MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'drinking alcohol'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:22:37 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4419346&cid=t_157837_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2FFQ4ljECXycw%2F photo: Thinkstock Old Man Winter is one nasty SOB. For those of us living in northern climes, the unrelenting cold is enough to drive us indoors and under our favorite blanket for weeks at a time. We crave starchy comfort foods and curse when the scale dares to reveal our weakness. We’re sleepy, grumpy, dopey, and any number of other traits characterizing the Seven Dwarfs, but fervently hope we don’t act like them by the time spring has actually sprung. Up to 10 million Americans – 75% of them women – also get SAD: Seasonal affective disorder. Some confuse run-of-the-mill winter blues with this subtype of major depressive disorder, but that’s like comparing a paper cut to a severed fingertip, says Dr. Raymond Lam, director of the Mood Disorder Centre at the University of British ... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4419346 Mon, 31 Jan 2011 14:05:20 +0100 4419346 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4125086&cid=t_157837_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2FDua8B3Rbc0k%2F photo: Thinkstock You feel pretty good about staying away from hard drugs your whole life. Sure, you have a drink every now and then, but that’s way better than smoking crack or shooting up heroin. Right? Actually, a surprising new study determined that alcohol is more dangerous than heroin or crack — or any other illegal drug for that matter. The study, done by Dr. David Nutt at the University of Bristol, found that alcohol was the most destructive substance because it is so widely use and causes excessive damage not only to the drinker, but to their friends and family as well. Not feeling so smug anymore, are we? via CBS News Post from: BlissTree WTF? Alcohol Is More Dangerous Than Heroin (Source: A Hearty Life) A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4125086 Mon, 01 Nov 2010 15:33:00 +0100 4125086 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4121936&cid=t_157837_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2FFT74E0QPuqk%2F photo: Thinkstock Check out this post about possible stroke triggers by Deborah Huso on AOL Health. Tossing back a few drinks during a night out with friends. Coming down with a cold or the flu. These might seem like harmless and seemingly unrelated events. But they all have something in common: They could raise your risk of having a stroke — at least temporarily, a new study examining stroke triggers finds. The temporary spike in risk is especially true for those who are already at an increased risk for stroke, including smokers and people with cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure or diabetes. The study was published in the latest issue of Stroke, a journal of the American Stroke Association, and focused specifically on ischemic stroke, which occurs when a clot disrupts blood... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4121936 Sat, 30 Oct 2010 17:00:32 +0100 4121936 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4036607&cid=t_157837_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Ffeel%2F203369%2F Post from: BlissTree (Source: Healthbolt) Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4036607 Tue, 05 Oct 2010 18:20:27 +0100 4036607 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4022878&cid=t_157837_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Ffeel%2Fturns-out-in-2010-white-women-are-a-bunch-of-drunks%2F Hungover? Check out this post by Emerald Catron on Lemondrop: Good news if you’re reading this in the dark through sunglasses, cradling your head and dry-swallowing aspirin: You are not alone. According to a new study, more people are drinking now than they used to. Don Draper might think he’s hardcore, but do you know who really knows how to knock ‘em back? Modern-day white ladies – the only demographic to show an increase in alcohol intake over the past 20 years, a fact we proved at the bar last night. The rest of the data from the study shows that although people are generally drinking the same amount, more people are hitting the sauce, with Caucasian women drinking the most of all. Bring it, Roger Sterling! It’s going to take more than a couple of martinis, a ... