Posted by mav27 on January 23, 2009, at 17:14:25
In reply to Re: Anti-Anxiety Medicine for Alcoholics, posted by myname20098002 on January 23, 2009, at 13:49:51
I take that daily for my blood pressure.. doesn't make me sleepy though so it's interesting that it's being prescribed to help you sleep.
> It's very rare and not for maintenance. My doctor gave me this RX today after discussing all this with him called Metoprolol 50mg tablet (generic Lopressor 50mg tablet).
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> He seemed upset that I wouldn't just take a .5mg of ativan once or twice a year when the anxiety attack hit. I just kept telling him it excited the alcoholic part of my brain and that I would never take a benzo again. That it does me no good to snap out of the very occassional anxiety attack if I fall back into alcoholism... a slave to alcohol addiction.
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> I'm free now with a year sobriety and I fully intend to stay that way.
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> So he grudgingly gave me this RX. I'll try it and report back. Your comments on this drug are welcomed and encouraged. Thank you for participating in my thread.
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