Can Mixing Benzodiazapines and Alcohol Be Deadly?
Question by Don’t be THAT guy: Can mixing benzodiazapines and alcohol be deadly?
My son is 24 years old. He has been struggling with PTSD for a almost a year and a half. He served in Iraq for 3 years doing check points and routine patrol as a United States Marine (Military Police). He is not mentally….right. I mean…He is not crazy or anything. He has a very high IQ and has always been a great student all through school. But war changed him alot. He is very paranoid and frequently carries a handgun, Even when he goes to sleep he wears his gun on his pajama shorts. I grew concerned about him and had him move in with me. His doctor put him on prazosin 350mg and Xanax 2mg as needed. He complained the Xanax didn’t always work and the doctor also prescribed Ativan 1mg as needed. My son is everything to me, But he frequently abuses his medication and mixes it with alcohol (He will take 5-8mg of xanax and drink 9 or 10 beers) I calmly asked him why he does this and he responded to me quote “I don’t want to remember the shit I had to do over there mom…” Obviously what he had to do in the USMC got to him after all those years. An now he is back its almost like he is still in Iraq…He is constantly looking over his shoulder and the slightest noise will wake him up. I also have seen him pacing the hallways at night carrying his firearm. My friend from work told me mixing these two drugs often proves fatal. My son is authorized to carry a concealed firearm and he is prescribed these medications so its difficult to help him if he is doing nothing wrong…What can i do?
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Answer by just trying to help
call his psychiatrist and tell him how he is abusing the medications he gave to him to use. it can be a deadly combination and your son needs additional help. the dr can get him committed where he will then have the opportunity to talk to counselors and mental health specialists. but main thing is that he needs to either voluntarily seek treatment or be committed by a panel of 2-3 Dr’s. i hate war and what it is doing to our boys over there. my heart goes out to you too as i know as a mother you to are suffering. i wish you the best of luck in getting him further help.
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