Posted by Brenda on February 28, 2000, at 22:28:30
In reply to Re: Dang depressed, Part 2--The Alcohol, posted by Cass on February 28, 2000, at 18:58:27
> The idea of an AD taking away the craving for alcohol seems hopeful, and my idea about going on Naltrexone would perhaps fit that bill. The thing is that I have had some success with Celexa. I notice that I am handling stress and anxiety better. I do still have crippling depressions, though. So I don't know whether to mess around with other ADs or not. If I'm honest with myself, I have to admit that I have tried to kill myself with alcohol in the past. Somewhat subconsciously, somewhat consciously. I wanted to just pass out and die, or suddenly have the courage to shoot myself or something else. Alcohol is a dilemna in my life. I suppose it isn't good for me, but I don't always care about what's good for me and what's not. Thanks for all the input.
>Cass - the scary thing about the alcohol is that in a drunken moment of depression - you really might not care for just an instant and something awful could happen. A dear friend put a gun to her head while drunk and also OD'd on 80 advil. I have never been so frightened in my life!! I had to convince her to get in my car to take her to the psychdoc's, and then to give me the loaded gun so I could lock in in the trunk of my car. Needless to say, the POLICE were called, friend handcuffed and taken to hospital for 72-hour hold.
Please - think about giving it up. When I hurt real bad I still want to drink and it's been a long time for me. It too is a disease, just like depression and all the others we hear about. I don't want to get preachy, but when you wrote about suicidal thoughts while drinking - well that's pretty scary. You're in my thoughts.
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