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I was talking to OTH about this before. I told my doctor that I was having anxiety at night and wasn't able to sleep after OTH helped me cut down drastically on the alcohol. The doc prescibed Lexapro. I never did take one and still have the whole bottle. I used my mind to overcome the anxiety in a different way. When I had anxiety, I stopped fighting it, got up and did something constructive. Now I have no problems again, and the drinking is still under control. I personally think sometimes people do not look at the mechanics of the problem at hand and rely on a quick fix like a med, as so many of us do with gear. When it comes to my mind however, I put it through the paces before I medicate it (outside of the past alcohol problem).
Very true.....most times people don't look into the issue deeper....Everybody is guilty of it and most times the issue is something that people don't want to deal with. I know that my ongoing battles with addiction and obbsessive cumpulsiveness have deep running roots, its when I get honeset and look deeper into the problem is when I can head problems off at the pass before they spiral out of control....being aware and being "in the moment" help keep me grounded and making good decisions....
But on the other hand there are many cases where people really are clinically depressed and meidication works wonders for them.