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Originally Posted by bluemountains
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It is not how often with me-I can go several weeks without it, instead it is not being able to stop when I get started. I have bipolar disorder, and alcohol effects are intensified with the meds. I'm not ready to give it up, but I have to. My pdoc and t both say it is okay to have an occasional glass (that's one!) of wine, but I can't stop until I have finished the bottle plus more if it is available.
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I hate the genes I got stuck with.
Bluemountains
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Originally Posted by bluemountains
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I like beer, but it doesn't "call" to me the way that wine does. I can drink one or two beers and stop.
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My t wants me to call the pdoc in order to get my meds adjusted-I'm hypomanic now, and this is when I really like wine to slow down my mind in the evening and to help me sleep.
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Dear bluemountains,
I'm bipolar alcoholic--diagnosed, certified, treated (sober & mostly stable for over four years). I suspect that neither your pdoc nor your T have an extensive professional understanding of alcoholism as it relates to bipolar disorder. Understand, that is my
opinion ... but it's based on my life experience & I urge you to seek a second psychological evaluation from someone with greater alcoholism awareness.
Roadie
