6 weeks update

Yeah drinking doesnt bother me at all i just liked a few on a weekend with the football, never drank on in the week. Ive had beer in my fridge for nearly 8 weeks now that i havnt touched and saving it till Christmas as i will have a few then give up for good i think as im not an alcoholic or dependent so whats the point in drinking. I just want to give up the fags i hate smoking but its so hard

alcohol is a massive depressant anyway on it's own, i only ever drink at weekends and in moderation, not worth the set back it could potentially cause, i used to be a big binge drinker in my younger years at weekends and i have suffered from depression most of my adult life, i wonder why!!! i'm now wiser with age!!

 

I wonder about most of my friends and most people i know, when they say scott you coming for a pint i say no not today dont drink much and they so wow i wish i could say that. So that tells me alot about those people. Just yesterday my boss said you coming on the works night in december the 5th i said i will but im not drinking and he said why not i said havnt drunk for 7 to 8weeks and he said bloody hell ive never gone that long without a beer so it is right alot of people are obsessed and im 27 years old just turned for my birthday i had a few cups of coffee hahahah how times have changed

you're right there scott but the thing is, they are the people that end up depressed and dont do anything about it, just carry on drinking to mask their problems, some ppl use alcohol as a medicine!! before they know it they are addicted and can't stop, it's very sad for people when that happens because alot of them are too scared to go to the doctors about their depression, alcohol is a quick fix to feel good, it's comingdown the other side that's the problem!!

 

at least we recognise there is something wrong and go tothe doctors to get it sorted out, there is such as stigma with depression and anxiety, some people see it as a weakness, it's nothing of the sort, it's an illness and not somthing to be taken lightly!!

 

Its right you are spot on what you have said, your like me you seem like a strong person and to be honest all ive seen from you is giving people good advice and not one bad comment. Nice to have met someone like you 

thanks that's really lovely for you to say that.  the reason why is because i know what its like early days, i've had the pitfalls where i had a great day and then the next day i feel rubbish and the dissapointment and confusion it causes.   as much as i came on here, when i was havin a bad day or week, i stayed away and didn't come on here, i think there are only a couple of times where i've been on when i was bad, i didn't want other people being disheartened reading my posts, wanted to keep positive. easier said than done when you're suffering with what we are, and at the time, if i'd heard one more person say to me pull yourself together, i swear i would have swung for them!! i didn't get that on here, but a few unnamed family members were saying it. really made me feel worse.  the good thing is i'm hopefully out of the other side now so i can give my advice and experiences to other people.  when i see that you and others on here are having a great day it makes me smile because i remember the first time that happened to me in my first few weeks, and it was like a breath of fresh air :-) has been a great experience for me to be ableto help others going thru the same thing i did :-)

 

Keep up the good work, im sure you will get there.

Like i said earlier my doctor has stressed to all her patients that any dose should be taken for the full 8 weeks to see if it works as upping dose causes the patient unworthy stress sometimes. She said it also goes on how ill the patient is as they normally know what kind of dose should be taken. Some doses maybe to much for us but my doctor is confident that 50mgs is the right dose for me as im starting to to change. 

Maybe your blurred vision could of been avoided if you had stook to a dose for 8 weeks maybe the doctors should tell people this as i dont like to see people have more stress while taking tablets.