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Addiction & Recovery

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3. Gut it out! It's not worth it. I had to quit because of a medication I'm on. The anti-depressant Celexa. I wasn't

Reply to Maraya1969 (Original post)

Thu Jun 20, 2024, 10:52 PM

Jun 2024

drinking very often anyway but no more as long as I'm on this stuff. What is interesting is they prescribe it for alcoholics too. It supposedly helps with the urge to drink. I can report that I realized after a couple months that I was due for the urge to hit my favorite bar, but it never happened. I'd say it works but I was prescribed it solely for depression.

I don't think I could handle even going back to my decades old stopping off for beers all the time and getting drunk every weekend just because of the expense. Just being a moderate alcoholic has to run at least $800 a month these days. I can't swing that.

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I am having cravings, my body feels uncomfortable and I don't want to go to the convivence store [View all] Maraya1969 Jun 2024 OP

PAWS sucks BWdem4life Jun 2024 #1

As a 50 year alcoholic, I think you are on the right track. OAITW r.2.0 Jun 2024 #2

So you drink but you just make sure you don't drink alcoholically? That is kind of what I did for a long Maraya1969 Jun 2024 #15

Gut it out! It's not worth it. I had to quit because of a medication I'm on. The anti-depressant Celexa. I wasn't brewens Jun 2024 #3

Medical Marijuana, (Indica) is now making me look like I am drunk. Maraya1969 Jun 2024 #8

It does get easier, but not quickly. I found warm baths and showers helped me a lot. The trick is to pass the time by .. marble falls Jun 2024 #4

I love to take baths with Epsom Salts in it! I have lost a lot of blood and they are saying that is why my legs feels Maraya1969 Jun 2024 #9

You can do this, be sure to be taking care of yourself. Keep reaching out. We'll keep reaching back. marble falls Jun 2024 #12

My restless legs stopped with diurex. I had a bit of fluid reyention. Karadeniz Jun 2024 #5

Did it stop right away? Maraya1969 Jun 2024 #10

Yep! Karadeniz Jun 2024 #11

Magnesium spray helped me. viva la Jun 2024 #13

Hang in there! The first week or so is the toughest. After that it gets easier, yonder Jun 2024 #6

you did the right thing reaching out here Skittles Jun 2024 #7

I'm white knuckling over food cravings. Not hunger, just the urge to escape the tension of now, knowing GPV Jun 2024 #14

see my post #7 Skittles Jun 2024 #16