dear Daisychain, this a problem a lot of people have to cope with, including myself when I was depressed, which brings me to my point, are you sure that your depression is under control.
I felt like this many years ago, but as soon as something went wrong or upset me, I would reach for the bottle, because I couldn't cope or handle this problem.
Anxiety is linked to depression as Dr. Brian Ironwood explains.
With myself I had to cope with my (ex) wife and two young sons who didn't like me drinking as I was doing, and would tip it out if they found the wine cask, so I then became a cupboard drinker, much to the despair of them all, but it was the only solution to my problem then.
My psychologist always said that the alcohol would reduce the effect of what the antidepressant was trying to do, I knew that but the medication was taking too long to work, whereas alcohol was instant, and that's all I wanted.
If you need some medication to help you stop then there are a few types which your doctor should know about, and what it does is to stop the urge for alcohol, and even if you do have a drink then the effect from it won't be there, but it won't work if you still want to drink.
It's a vicious circle, because with having depression all we want is to feel at peace within ourselves.
The problem is if depression has gone then you will have a great chance of stopping your consumption, but if it's still there you have little chance. L Geoff. x
