Alcoholism Questions

Vivitrol and alcohol?

Posted 19 Jul 2016 by Tiffanyaz • 4 answers

I got the Vivitrol injection for alcohol use. They said they there is no possible way you cn feel the effects of alcohol with the shot. Well stupid me gave it a shot and low and behold, I can still get drunk. I was hoping I couldn't. I have been searching and searching and can't find a ...

Can alcohol use show up on a hair follicle test?

Posted 29 Mar 2011 by sexyvioletkat • 2 answers

What does "hx of EtOh" mean?

Posted 31 Mar 2011 by canduu • 2 answers

My Son might have this Problem, Related to hx of EtOH abuse. What is That ??

Hi all, has anyone used Benzodiazepine's to quit drinking?

Posted 8 Feb 2013 by Delila • 6 answers

I know that Benzo's and alcohol work on the same receptors in your brain, and i've heard that Librium &/or Diazepam can help alcoholics to recover & stay off the drink. I've taken Librium at very short courses before when i've detoxed. Does anyone know the recommended ...

Can I drink alcohol while taking naltrexone. Will the alcohol affect me?

Posted 1 Apr 2016 by Trish54321 • 3 answers

Can Vivitrol cause a false positive in a urine drug test?

Posted 19 Sep 2010 by needingsomehelp • 1 answer

I am looking for anyone with information on if Vivitrol can cause a false positive result on a urinalysis. My husband received a vivitrol injection to help with alcoholism... 7 weeks later he had to take a urinalysis. It came back positive for meth, amphetamines, and methadone. He claims he has ...

Pain Management and Social Drinking Question?

Posted 14 Dec 2014 by mfpdfibro • 3 answers

I am with a new pain management group and I guess didn't realize how strict they have become about alcohol use. I have been in and out of pain management care since 2003 for chronic pelvic pain, fibromyalgia, chronic myofascial pain, back pain etc. Anyway the first time it showed up in my ...

Hi, has anyone got any experience with Vivitrol/Naltrexone injection?

Posted 14 Nov 2014 by Delila • 6 answers

..for use in alcoholics, to stay abstinent or to reduce volume of alcohol intake? Personal experience or a friend or family member that has used the monthly injection would be gratefully received. Looking for any advice, good or bad. Thank you!

How much water should I drink while taking Lasix for edema?

Posted 20 Sep 2018 by David Lowry • 1 answer

Is this just depression & anxiety or possible BPD?

Posted 12 May 2012 by Aud1 • 6 answers

For most of my life depression, anxiety, OCD and agrophobia have figured concealed under a veil of evident alcoholism and therefore the primary condition until I stopped drinking. I remember once in my 20s asking a doctor in the treatment center I was in, could I also have depression. She was ...

Alcoholism - does craving alcohol mean I am an alcoholic ?

Posted 24 Nov 2009 by oats • 3 answers

Anti-depressant and bipolar meds; does alcohol make them COMPLETELY ineffective?

Posted 18 Jun 2011 by Delila • 4 answers

My psychiatrist tells me i might as well not be taking them if i drink regularly. Is that completely true? Would you really get no benefit from them at all?

Librium taper alcohol use?

Posted 12 Feb 2013 by Sadhu • 1 answer

So I'm on a 25mg librium taper 4 times a day. I blew it and drank heavily for 10 days. Stopped today but my normal dose seemed to give me anxiety increasing throughout the day. Is this alcohol withdrawal or my benzo no longer working?

Discontinuing Naltrexone, any advice?

Posted 30 May 2014 by Delila • 2 answers

My prescription has just run out and i've decided to discontinue treatment. I wonder if any one has any advice about how i can expect to feel? I've been taking it for a couple of years to aid abstaining from alcohol

Metronidazole - Reactions to alcohol?

Posted 5 Nov 2015 by Capt_Hook • 2 answers

I am newly rosasea patient. When I picked up the rx, I was told not to drink alcohol while using this cream. Any ideas as to why? The box and information included don't say anything about alcohol use.