for 1 hour, five times a week. Riding my E-bike for half an hour. Bench pressing weights. Treadmill. Core and back exercisers. I went from 115 kilograms down to 85kg today. Muscles are coming back........
All the best.........
It's great that you changed your life, but you might want to look into a different diet. Anthony Chaffee MD (or KenDBerryMD who just hit 3M grateful subs) will put you on track to the best health of your life. The chats on his live streams and premiers are very supportive and helpful with your questions. I've been on board for a couple years now and wish I knew this stuff 50 years ago. Aloha 🤙
Let the guy listen to his doctor not some TH-cam doctors pushing an agenda @@avalancheonmaui963
What is your MELD score and what type of life expectancy has the doctor given you based on your liver cirrhosis?
I'm so proud of you!
You eat carbs. Carbs are the same as drinking alcohol. You will get cirrhosis again.
11 days no alcohol for me
Keep this up (and everyone else in this comment section), you've got this!!
I lived this, ended up in hospice. They gave me three months, I was sleeping 22 hours a day. 6 years later, my liver tests are great ( I do have cirrhosis) and I get stronger everyday. It has been a tough 6 years. No relapse, no AA. Never give up on a person, all it took was for someone to tell me I was worth a shit and they loved me.
4 days sober after 15 years of heavy drinking. Ive got this.
Almost two months totally sober. Good job to all on the journey
Awesome !
Same here today 2 months and feeling great.
@@MizzlenumGood job! I had one relapse since I posted that comment but I instantly regretted it and was able to move on. It only further convinced me I'm making the right choice. I feel like I rewired my brain to understand that drugs aren't gonna be the answer to me finding purpose in life. Still got a lot of work to put the pieces back together but I'm making progress.
Sobriety was the best gift I have given myself. 4 years. Freedom! Because of sobriety, Your wildest dreams and goals DO become real.
Same!! 5/8/20 🙌🏼
1 year sober here. I cant believe it!
Nice! Well done! 6 months off alcohol over here, the demons try to drag me back to the vicious circle but its making me stronger this time.
My best friend who is 4 days sober... She would work, come home and drink till she would almost pass out, fall asleep, get up and go to work again... Im so proud of her and I hope she continues on her recovery... I love her with my whole heart... How can I continue to support her on her recovery?
Just take extra good care of yourself and don’t participate in her drinking should she slip. That’s my humble suggestion.
functional alcoholic. I am one, and it will catch up with you. Best luck to her!!
My routine was similar, finished work, drank myself to blackout every night. Was never a day drinker but just could not handle the lonely idle evenings. With work I was busy, but as soon as it finished I immediately felt empty and lost, so I drank or did whatever drugs I could get hold of to fill the void. Really you just want to finish work then wake up the next day without having to face the evening. It’s about avoiding a lot of painful emotions and not wanting to confront them. I hope your friend is still going strong.
my girlfriend just passed away on 5/20/23. she had Alcholic Hepatitis and the liver was so enlarged that it was pushing up against her lungs and she was having trouble breathing. her kidneys was also failing as im told when she was in the ICU. on the 8th day was told her survival odds are slim. they put her on ventilator and on full dialysis. on 22nd day they cut off her life support and she passed. i am grieving so hard and feel a heavy loss. for those who drink just dont. you may lose the one you love like i have. im going to counciling soon for this loss.
I’m so sorry for your loss. Addiction is awful.
9 months off benzos it’s painful but I’m still here
I'm amazed from this man's story! I wish him a good life, he fought for it!
I loved it when you spoke about how you don't know how you even did as much as you did, while feeling as physically and emotionally sick as you were from the alcohol. I am 3 years sober and I feel almost like I have a super power now because I functioned for so long feeling so terribly. Everything feels so much easier and better now. Congratulations on your sobriety.
Come November I will have been Alcohol free for 25 years. My story is much like the Narrator's . At first I was taking the drinks, and in the end, the drinks were taking me.
I’m on month 13 of totally clean living!
It's amazing how much abuse the human body can take. Sober since NY day for me. Never felt better.
I'm nearly 2yrs sober and so grateful . 🌻💜Keep going everyone.
This is one of the best testimonials that I have ever seen and is a huge inspiration to me. Chris is very smart and articulate and looks great now. His story was so painful to hear what he went through growing up. He is a great example of the positive effects of sobriety.
Truly excellent - I’ve been an alcoholic all my life. It’s cost me eberything. I can associate so much with the interview .
I’m 63 and had worked 22 years in the mental health field. Managed it for a lot of years - in a denial/functional sense… but it caught up with me and I was clinically retired/ alcoholism last year.
