She called me this afternoon and apologized for being nasty - it turns out she doesn't remember much of what was said (this is scary), or walking home, or posting stuff on facebook. She told me that she thinks her anger is a combination of the alcohol and the fact that she suddenly stopped taking her antidepressants (didn't know this 'til today).
This (the anger thing) happened last time she went off the antidepressants. If you are taking antidepressants and want to stop you are supposed to tapper of gradually.
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaah! The stopping medication! I have some excellent personal experience, as that is what my H chose to do. He quit cold turkey, and I didn't know it at the time. I found the bottle after he left.
This is very typical of those with depression, and the more severe the depression, the more likely it seems they will stop taking it. Everyone I know who has done this quit taking medication because they "felt so much better and realized that they didn't even NEED medicine"! Oh, this hurts so much. It hurts them, and it hurts those around them. In some cases, people who suddenly stopped have had seizures and other nervous system problems.
Has she decided to start taking them again? My H is still cured, so he doesn't need his, of course.
