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[–] matt 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago 

1/4 bottle is about 4 servings. Most people can drop a daily habit of four servings without much withdrawal. Eight servings a day is a whole other ball game. If you can keep it at four servings for a week or two before quitting you will likely only see anxiety as the primary withdrawal symptom. You can get a short term prescription from your doctor to help with that. You’re looking for something like Xanax or another benzodiazepine (Do not take these pills for more than a week. They are more addictive than alcohol and have worse withdrawal symptoms). You can visit your regular primary care physician before hand and simply tell them that you’re going to stop drinking and are worried about withdrawal. You’ve got about a 50-50 chance of the doctor handling it well as some are used to dealing with this and others aren’t.