This is the best interview ive seen on youtube in my past 17 years on this website.
Awesome, I am a struggling alcoholic. Gives me hope I can finally get sober for good. Much love
What a story - thank you so much for sharing. A year and a half sober here and absolutely thriving. Videos like this keep me strong.
The content lately has just been at a higher level. Sobriety looks great on you!
🙏🏻
@@bignoknowhow do you build muscle drinking alcohol?
@@usermiamiusa eat a high fat carnivore diet and exercise.
Wow. I have a cousin who is an alcoholic. This really opened my eyes to what he could be going through, mentally and physically. Thank you Bignoknow for the great interview. Good job Chris for turning things around.
7 years clean! 2 weeks sober! Done with the bullshit! It’s a mind fuck, the week minds die! ❤to all!!
Thank you for not giving up Chris. You are an inspiration.
Almost 2 months here ! Drank every day for 35 years … 😮
How do you feel?
how much did you drink ? any health problems ?
3 months here. Cold turkey. Drank every day. Don't even think about it now. 😮
@@marknewton6984 how much and how long did you drink ? any health problems ?
So many of us have the identical story. It starts in childhood. 2.5 years sober. Thank God and AA.
You are here to help others in the suffering of alcoholism! Thank you❤
Inspirational. Gives hope during an incredibly dark time of my life.
Hope your better.❤
I thought I was drinking alot but not compared to him wow that's wild 3 years straight I would drink a 5th a day with beer and wine in between its all I would think about I'd wake up drink until I fell asleep wake up in the middle of the night and drink so I could fall asleep again always sick never would eat throw up every morning i one day decided I had enough and quit cold turkey 2 years sober now I don't even have a thought of drinking at all and I can be around alcohol without wanting any at all it makes me sick honestly looking at it
I'm so thankful you've both come through 🙏🏼 June 2 marked 1 year of losing my best friend's husband of almost 40 years to alcohol 😔 I can tell you as an ICU nurse I'm thinking "I've got you, buddy, hang in there" when my patients are going through those horrible days of illness and detox
This is inspiring to me coming from an opiate addict or 20 plus years. I'm the same age he was when he went deep into the hole of alcoholism. Being in my early 40s, I figured my time to recuperate my body long since passed, if only I would have done it 10 or 15 years ago I may have been able to rebound. It's inspiring knowing your bodies ability to bounce back even at 50 or more. The last 4 months I've been going to a methadone clinic and came to terms with my situation. I have a hard time saying that I'm clean because it's still a very potent opioid, but I'm not longer smoking a bun of Fentanyl everyday that was tearing me to shreds, especially my lungs. I started noticing my fingertips would often be numb when I would wake up. My oxygen level was down to 91 percent. I was taking high doses of Benadryl to even breathe properly. I couldn't just wake up and do things like walk my dog in the morning. I had to give my body time to adjust. I couldn't even sleep laying down which caused back issues. I was down to 130 pounds, so it's not like obesity was a movement issue.
It all came to wrecking my lungs from Fentanyl which I rarely hear being discussed. It feels like I did more damage in 2 years from smoking that than I did smoking cigs since I was 18. Thankfully my insurance pays for nicotine patches which drastically cut back the amount I smoke today. This has motivated me and I just hope I'm able to bounce back half as much as this man.
Got sick and tired of being sick and tired. This plain cliche was so true for me. The fact I no longer wake up hungover any more is enough to keep sober. I would be hungover for days sometimes. Wasted too , too much precious life and much happier today..
Wow. Amazing guest and interview. Please do more of these Noah! You're a natural at this
Thank you Chris for your willingness to share your story…you can be sure it will touch those wanting sobriety…. but struggling have hope that they can do it to…. Much respect Chris…. good job interviewing son…we do need more stories like this.🙏🏽♥️☹️
I can't believe that you lived through ALL of this Chris. Thank you for your honesty and best of luck and love to you!!!
This conversation is amazing. All the best to both of you
At 90 days sober or clean, youre awesome. 😊 It's been 27 years since I used coke. When I was 90 days, I spoke out in meetings all the time. I was comvinced I would never use again. I had arrived! That's a dangerous state of mind to be in. I relapsed after one year of not using. Things got REALLY bad that next run. I stayed "out" for another 3 years. Got tired and went back to outpatient treatment and I finallly got humble. I also finally understood "one day at a time.".I was not an expert on being clean and sober. I knew I had to follow the program. That was 1997. I could not be more grateful for my counselors and felllow group members. I just remember staying quiet and really listening. I have not seen fit to use a drug since. A lot of time has gone by and today I can speak with.some confidence about how it feels to live a free life. Stay on the path. Stay engaged with positive oeople. Stay humble. Stay healthy. Enjoy your sober life.
