I'm trying to remember how my (home) medical detox worked, it's been a while! It took a week, I had a rapidly reducing supply of librium (I think?) to take away craving and I think it prevented the possibility of seizures too. I also had to take vit b as alcohol stops your body absorbing it or something, so was depleted. The rapidly reducing librium was to ensure I didn't swap one addiction for another.
I have to say that the librium was lovely 
but I wasn't so spaced out that I couldn't go to work and my colleagues knew nothing about it. At that point (a job I'm not in any more) they were used to me being a bit dozy due to hangovers, not that I'd ever admitted that I was hungover to them. I think I've mentioned before that I thought the detox was a bit OTT for my circumstances but was a requirement for me to get antabuse so I went along with it.
A decent doctor will make sure that you're motivated before you start otherwise they're just giving lovely drugs to someone who might drink on top of them, or enjoy them so much they start sourcing their own supply.
Anyway, hello! I'm doing great 
Back on the pills and I have to say I'm not even interested in drinking except for that hour straight after work when I'm tired and hungry, but I'm protected by the antabuse from slipping during that time. I know it's only been a week so the memory of last saturday is still very much fresh and a good reminder of how to get it all wrong - what a horrible day 
Sorry some of you are struggling, keep stepping in the right direction and eventually you'll hopefully make the decision to cut out the booze altogether because in my experience (and all those I've met along the way in the same boat) it's the only way when it's a problem and not a pleasure.
I spent years not wanting to put problem drinking on my medical records but it really was the best thing I could have done for myself and my family because now I have access to support from my GP if I need it, I got a safe detox and now I get the antabuse prescription which keeps me safe, so long as I keep taking it ( 
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What a beautiful day it is today! I have got so much done 