Posted by antigua on January 2, 2007, at 17:12:27
In reply to My husband doesn't want me to take any medication, posted by ClearSkies on January 1, 2007, at 21:45:24
Hi, my DH gets on this kick, as if my medications make me "high" or something, as if they have replaced the alcohol or something. He doesn't understand that sometimes they make me so tired I can't do anything but sleep. But to him, it's a choice I have. I don't see that right now. Since I've been feeling better, I've thought of cutting back and my Pdoc almost had a fit. He believes I'll be on antidepressants for the rest of my life! We argue about this, and although I'd like to go off them to see how I am, I'm not sure I should risk it now.
But it's such a Catch-22. How do you know when you are really well enough? I certainly don't want to go back to that black hole.
I take my DH to talk to my Pdoc to explain these things because he won't listen to me; like I said, he thinks I use them to get high. What a joke. They make my life bearable.
Also, think about the effects it might have on your recovery. Do you think you would be stable enough to not drink? Just a question, not meant to be hurtful, but if I become unstable, I revert to my oldest coping mechanism--drinking.
Take care,
antigua
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