Post-drinking blues........

I think I've come to a realization. Drinking is affecting my mental health.

I always have fun when I drink. But the next day or even the next few are always downers. I think it is because of the interaction with my medications. My doctor said that if I wanted to drink, I should skip the pills that day, but if I were to do that, I'd get terrible withdrawal pains, so I drink and take the pills in the same day, regardless of what he said.

I should really probably stop drinking. However, I don't really see much satisfaction in my life. I talked to my cousin today and he said he could have a new job lined up for me but not for another two-six months. So, I probably am going to have bear through the whole year teaching. I really am completely demoralized. Drinking doesn't help.

I've been in AA before, but I relapsed. I also didn't like the whole religious angle. I felt uncomfortable there. I know there's an Atheists and Agnostics AA but I'm neither, I'm a Pagan. And plus, there are few chapters of that in NYC...and I don't feel like heading all the way into Manhattan late at night on a weekday. There's no way I'd be ready for work the next day.

I mean I don't drink often. Usually just 1x-2x/wk, and only on the weekends. I don't think I have a drinking problem. My only problem is that I really shouldn't drink at all because of my meds and yet I still do.

So, some might ask why do I drink? Well, if I'm drinking in a social setting, I love the way you can say what you really mean when you're drinking and how people loosen up the social protocols. If I'm drinking alone, I just love really feeling whatever I'm listening to. When I drink alone, I just turn on some music and pretend to be a singer in a band.

I like drinking, but it kills my already fragile mood. I'm going to try not to drink tonight. I already am completely unmotivated to catch up on my work for next week, and I have a ton of it. I don't want to pile it all for Sunday, but I think I kind of have to....

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Yes, well, in Pagan circles I attend, there are AA groups within them to associate with. It does no harm to listen, even if you lack the courage to join in, and "confess". Well, open up and tell you story.

And a drinking problem starts if you think you have a drinking problem. Never mind that you didn't tell anyone else. You told yourself first.
 
Uhm, I hate to be the one to say it . . . but honey, you have a drinking problem. :frown1: I mentioned AA to mista geechee because I know it has worked for friends of mine.

I think you need to seek help but I'm not sure where if you have already ruled out AA. :frown1:
 
I don't know if I have a drinking problem. When I went to AA meetings the people at the meetings would get drunk every night before they got sober. I don't know how 4 beers once a week is a problem. The only problem seems to be that it interferes with meds.
 
If you need to take prescription meds for mental health issues, then you should not be consuming alcoholic beverages. :cool: Take it from one who knows. I take anti-depressants and anti-anxiety meds and they DO NOT mix well with alcohol. Even a single glass of chardonnay is liable to put me asleep in an hour and give me a wretched hangover the next day. :frown1: I finally stopped drinking about 18 months ago because it just wasn't worth the horrible hangover the next day.
 
If you need to take prescription meds for mental health issues, then you should not be consuming alcoholic beverages. :cool: Take it from one who knows. I take anti-depressants and anti-anxiety meds and they DO NOT mix well with alcohol. Even a single glass of chardonnay is liable to put me asleep in an hour and give me a wretched hangover the next day. :frown1: I finally stopped drinking about 18 months ago because it just wasn't worth the horrible hangover the next day.
 
happy little mental case here. i quit meds years ago. for me there were too may side effects, restrictions and nothing really worked for me. the crazy is kept in check with a very *candy madness excluded* strict diet. right now you sound unhappy on meds, you might want to look into something else.

ML
 
For anyone who might be interested.....I didn't drink last night. Didn't do anything else, either. And my mood is pretty solid this morning. I feel like I can get my work done.
 

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