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4022878 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 15:45:43 +0100 4022878 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4003226&cid=t_157837_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Ffeel%2Fremember-the-old-general-foods-international-coffees-slogan-it%25e2%2580%2599s-the-same-thing-i-do-celebrate-the-moments-of-my-life-%25e2%2580%2593-i-just-spike-them-first%2F – Blisstree Editor-in-Chief Christine Egan on the pleasures of solo drinking from her post I Drink Alone and You Can’t Stop Me Post from: BlissTree Remember the old General Foods International Coffees slogan? It’s the same thing. I do celebrate the moments of my life – I just spike them first. (Source: Healthbolt) Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4003226 Mon, 27 Sep 2010 12:00:01 +0100 4003226 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3911676&cid=t_157837_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2F17-million-people-drove-drunk-last-year-um-thats-a-lot%2F photo: Thinkstock In a new report of the U.S. Department of Transportation, it’s estimated that there have been 17 million drunk drivers over the past year. That’s about 20% of the population ages 16 and over. And two-thirds of everyone who had driven drunk in the last year had done it in the past month. Holy crap, that’s a lot of drunk drivers! We hope that none of our dear readers are among the guilty, but how do you get a friend who’s had too much to drink surrender the car keys? via NPR Post from: BlissTree 17 Million People Drove Drunk Last Year: Um, That's a Lot. (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3911676 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 13:00:22 +0100 3911676 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3845292&cid=t_157837_151_f&fid=39090&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fhelpalcoholicfamily%2FxITS%2F%7E3%2FUVi4xUmPzv4%2F Do you have an alcoholic spouse? If you are living with an alcoholic, you are aware of how much denial your alcoholic spouse is in about their disease. No matter how often you bring up their drinking problem, they continue on the same self destructive path. Their choices around drinking are completely irrational. This is called “addiction”. Denial is a major part of the illness. The alcohol dependent brain of your alcoholic husband or alcoholic wife “drives” them to drink to combat alcohol cravings and symptoms of alcohol withdrawal. Often an alcoholic spouse will stop drinking alcohol when there is an “event” or epiphany that stops “them” in their tracks. Here are 4 examples of triggers that break through denial: An arrest for a DWI with a ... Alcoholic Spouse Advanced Help blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3845292 Thu, 05 Aug 2010 17:04:40 +0100 3845292 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3816769&cid=t_157837_151_f&fid=39090&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fhelpalcoholicfamily%2FxITS%2F%7E3%2F8JRe1A5kakc%2F Has your alcoholic spouse recently quit drinking alcohol? You have waited so so long for this…. You thought you would get your alcoholic husband or alcoholic wife back, but your partner still seems out of your reach. Does it feel like your alcoholic spouse is now obsessed with their alcoholism recovery instead of alcohol? Does it feel like Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) has kidnapped your spouse because they are at AA meetings instead of with you? This is very common at the beginning of sobriety. Here are 4  reasons explaining what is going on with your recovering spouse since they quit drinking alcohol: Your alcoholic spouse has been spending their time drinking, thinking about drinking, in pursuit of drinking, and suffering the consequences of drinking. Alcoholism recovery (sobriety) ... Alcoholic Spouse Advanced Help blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3816769 Sun, 01 Aug 2010 16:28:46 +0100 3816769 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3816770&cid=t_157837_151_f&fid=39090&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fhelpalcoholicfamily%2FxITS%2F%7E3%2FtQPNrCsTczU%2F Are you married to an alcoholic spouse? Have you begged and pleaded with your alcoholic husband or alcoholic wife to get help to stop drinking alcohol, but they have refused (over and over)? You are puzzled. It should be a no brainer for your alcoholic spouse to get help for their alcohol problem. Their reluctance to stop drinking alcohol is so strong, it seems absurd. Here are the 5 most common reasons I encounter in the alcoholics I treat why they resist treatment. Control. Alcoholic spouses want to control when they drink and when they don’t. They do not want anyone else whether it is a therapist or rehab center taking this option away. Denial. Your alcoholic husband is suffering from such incredible denial about his drinking that you cannot fathom the level at which he minimizes... Alcoholic Spouse Advanced Help blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3816770 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:19:21 +0100 3816770 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3816771&cid=t_157837_151_f&fid=39090&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fhelpalcoholicfamily%2FxITS%2F%7E3%2FR0UrB1216g4%2F