Thread: Self-Medicating Issues
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Old 09-09-2006, 11:35 PM
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Originally Posted by anthony View Post
wait til kerrie gets her hands on this thread... she will have no problems enlightening you to my self medicating days, and the shit I put her through.
All I have to say to this comment is, yep PTSD add alcohol (particularly home brewed rum) = 100% obnoxious asshole.

Superd,

This is one of my pet hates. You have PTSD, you know there is something wrong, you get depressed and then you add alcohol.........its a depressant!!! I don't call it self-medicating, I call it self abuse and I have no tolerance for it. I ended up refusing to go to social activities with Anthony if I knew he was going to drink excessively. Its only now that he has helped himself (he has mostly stopped drinking, drinks very occasionally socially and we rarely keep alcohol in the house) that I don't get anxious when he drinks. Your wife must be educated on this because it will not help your situation at all.

Jen,

Does anyone, aside from you know that your husband is taking NINE different meds? That just can't be good for the liver or anything else. It will undoubtedly be contributing to his depression/apathy. He needs a boot in the ass. Can you speak to his doctor/psych about this? AND he adds alcohol!!
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