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Re: alcohol and meds

Posted by sjb on February 9, 2005, at 14:30:01

In reply to Re: alcohol and meds, posted by banga on February 8, 2005, at 8:05:25

Banga,

Yeah, I was thinking today that it is incredible that I'm still alive. The increased cravings while on ADs is scary and even though I have a history of alcohol abuse, before taking ADs, certain ADs have definitely increased the desire. When I was on Effexor, I also was drinking heavily and I was on a very high dose along with Topomax. And I'm not talking more than a glass of wine, beer, etc. I was hitting the scotch VERY hard. Once, I went through the med-large bottle in 4 days.

Thanks for all the help, advice and support. I have to realize that I'm not good in moderation with most things, esp. alcohol. BTW- I haven't had a drink since Super Bowl Day, no big deal as it isn't even 3 days yet(!), but I don't feel like I can rationlize drinking in any way anymore. So thanks to all of you who have offered advice, support and understanding.

On another note, I'm noticing a marked increase in my desire for sweets. Will this get better over time?

On a third note, what do you think about telling your SOs? On the addiction thread someone recommended that spouses be told and I do NOT want to tell my husband. I know he'd be supportive, but I'm just too ashamed, embarrassed and I think he would be blown away that he didn't notice. Oh, I've wrote too much. Out.


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