As a psychiatrist that treats a lot of addiction, I am very familiar with traits that are common to people with a drinking problem. I see “procrastination” (putting things off) in every alcoholic I treat. If it were easy for your alcoholic husband to face his problems, he would not have started drinking in the first place. Turning to alcohol is one way to avoid facing life stresses. Your alcoholic spouse has probably promised to stop drinking alcohol many times, but has broken his promise over and over. What is the effect on you? You take it personally when your alcoholic husband resumes drinking 1-2 days after telling you he will stop drinking alcohol. You feel he should put quitting drinking as his first priority if he truly values you and your marriage. You are wondering if... Alcoholic Spouse Advanced Help blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3816771 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:10:01 +0100 3816771 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3767047&cid=t_157837_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fcan-i-become-an-ex-smoker-watch-me-try%2F This is the first post by Drew Grant, Associate Editor of our sister site, Crushable, about her efforts to quit smoking using the Become An Ex program. Telling people you’re quitting smoking just doesn’t have the same social impact that say, kicking heroin or drying out from alcohol does. You never see an episode of A&E’s Intervention where worried friends and family trick a three-pack-a-day fiend into a small room so that Dr. Jeff VanVonderen can give them the option of rehab. Why not? Well, for one thing, smoking is generally thought of as more of a symptomatic problem: It’s what you do along with drinking, or snorting cocaine, or what have you, and therefore isn’t the main issue for most people with “bad habits.” That’s why in AA or NA... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3767047 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 14:10:46 +0100 3767047 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3754086&cid=t_157837_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FRecoveryIsSexycom%2F%7E3%2F3MydPHjD7dE%2F Check This List Before Taking Any Medication There are very few medications that can be safely taken while drinking alcohol. Many prescription drugs and even most over-the-counter medications carry a warning against using the drug while drinking alcohol. Before you take any medication, if you drink alcohol, check this list from the USA National Library of Medicine of more than 9,000 prescription and over-the-counter medications for possible reactions and side effects, if you drink alcohol. The listed drugs also indicate if it has potential for addiction. Drug names starting with –  A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 0-9 Suggested reading Alcoholics Anonymous – the Big Book – an Audible MP3 book Hazelden Books and Categories Addiction & Recovery... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3754086 Tue, 13 Jul 2010 15:23:00 +0100 3754086 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3730107&cid=t_157837_151_f&fid=39090&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fhelpalcoholicfamily%2FxITS%2F%7E3%2FXl1i-YSK67c%2F I treat a number of alcoholic families where there are two alcoholic spouses. Their children are growing up in an incredibly toxic environment. What is the most interesting is that each spouse often accuses the other of being the more serious alcoholic. In this situation, both partners are giving the other spouse “permission” to drink. There is no voice of reason. What happens to these couples? The usual scenario that I witness is divorce. Here is why. Usually, the alcoholic wife or alcoholic husband at some point suffers a serious consequence from drinking whether it is a DUI, health problem (liver disease, pancreatitis), or job loss. Once one alcoholic spouse is put in the position to stop drinking alcohol, there is pressure on their partner to do the same. If one continues t... Alcoholic Spouse Advanced Help blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3730107 Tue, 06 Jul 2010 23:59:05 +0100 3730107 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3710534&cid=t_157837_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2F185972%2F Win Food Network Cooking Gear: All you have to do is tweet or share this post on Facebook, and you’ll be entered to win an autographed copy of Cat Cora’s Classics with a Twist and a Food Network apron signed by chef Aarón Sánchez. Post from: BlissTree (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3710534 Tue, 29 Jun 2010 20:43:16 +0100 3710534 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3701813&cid=t_157837_151_f&fid=39090&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fhelpalcoholicfamily%2FxITS%2F%7E3%2FOYHpqU8DdN8%2F Are you