I am again in the waiting room to see my psychiatrist now. As a doctor medicines for depression don’t scare me. I have decided I needed something to help me.
I have been reading a lot about it, addiction to gambling problem and what I understood is that medicines, like bupropion, may help a lot, since it also has a interaction with the levels of dopamine in the brain which is similar to the effects produced when someone addicted is gambling. But I need to tell you how important is to have a therapist able to help with it – in some opinions more than medicines. Specially because those medicines used to have side effects before it starts showing the benefits. Sometimes it may be hard for them to handle it. And it is easy giving up. You don’t have how to “control” if he is taking the medicines properly but it is easy to control if he is attending therapy. Maybe you should talk to him about it. I strongly suggest you, in case he accepts it, go for a consultation first and, if possible, do not let him know. Usually therapists specialized in it know how to deal it since they are aware how easy is for them be in the net of lies and manipulations that usually comes with this addiction. I could suggest you do not insist on going there with him. If he goes, it is the first step. You can also look for a therapist to yourself, which I strongly suggest you to do asap, and try to make both therapists working together, if tour husband gives them consent for it.
I know that pain. I know how much we worry for someone we love. How much we keep attached to the good memories and relying on the good heart they have to help us cope with which I call “survival mode”. I would like to email you. Donyou have any you can givee here?
Love
Claire