What a remarkable story. God Bless !!! Sending healing vibes! ❤
"You have to be accountable for yourself first, you have to want it" Wise statement
Chris,
Happy to see you with us today!
This is one of the best and most inspiring videos I've ever seen. I didn't expect to watch the whole thing but I couldn't stop watching. I myself have been dealing with addiction for around 25 years now and I can relate to this story all too well. Chris did a just about perfect job of expressing what he went through and also stating the main important psychological bullet points that we all deal with in addiction. Just incredible stuff. And those pictures of his extremely distended stomach are just so shocking to see, especially when you see how physically fit he looks now.. like a totally different person. Great stuff.
I've been watching videos like this for years while I was still getting drunk but I kept thinking that I was still on top of my game until a couple of years later I hit rock bottom. Not to the extent of this story but atnrhe point when drinking becomes hellish and it seems like the only way out of the pain is to just stop living. For anyone watching this video and still drinking and know that is becoming a problem, I say stop drinking while you still can.
I admire your tenacity Chris. Your experience is deeply moving and offers hope. Wishing you the best.
Amazing story! Amazing life! Keep up the great work!💪🏼🙏
Sober for 10 years after drinking heavily and falling off the wagon after a couple years. Life is so much better without booze! If you are trying don’t give up! It may take more than 1 attempt!!!! You can do it!
I can’t believe how well you look now after going through that. Amazed by your difficult journey & recovery 👏
I love this format, Noah. It is fresh, compelling, relatable, and very well produced
I think you may have found your new niche
I appreciate this feedback. I intend on making a video like this once a month.
Good work gents, keep it up
Thank you for sharing your story!! I will never look back on Alcohol.
Great interview Noah 🙏
So Grateful For This Type Of Content. You Think You Can Control Anything... Drinking EGO is Also a Big Problem! Thanks For That Interview!
I want to not be around an Alcoholic. Unfortunately it's me.
I’m an alcoholic myself and I love being around me when I’m sober and in recovery. Me and me get along great together 🤷🏼♂️🙃. Drinking me on the other hand…. Wishing you well.
Sending bright things to you both x
What an incredible story. I really hope you were able to rebuild your relationship with your son, Chris.
Captivating story. So glad he's with us still. Thanks for doing this
Thank you for sharing your story. Wishing you all the best for the future.
8 days for me!!! Everyone stay strong, you can do it!!!
Love this guys, great interview!
Amazing interview!
Really good direction for the channel (my opinion)
A lot of us can benefit from AA stories in podcast form as we're going about our new lives
Little over a year for me
Feel good… don’t miss the hangovers 😅
I've been sober for about 8 months. Life is better
So glad I found this. Thanks to both of you !!
I needed to watch this. Thank you to both of you. This gives me hope in a dark hour. I feel like if you could do it there is time left for me. This touched me, truly, thank you.
1 hour sober. I'll never go back
Well done! We all start at one hour, one day, which leads to one week etc. stay strong x
3 days here keep going
Keep going
Great interview. Eye-opening; thank you
It does save people's lives though, when you hear a story of hope.
I'm really glad this man came out of the pit he was in.. what a sincere, good human being! Thank you for sharing your story Chris.
In both of these men’s cases not being isolated was vital. People often don’t have abandonment issues so much as people need people …we shouldn’t shame people for needing people. Many people don’t have those long term relationships where someone says “This is not you, i know you.”.
I was an only child - female. born in 1953. My parents fought fiercely - no physical stuff, but very loud holering. The neighbours would send the police over ( semi detached home with a shared wall ) Police being sent over happened at least 4 times in 1957,58, and 59 (over the span of those 3 years all told ) NO DRINKING ! My mother was 22 when I was born. In those years, there was a strong culture of including corporal punishment while families were raising thier kids.( before that decade, the violence toward kids went way back ) My mother wasn't a daily smacker, but her occasional lickin's were mild case beatings. A couple of those were worse than a " mild " beating - triggered only by my obnoxious behavior - NOT A SINGLE DROP OF ALCOHOL ! Moving quickly forward, my mother left dad and relocated me and herself to her parents home.( November of 1959 ) In March of 1960 my mother died of heart failure at age 29. Her main heart valve was too damaged by Rheumatic Fever in the months when she was 9 - 10 yrs. She wasn't supposed to have even one child, and she came very close to dying during my birth. By that summer, in 1960, my father took me to his sisters to live in a lovely cottage and lake region in mid Ontario Canada. Thank heavens for the beautiful big sparkling snow falls, and the skating rink near by in winter, and the two lakes for swimming in the summers. This aunt ( with a son and a husband ) was an all Tough Love sociopath where my days were saturated with hefty smacks, back punches and walloping attacks all over my head with implements for being too forgetful ,and not doing what I was told. Nothing was too trivial - you were told to do something once, and if you didn't, she would holler and rant very loudly while her fist or open hand impacted my back, arms and head. These aggressive attacks reduced after 2 - 3 years. She still yelled frequently at her son and myself past those first 2 - 3 years, but there was NO DRINKING ! Both sides of my family were the furthest away from Alcohol Addiction. There were NO DIVORCES, NO WIFE BEATINGS, NO JOBLESSNESS as well - they seemed to have that evil side to them where hurting your own kids and hurting pets, and animal wild life. This type of past is a Stigma! so I am only open about these details on a platform like this - or I tell a little to boyfriends I have had, and a little to the right female friend.
