husband drinks allmost a bottle of whisky a night

My husband is 53 and drinks allmost a bottle of whisky from monday to thursday and weekends even more,he stops off at the pub on way home from work and has at least 4 drinks before he gets home and then he starts on the bells.He is thin but has a big belly which is hard,when we argue about his drinking he says '"WHISKY IS MIDICINAL"he becomes aggresive (aggressive) when he drinks and has a total personality change,he has in the last three years had pancreatitis and diverticolitis,lately he has a problem getting out of bed in the morning

My children and I are worried about his health, there is a history of alcohol abuse in his family,he forgets things that we tell him and repeats himself all the time.

Should I be concerened?

[Roger Gould, M.D.]

You should defintely be concerned, this is a serious case of alcoholism, and there are now signs that is doing great damage to his body....he has to get some form of treatment, and should start with a visit to your doctor to see how much physical damage has already been done.