My son who is 20 and a fulltime college student had agreed to seek therapy for his anxiety/depression and also to see a family doctor about medication. With the therapist and doctor working together, he started on zoloft. It has been about 6 weeks. My son was drinking very heavy (at least a case a day on the weekends plus through out the week). His girlfriend is 21 and she bought it for him. When drinking, he can't stop and then he becomes mean and aggressive. They broke up about 2 times due to the drinking. I had started seeing a therapist which turned out to be the same one my son is now seeing so the therapist is well aware of the history of my son's drinking. I was so proud of him because it seemed like he stopped drinking for about 6 weeks. Then the therapist suggested an "as needed" anxiety pill and the regular family doc would not prescribe it due to his drinking history. So.... the therapist recommended a new family doctor. Said the one he was seeing was limiting his getting better. About 7 months ago, the family doc. prescribed my son 10mg of lexapro and refused to increase it. My son in about 280lbs and the therapist said with the family doc refusing to increase it, he was hindering his ability to overcome the anxiety so yesterday my son went to see a new doctor. This doctor prescribed him burspoine (spelling is off) 5mg twice a day. My son said he is to still take the zoloft.
PROBLEM::: Last night the girlfriend bought him beer. I had a feeling she did and after he left for work I checked his room. 14 cans of coors light were in the trash. So maybe she drank 2? That means he drank 12?? Seems kind of odd that he didn't drink when he seen the old family doctor but now the new one he starts. Wondering if he asked him about mixing the meds with alcohol. Needless to say,I am worried. Worried that he will resume the big time drinking again. Worried that the gf will break up again which I do not blame her but he gets very depressed when it happens and refuses to see the therapist then.. He was doing so good. I could see an improvement in him on the zoloft to. Why does this keep happening.