Dont know what to do

[southernchevy]

My wife is an alcholic,  she recently went in to detox  in november and they changed her meds from seroquel to geodon and added her to prozac. Well she started getting dizzy, nausea (sp?), anxiety, and depression. When she got out she stayed sober for like a month but like afool picked it up. She went back to detox becasue we thougth it was the alchol casuin these problems and she got out and stilled felt this way. The alchol made her fell better. So she stopped taking her medicines to see if that would fix it...and  she still having the problem. What do i need to do

[boogieman]

hello. first off, drinking on prozac (even after a few days, it takes time for most antidepressants to clear out) is dangerous business. for that matter, combining booze with meds in general can have serious consequences, but i know about the prozac from personal experience. chronic use of alcohol alters chemical production in the brain and it is common to have depression and anxiety at first. antianxiety and antidepressant meds can sometimes take weeks to reach an effective level and frequently need dosing adjustments in the beginning of therapy. the brain is screaming for the alcohol it has become used to receiving, and at first things can be rough. however, suicidal ideations should be dealt immediately, as some mood altering meds can generate or intensify such thoughts. the most effective resource available is alcoholics anonymous for her, and i highly recommend al-anon for yourself. these programs have been proven to do what medicine, psychotherapy and threat of imprisonment or failing health alone have not. for you, al-anon will help you to cope with the issues that are common in early recovery as well as know what will help your wife. your wife is not a bad person trying to become good, but sick and trying to get well. once again it's going to be a bit rough at first, but the use of available help will get you guys through it. take care,   gm

[muppetfan]

The first 30 days is a doozy No matter what. Taking drugs and drinking on them can be dangerous as boogie said. I have done it, and moments were scary. However, all those feelings you described are all common in the first 30 days. I truly believe that the programs out there are geered in 30 - 60 - 90 etc for a reason. 30 days you get through one portal of issues, 60 another 90 and another and so on. I know that for the near end of my own 30 days I felt like I was going CRAZY. My head felt like it was full of so many thoughts I couldn't think. In the past, I would drink to numb those feelings or to make my thinking stop. Now, I am having to sit and get through these emotions without the use of alcohol. It *****. The first week is mostly getting all the alcohol out of th system.
I love alanon meetings. You may get some useful information on how you have come to have your own routines and reactions. Keep trying. Life will be better without alcohol. It is hard to have others drink around me, so remember if you drink you may want to go do it with your friends outside of your wife's vision. I used to have a lot of resentment and at one point my husband would give me beer because he thought it would make me happier. I was hard to live with in the beginning.