This article will provide an overview of alcohol and antidepressants, exploring their effects and interactions. Many of my alcohol recovery coaching clients have been prescribed antidepressants, some of them for years or even decades. I find it alarming that the very real interactions between alcohol and antidepressants are not discussed more often. In our heavy drinking … [Read more...]

About one third of severe alcoholics are susceptible to alcohol withdrawal seizures. These terrifying events result from massive alterations in neurotransmitter levels and brain receptor sites caused by prolonged alcohol exposure. In this article, we will discuss the biochemical causes of alcohol withdrawal seizures. We will then review some common symptoms of severe alcohol … [Read more...]

In this article, we will review the effects, interactions, and addiction potential for both alcohol and benzodiazepines. These drugs have some similarities in how they affect our systems, but also some pronounced differences. Both alcohol and benzodiazepines reduce brain activity by stimulating GABA receptors. Generally, alcohol is a more complicated drug than benzodiazepines … [Read more...]

When I quit drinking, I wanted to know if any medications for alcoholism had been demonstrated to help people cut down on alcohol or stay abstinent. My doctor informed me that no such things existed. He was wrong, and this article will illuminate this issue in case you've found yourself in my former shoes. Now, you might be wondering... Why would I spend time writing about … [Read more...]

In this article, I’m going to discuss how to use Lorazepam for alcohol withdrawal. People who cross the line from heavy drinking to alcoholism are often shocked at how difficult it can be to quit drinking. Quitting cold turkey is painful and dangerous, and the process can be made much easier by taking a benzodiazepine like Lorazepam for alcohol withdrawal symptoms. I remember … [Read more...]