The first 2 days were hell, but I’m feeling much better now just tired and a bit down/depressed
I also drink alcohol every evening (around 4 beers ) I’m wanting to stop but I don’t think it’s much of an issue…. The issue is that my husband drinks a bottle of whiskey every evening so I think I’d find it difficult to stop because he drinks and he’s no intention of stopping
He has COPD and smokes weed and cigarettes (I don’t smoke)
He is verbally abusive and I think the weed and alcohol makes him paranoid and angry , he can be so lovely but the next minute he’s angry and abusive
Thinking about it my opioid addiction could stem from trying to cope with his outbursts
I don’t want to go back to taking Tramadol and codeine but I know I’ll struggle to stay clean if he continues drinking
Hi @Angel6901 welcome to the best recovery app in the universe
Congratulations on your Tramadol free days
I’m coming off the stuff, I’ve been on it for 20 years for chronic pain, but now it’s stopped working.
The only way I’ve been able to reduce is very, very slowly.
If you’re drinking 4 beers a night every night that’s going to put you way over the medically recommended weekly amount, and you’re possibly doing your body harm
You may want to cut down or try another safe coping strategy which doesn’t involve Tramadol or Codine.
Your other half is definitely doing himself one hell of a lot of damage to almost all the organs in his body and sorry to say it will eventually kill him. This is not a medical opinion, it’s just from my experience.
Paranoia and mood swings are very common with alcohol use disorder, but he has no control over either. The only way to stop them is for him to quit drinking.
The abuse is another matter and you should be thinking of some sort professional help with that.
All the very best and take good care of yourself. &
Hey there! Welcome to TS. There is a lot here, but honestly my entire response just reiterates @Lezourez reply. I will say you need to look out for number 1 and number 1 needs to be you. I have personally dealt with this and getting clean quickly showed me my environment was toxic and I needed to leave to have any chance to stay clean. My ex was the best hubby and father when he was sober, but that became more and more rare. The verbal abuse slowly replacing all the kindness I fell in love with. Just some food for thought.
Myhusband and I are both drinkers, it’s always way harder to stay sober when there’s another person in the household indulging. Its easy to say you are responsible for your own recovery, but it’s a whole other thing when the triggers are in your face 24/7. Do you and your husband have an open line of communication? Maybe try talking to him about how it affects you and what your goals are to be clean and sober. Of course do this before he has a bottle of whiskey in him.
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