living with an alcoholic? Do you sometimes have the impression that your alcoholic spouse wants to quit drinking alcohol, but can’t? As a psychiatrist that treats addiction, I see this problem on a frequent basis. What are the obstacles that your alcoholic husband or alcoholic wife face? Living sober is a foreign concept to them. The idea is very scary. The only coping skill your alcoholic spouse knows is drinking alcohol to combat stress. Getting through a work day and putting up with his boss’s demands, getting through a day coping with the stress of being a mom with 3 young kids, being alone with a spouse who has been angry with you for many months …this has all been dealt with by relying on a substance; alcohol. The brain of your alcoholic spouse has become ... Alcoholic Spouse Advanced Help blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3701813 Sat, 26 Jun 2010 14:19:01 +0100 3701813 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3687366&cid=t_157837_151_f&fid=39090&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fhelpalcoholicfamily%2FxITS%2F%7E3%2Fcav-rXtbPBY%2F There is hope that exercise can help your alcoholic spouse quit drinking alcohol. A recent circadian rhythm study in hamsters showed that hamsters that “exercised” (more “wheel running” ) drank less alcohol than those restricted from exercise. Does your alcocholic husband or alcoholic wife go to sleep at all hours of the night and get up at different times during the day? Has your alcoholic spouse lost a routine for both their sleeping habits and eating habits? Bottom line: their alcohol abuse is disrupting their circadian rhythm which can also trigger alcoholic relapse in someone who has been abstinent. Dr. David Glass, Professor of Biological Sciences came to this conclusion after studying hamsters and “wheel running”. The hamsters that were restricte... Alcoholic Spouse Advanced Help blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3687366 Tue, 22 Jun 2010 23:13:42 +0100 3687366 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3655569&cid=t_157837_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Ftop-10-blisstree-posts-from-last-week%2F We’re nice, so we want to make sure you get your Blisstree fix this weekend – just in case your pesky job interfered with some of your best Blisstree browsing last week. Here’s our highlight reel: 1. Eco-Friendly Shopping: 10 Father’s Day Gifts Under $10 2. 10 Summer Cocktails Under 200 Calories: A Slimmer Sip 3. 10 Things That are (Almost) as Good as Sex 4. Can Gluten-Free Pizzas Not Taste Like Crap? – Our Taste Test 5. Beauty: Intelligent Nutrients Skin Care Product Review 6. Win Nature’s Gate Beauty Products During This Week’s Giveaway! 7. Weight Loss: Are Hollywood’s Biggest Losers Really Healthy? 8. Sex and the Female Orgasm, Chemically Speaking 9. Female Orgasm Answers: Chemicals That Make You Go “O” 10. Ecosystem Notebooks vs. Mole... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3655569 Sat, 12 Jun 2010 15:17:07 +0100 3655569 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3655576&cid=t_157837_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fcan-i-interest-you-in-a-tiny-beer-flashback-friday%2F Hate wasting an entire beer when you just want a taste? Wish there were a tiny, woman-size beer out there? Well, the 1970s has a solution. Introducing the Michelob “Mich VII” beer. Seven ounces is the perfect size for a lady who just wants to whet her palate. We’re going to spend the rest of the afternoon imagining how different our lives would be if only the Mich VII had caught on. Maybe we can help bring it back. Post from: BlissTree Can I Interest You In a Tiny Beer? – Flashback Friday (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3655576 Fri, 11 Jun 2010 19:00:36 +0100 3655576 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3636030&cid=t_157837_151_f&fid=39090&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fhelpalcoholicfamily%2FxITS%2F%7E3%2FH15AVdpwYTM%2F Are you married to an alcoholic husband or alcoholic wife? Do you feel totally frustrated and resentful watching them drink everyday and throw their lives away; their family life, their marriage, their work, and their health in the process? Addiction makes no sense. It is a chronic, progressive disease. The brain of your alcoholic spouse hears two voices. The biochemical voice in their brain is “screaming”  at them to drink alcohol. Your voice is nagging, pleading, pressuring them, making them promise to quit drinking alcohol. Which voice will your alcoholic spouse ultimately listen to? In my experience as a psychiatrist treating alcoholism, there is only one reason that any addict gives up the substance they are addicted to. The pain of continuing to drink must outweigh the ... Alcoholic Spouse Advanced Help blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3636030 Sun, 06 Jun 