Hi Artcat!
It would be very presumptuous of me and naive to think I had any idea of what the current situation is like for meds in South Africa. But, there is a member here called jinja who lives in Johannesburg who I think may be able to shed some light on the situation. I'm sure she wouldn't mind if you wanted to send her a private message asking her advise. Depending on your financial situation you also have the option of shopping online for these meds. But a word of warning, be careful when doing this and I would probably advise you use links from sites such as this that have been properly researched. There are many dodgy sites out there that are looking to make a quick buck, so be careful. If you want to mention to jinja that I suggested you PM her, if that makes things seem a little easier for you, then please do so. But I'm sure she wll be only too happy to help you.
As far as my own experience goes with meds I have taken 2 types of anti-depressants in the past and also Antabuse on 2 occasions. I too continued to drink while on anti-depressants many years ago like your husband and I feel I didn't get any 'real' benefit from them due to this. When I tried another anti-depressant more recently I had some rather nasty side effects causing water-retention and weight gain. There is a thread concerning Antabuse in this folder as well where I have commented on my experiences with it as well. My overall opinion is that the placebo effect has played more of a role in my success than anything TBH. But that's just my opinion!!lol
Love and Happiness
Hippie
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