Damn, I'm so sorry for you. I hope you are doing well! What an awful childhood!
Amazing talk!
I'm not an alcoholic but surely have those addictive traits towards alcohol and junk food and that's exactly what i needed to hear being at a low point
BRAVO ! 👏 👏 👏
Awesome.
Thank You.
Your thoughts are extremely Appreciated
and very helpful !❤❤❤
Excellent testimony. Motivational ending
Thank you so much for sharing! What an incredible story. I’ve been an addict my entire adult life, fortunately the last few years suboxone has kept me away from the bs, and videos like this help me keep perspective. Thank you 🙏🏻
Well done and God bless and keep you 🙏
Thank you guys! watching this has helped me so much 😊🙏❤
Oh my god that was an incredible story. Thank you so much for sharing it both of you. I agree that this is life saving stuff, so glad Chris is doing well.
Noah you’re very good as an interviewer- would like to see more like these
Such a nice guy, how inspirational! So very sorry about his childhood. So unfortunate.
Fluoxetine, quetiapine, and topramate saved my husband’s life. The combination along with the decision to quit has brought my husband home to his family (3 years sober)
Praise the Lord ❤getting sober is SUPPOSED to bring you back home to family!
Two brilliant guys. Best to you both
Wow! You have overcome so much. Thank you for sharing your story. You are a true inspiration.
Thanks. I watched it fully.
VERY inspiring! I can relate with going jaundiced, to the workouts.... Bless you man! I've championed that "If one could put exercise in a pill" thing... and no work outs? I start heading to dark waters...
God bless Mark, blessed are the peacemakers
You don't have to wear a cape to be a superman..... or woman.
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That's one hell of a story Chris, thanks for telling it, now tomorrow will be a better day and I hope the rest of your life becomes how you want it and stays that way xx.
Proud of you Chris P! Very brave and Godspeed!
This guys story is brutal. It really puts a perspective on how I view my life and my struggles. Sometimes it is good to hear from and know there are others that are in worse shape than yourself and came back from it. The bottom is a very, very dark place. My God this guys bottom was scary stuff. The picture of his stomach is God awful.....
Thank you for making me smile, Chris. 🙂 Smiling right back at you 🙂🌬️🙂
Thank you in the name of Jesus, my story mirrors Chris's to the T , every since I had my paracentesis procedure I have been having a lot of questions that Chris answered, blessings to you both on the rest of this journey that we called life!
Thank you for sharing your story 🫂🙏❤️
WOW. ive seen a lot of these stories and this one is really incredible
This man has gone through it all, he’s very brave to tell his story of survival, 30 -40 stranded drinks a day, I can’t imagine. What a wonderful friend Mark is to take you in and set a plan in motion for you, Mark certainly saved your life, thats what I call a true friend. Congratulations to Noah and Chris, I loved your stories, it’s so inspiring . Chris I can’t believe your transformation you look amazingly fit and well., good luck for the future. Thank you, I’ve liked and subscribed. 😉
This is awesome. Thank you. I gotta get started and this story has given me the inspiration
Fantastic recovery Chris!
Mindblowing. Beautiful talk. Gives me hope. Thanks
I think the most important thing to do for all people is to keep close connections with friends and family. I struggle internally and as a father. I notice talking about life with others helps, 1) because you’re venting 2) you sort of answer some of your own questions if verbalizing to someone else 3) they tell you their problems which helps remind you that you’re not at all alone in struggling. I saw some old friends at a party recently and we commiserated about fatherhood. Ha it actually felt great to know it’s not just me. I’ve tried a lot to help mitigate my stress/anxiety/depression: therapy, microdosing ketamine, medical MJ, different vitamins, CBD, SSRIs, Wellbutrin, etc. Nothing is “the answer”.