2010 14:17:26 +0100 3636030 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3603879&cid=t_157837_151_f&fid=39090&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fhelpalcoholicfamily%2FxITS%2F%7E3%2F7T2VzTYRWbw%2F Does your alcoholic husband suffer from insomnia symptoms? Insomnia symptoms are difficulty falling asleep and/or difficulty staying asleep. Does your alcoholic spouse rely on alcohol to get to sleep? Is he self-medicating insomnia? This is how alcohol dependency may start. Although alcohol is a depressant and makes your alcoholic spouse feel more relaxed, alcohol actually disrupts the sleep cycle. Here are several ways alcohol affects the sleep cycle: Alcohol disrupts chemical messengers in your alcoholic spouse’s brain that are involved in the sleep cycle. Alcohol causes your alcoholic husband to experience more frequent awakenings (restless sleep). Alcohol decreases REM sleep in the first half of the night. Alcohol causes rebound REM in the latter part of the night. Alcohol may w... Alcoholic Spouse Advanced Help blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3603879 Thu, 27 May 2010 12:44:27 +0100 3603879 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3585854&cid=t_157837_151_f&fid=39090&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fhelpalcoholicfamily%2FxITS%2F%7E3%2FrsNOjC0-eG8%2F Are you putting up with more inconsiderate, dishonest behavior from your alcoholic husband than you ever imagined in your life? If someone had told you marriage was like this, don’t you think you would have run in the other direction? But here you are, with the man you loved enough to say your vows to and the children you have had with him, and you are left wondering, “O.K., what am I supposed to do?”. The facts: alcoholic husband, alcoholic family, and most likely codependency issues. Not a good combination! How do you deal with an alcoholic? You have whined, yelled, pleaded with him about his drinking to no avail. Despite all this drama, Have you ever really stood up to him? Here are 5 tips to stand up to your alcoholic husband. Talk to him when he is sober in a calm m... Alcoholic Spouse Advanced Help blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3585854 Thu, 20 May 2010 12:51:56 +0100 3585854 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3547020&cid=t_157837_151_f&fid=39090&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fhelpalcoholicfamily%2FxITS%2F%7E3%2FiN-seZh5_aM%2F The frustrations of living with an alcoholic spouse leaves you feeling full of anger and resentment. It is easy to forget that your alcoholic husband is a victim of a disease. Alcohol has hijacked his brain. Every time your alcoholic spouse drinks alcohol, it feels like he is choosing alcohol over you which is a terrible feeling. There is no room for his feelings for you or your kids in his alcohol dependent brain. Why? The reality is, you are living with an alcoholic whose brain is craving a substance. The craving is a physiologic response, a primal drive that overrides all reason. Alcoholism is a disease. Our brain plans our actions and your alcoholic husband has a defective brain, of sorts. Let’s face it. Even doctors and lawyers succumb to this disease. Money or status doesn&#8... Alcoholic Spouse Advanced Help blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3547020 Sat, 08 May 2010 20:51:56 +0100 3547020 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3502997&cid=t_157837_151_f&fid=39090&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fhelpalcoholicfamily%2FxITS%2F%7E3%2FtLae3kukSfY%2F Are you experiencing the nightmare of  living with an alcoholic spouse?  Do you beg or plead with your alcoholic husband or alcoholic wife to stop drinking alcohol? Does your alcoholic spouse “cave in” under pressure and promise to quit drinking only to have an alcohol relapse within a few days or a few weeks? Why is your alcoholic spouse breaking a promise to you that is more important to you than anything in your life right now? Here are 5 typical reasons why eliciting a promise to stop drinking alcohol fails EVERY time: Your alcoholic husband or alcoholic wife is experiencing alcohol withdrawal symptoms because his/her brain has become alcohol dependent. Drinking alcohol relieves these symptoms. Your alcoholic spouse has strong alcohol cravings. These alcohol cravings pr... Alcoholic Spouse Advanced Help blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3502997 Sun, 18 Apr 2010 17:19:32 +0100 3502997 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3502998&cid=t_157837_151_f&fid=39090&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fhelpalcoholicfamily%2FxITS%2F%7E3%2Fq-jPdOoZjhw%2F Are you wondering how in the world alcoholic spouse, alcohol relapse, and vanilla fudge ice cream are related? If you have ever eaten vanilla fudge ice cream you know that you cannot have the