Posted by Katia on April 17, 2003, at 15:39:28
In reply to Re: Alcohol??, posted by baracuda on April 16, 2003, at 0:41:46
> i self medicated too with alcohol, and i cant help but think that drinking was sooo much more effective than any medication ive been on. unfortunately, drinking hurts my stomach now, and that is the only reason why i stopped and turned to AD for depression relief.
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> i miss it so much - it worked way better than any pill my doc gives me
> :(Yep, totally understood. I can understand why I went to alcohol b/c I needed to cope and survive and it's familiar to me, like a security blanket. And it does feel good to go there; but I know now that it only adds to the problem in the end.
good luck finding healthy means to cope!
katia
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