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Ray Ban Outlet Does anyone else struggle with this
Does anyone else struggle with this
So I'm a bipolar II. That's been clarified by pdoc, also got massive PTSD. I'm on lamictal, klonopin, and wellbutrin.
Pdoc and T don't want me to drink alcohol,they say it lowers inhibitiions, more likely to make me suicidal, makes meds not work and so forth.
Well 910 months ago I didn't know I had a mood disorder, I drank recreationally 24 times a month and I enjoyed it. It's part of my family culture, it's part of my social culture. It's a normal part of being in your 20's. At least it feels that way to me.
The problem is I know it's not recommended to mix with meds (I take all my meds in AM so there's a long time between then and consuming alcohol). However, there are times, like tonight, when I just want to have a nice buzz, I miss the relaxation, the break from the triggers of PTSD, the taste, all of that.
Does anyone else struggle with the guilt or maybe not guilt but the frustration of wanting to live a "normal" life but knowing that your pdoc, T, and/or spouse would be quite unhappy if they knew you got drunk?
My husband went to bed early tonight because he wasn't feeling well,Ray Ban Outlet. I decided to have a couple glasses of wine. Now I'm pleasantly buzzed but feeling guilty because I know he wouldn't like it.
Does anyone else struggle with this? The desire to live your life as an adult but not want to disappoint your T or significant other who worries about you?
I hate this disease so much sometimes, and it feels like no one understands. I don't know anyone in real life "offline" with BP and I don't tell people about my diagnosis because of the stigma and the field I work in. I'm just feeling alone tonight and frustrated.
I guess its different for everyone,but I occasionally have a drink, sometimes more than occasionally!!!! My drugs mean that alcohol affects me more than if I didn't take meds, so I drink less and I don't drink and drive even just one drink. I think its ok to drink a little as long as you don't have a problem with drinking to much then its easier and safer just not to drink at all. In the end you are the one that has to live with the consequences of your actions not your hubby or T or pdoc.
Most people who drink do not drink until they are buzzed. And sorry, BlackPup, others do have to live with the consequences of our drinking when we aren't biologically capable of handling drinking.
Most people in their twenties are not daily drinkers. When they do drink, they drink sociallyand what the medical community understands to be social drinking means consumption slow enough for the body to process it before more is consumed. The buzz comes only when we drink at a pace faster than our bodies can accommodate it.
I'm not telling either of you that you're alcoholics, but I would plead with you not to insist on being as aggressively stupid about all this, especially mixing alcohol meds and confusing casual with more serious drinking, as I was when I was your age.
zbmom, I'm a bipolar alcoholic. If you do a little research, you'll find it's a pretty common mix. I'm also bipolar II. If you want to talk, I'm available.
I appreciate the support roadie but I disagree with you. Everyone I know who drinks (save for work related affairs or a charity dinner) does so to enjoy a nice buzz. I have one or two glasses of wine with food and get that pleasant rushing sensation. I can't drive a car but I can still walk, carry on a conversation, and relax. None of my friends are daily drinkers, there are some alcoholic family members but as I've said for me it's usually been 24x a month.
I also have a 12 hour gap between taking my meds and consuming alcohol so that part isn't really dangerous, just a bit rougher on my liver. The pdoc mainly said it will affect how well my meds work being that I'm typically depressed and alcohol is a depressant.
I know bipolar and alcoholism are very common cooccurring disorders. At this point I would not identify as an alcoholic, more as a young person grieving the fact that I will need to be on meds most of my life and that I have to alter my lifestyle to accommodate that. I've never been good at completely giving up anything I enjoy, if I was I wouldn't be overweight.
Anyways, I do appreciate the support roadie and blackpup.
I was wondering about the medication/drinking question the other day. What I've found anecdotally is that now that my mood has stabilized with the proper dosing of Lithium, I actually want to drink less. Most nights, especially those when I'm feeling very stable, I have absolutely no desire to have alcohol.
I am the type of person who enjoys a glass of fine wine or a highend beer. So occasionally I'll split a drink with my significant other, just to have a taste of a new beer/wine recommended to us. But don't get me wrong, there are definitely times when I have a full drink, even two. I just find that those days are spaced further apart now than they used to be.
I'd say ask your pdoc for input. I'm not sure there's a clearcut answer here.
I was depressed and suicidal following a manic episode in August. One of the changes I made was to eliminate alcohol from my menu. I did so for about six months. I missed the taste, the relaxation,Ray Ban UK, and the social aspect of it. But the final straw was the realization that I was doing no better with my BP1 illness without it. I was still riding a roller coaster of moods and rapid cycling. I don't drink like I used to (every day),Ray Ban Eyeglasses, but on the weekend allow myself 13 drinks. |
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