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[Juley]

I'm not new here, I've been in and out. Trying to fight this battle.

My mum almost died a few weeks ago and I really hit rock bottom with the drinking. Minimum of a bottle of wine a day and sometimes 2. Last night I realised, while drunk, that I was killing myself and needed to do something about it. No more half promises to myself. I went to the doctor today and asked for help. I told him the truth, how much I drink and how it's destroying my life completely.
The doctor has put me on a small dose of xanax which he thinks will help.

Hopefully today will be the beginning of a better life for me.

[mario]

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helo julie and :welcome: back,hope you stick around here as there is great support and advice,read as many posts as you can and you will see were you fit in. :goodjob:

[paula]

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Hi Juley and welcome. Xanax is usually prescribed for anxiety, do take care not to drink whilst taking it.
Good luck.

[gr8dad]

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Hello Juley, I am new here and only been AF for 4 days and today I started campral seems to have already helped with urges and definately keep on trying one day at a time

[dancelot]

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Welcome Juley and gr8dad -

Glad you are both here, best wishes to both of you on your wonderful new journey. Coming here or coming back is a great decision. Hope to see you both around.

Much love to you both!

[jane jane]

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Juley, you are so brave, and this could be a wonderful new beginning. But I'd be SO afraid of the Xanax. It is addictive. I lost a very, very dear childhood friend to it---she got it prescribed for chronic back pain after a horseback riding accident in her 20s, and---long sad story short---got hooked and could not kick the habit. She went through countless rehabs, lost custody of her darling daughter, etc. Please, please be careful.

I hate to respond with a negative warning, but---every time I think of my sassy chipper buddy who got possessed by that drug I cry.