Posted by Larry Hoover on February 15, 2007, at 9:39:38
In reply to Poop out from Binge drinking??????????, posted by FrequentFryer on February 12, 2007, at 2:17:00
> Hi all,
> My meds always poop out.I binge drink on average every night to every second night, (atleast half a bottle of spirits).
> Has anyone ever Pooped out then stopped drinking and had the meds work 100% again, Ive tried going without alcohol for 2 weeks but it didn't help.Drinking as you describe produces massive changes in brain chemistry. Even going two weeks sober would not restore normal biochemistry in the brain. Expecting an antidepressant drug to fix that kind of distored brain chemistry is something liking trying to drive a car with the parking brake engaged.
People with dual diagnosis, i.e. substance abuse and concurrent mental health diagnosis, must first address the substance abuse issue. Attempts to treat the mental health issues first almost never work (except in schizophrenia).
Lar
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