Posted by Greif on November 6, 2005, at 23:26:05
In reply to Re: Acohole Survey, posted by Phillipa on November 6, 2005, at 20:46:35
I quit drinking 10 years ago. Prior to that alchoho; was an addiction. Switched to Zanax and Antibuse...drink and get very ill (can kill you). The craving for alchohol diminishes. slowly. I was up to 4mg day of Xanax and decided to do rapid taper and would drink wine at nite to calm me down...Once off zanax and antibuse booze became a problem so I checked into Hazelden and havent had a drink since. They are very anti benzo so I stayed off meds for years. I am now on Klonopin and it is much better for me. I dont have those 5 hr cravings for Zanax and actually dont even feel the Klonopin peaks. It has greatly improved my quality of life. Alchohol is not even a consideration for me for a happy life. I was very dissapointed taht the Lyrica was not effective(I had terrible side effects and could not function. A clinical setting might have been better but I dont have the time. So a life of trying everything I can look back and realize how dificult it was. Booze is an insideous drug and should not be taken lightly if you are looking for mental health.
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