vanilla without eating the chocolate ; they go together, no matter what. An alcoholic spouse and alcohol relapse go together in the same away. You can’t have an alcoholic husband or alcoholic wife without the alcohol relapse. Sorry, It just doesn’t work that way. Here’s an example of this “sobering” fact: I just treated a wonderful woman from another state who has a serious alcohol problem. I treated her for alcohol withdrawal and then treated her depression and anxiety with medication. She also was in therapy and participated in an intensive outpatient program. She went ... Alcoholic Spouse Advanced Help blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3502998 Fri, 16 Apr 2010 15:13:55 +0100 3502998 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3511789&cid=t_157837_151_f&fid=39090&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fhelpalcoholicfamily%2FxITS%2F%7E3%2Fu1BpFb53wa0%2F Are you married to an alcoholic spouse? Is your alcoholic husband or alcoholic wife unlucky enough to be suffering from another diagnosis in addition to their alcohol problem? The most common dual diagnoses I see in my psychiatric practice that accompany an alcohol problem are an anxiety disorder, depression, attention deficit disorder (ADD), and bipolar disorder. If these underlying mental health disorders are not treated with the appropriate medications, alcohol is often used to self medicate symptoms. Here are some danger signs. Does your alcoholic spouse do any of the following: Drink too much after work to “unwind”. This shows an ability to manage daily stress (anxiety disorder). Drink too much to “feel good”. Your alcoholic spouse is altering his/her depresse... Alcoholic Spouse Advanced Help blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3511789 Wed, 14 Apr 2010 15:45:51 +0100 3511789 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3416345&cid=t_157837_151_f&fid=39090&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fhelpalcoholicfamily%2FxITS%2F%7E3%2FWoAsJxJJ1oU%2F As you watch your alcoholic husband or alcoholic wife drinking today, do you wonder what in the world will ever get them to quit drinking alcohol? Are you absolutely amazed at how much your alcoholic spouse can drink? How and when did you spouse’s alcohol problem get so bad? Should you give up on your marriage? How long should you brew in your resentment before you pull the plug on your marriage? Don’t lose hope. Here are the 5 most common reasons I see in my psychiatric practice that spur a person with an alcohol problem to  quit drinking alcohol: Loss of job. For your alcoholic husband, this is a big one. Losing a job is losing his ability to support his family, his children. He may be risking losing his home. If his wife doesn’t work, this is an extremely stressfu... blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3416345 Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:02:15 +0100 3416345 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1353111&cid=t_157837_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Frecoveryissexy.com%2Fthe-dts-delirium-tremens%2F Delirium Tremens Causes and Symptoms Delirium tremens is a condition involving sudden and severe mental changes such as psychosis or nervous system changes (including seizures) caused by abruptly stopping the use of alcohol. Rapid pulse rate, raised blood pressure, and temperature rises may also occur. Causes Delirium tremens can occur after a period of heavy alcohol drinking, especially when the person does not eat enough food. It may also be triggered by head injury, infection, or illness in people with a history of heavy use of alcohol. It is most common in people who have a history of heavy drinking and alcohol withdrawal , especially in those who drink every day for several months. Delirium tremens also commonly affects those with a history of habitual alcohol use or alcoholism th... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1353111 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 13:25:38 +0100 1353111 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1049073&cid=t_157837_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2F190426236%2F Well duh… This is one of those, “I could have guessed that” pieces of info. Sometimes I wonder why I didn’t go into research, haha. Tobacco smoke-filled air is bad for cardiovascular health, and drinking alcohol at the same time only makes it worse, according to researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). There was a 4.7 fold increase in artery lesions when the mice were exposed to smoky air in a laboratory enclosure and fed a liquid diet containing ethanol, the intoxicating ingredient in alcohol. We need to curb our habits now… via Science Daily Share This (Source: A Hearty Life) A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1049073 Sun, 25 Nov 2007 23:24:42 +0100 1049073