Posted by myname20098002 on January 23, 2009, at 13:49:51
In reply to Re: Anti-Anxiety Medicine for Alcoholics, posted by desolationrower on January 23, 2009, at 1:37:03
It's very rare and not for maintenance. My doctor gave me this RX today after discussing all this with him called Metoprolol 50mg tablet (generic Lopressor 50mg tablet).
He seemed upset that I wouldn't just take a .5mg of ativan once or twice a year when the anxiety attack hit. I just kept telling him it excited the alcoholic part of my brain and that I would never take a benzo again. That it does me no good to snap out of the very occassional anxiety attack if I fall back into alcoholism... a slave to alcohol addiction.
I'm free now with a year sobriety and I fully intend to stay that way.
So he grudgingly gave me this RX. I'll try it and report back. Your comments on this drug are welcomed and encouraged. Thank you for participating in my thread.
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