Posted by Caper on June 6, 2004, at 6:42:06
In reply to Re: trazadone and the supply theory of abstinence » Caper, posted by Alara2 on June 6, 2004, at 4:18:38
Hi Alara,
Nice to hear from you. I'm glad you sound better and hopeful.
As for me, I'm just hanging on right now. I have a visit with a very good friend I haven't seen in years planned for week from today but after that I'm checking myself into a hospital recommended by both my former psychiatrist and my current therapist. Supposedly they keep you for a while, so that's why I'm waiting. "Fun" has become a foreign word to me in the last few years so I do not want to miss my friends' visit. Otherwise I'd be trying to check in right now.
I'm happy to say I'm off the hard liquor and just trying to maintain/taper wine and valium (never together though!) until after my friends' visit. Then I'll go to this hospital that specializes in "dual diagnosis" since I'm also Bipolar (plus PTSD, plus ADD *sigh*).
I'm really pleased to hear of your progress. I'm pulling for you! Keep in touch.
Take care,
Caper
> Thanks Caper,
>
> Yes, I did read your post which mentioned Desyrel after I replied to Ann, but I don't think it's available in Australia. However, I'll ask my new doctor about this when I see her.
>
> I know exactly what you mean by your `supply theory'! Tonight I'm not drinking at all but know that there is a beer in the fridge if I get desperate. Somehow this knowledge helps to calm me down and I know that I'll get through this night sober.
>
> This just goes to prove that different things work for different people.
>
> How are you going, Caper?
>
> Alara
>
> > Hi Alara,
> >
> > I'm not sure if you've read this before in one of my other posts, but trazadone's brand name in the U.S. is Desyrel. Maybe that could help you track it down in your country. It's been around forever, first as antidepressant but was so sedating hardly anyone could tolerate the "therapeutic dosage" as an AD. So it became used as a sleep aid mostly. It's basically an early SSRI type anti depressant.
> >
> > I totally agree with the "supply" theory. Not having it around doesn't make me less likely to drink, just so anxious about not having it handy that I'm more likely to rush out, buy it, and down it as soon as I'm back in the house! Whereas if it's there, I can try to distract myself 'til the craving subsides. My therapist says this is "wrong" because it lets me keep believing alcohol is an appropriate "coping mechanism" but--- I do seem to drink less when I have a supply on hand that's enough I don't feel anxious I'll be caught without. My theory is: whatever works, or least whatever helps.
> >
> > Best of luck in your recovery and in the results of your medical tests.
> >
> > Take care.
> >
> > Caper
> > >
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