With the recent death of yet another celebrity addict, people on many news sites are making some very ignorant comments.
No one chooses to become an addict.
Today's world is one of great stress and the pharmaceutical companies have conditioned us to believe that we do not need to feel "sad", "depressed" or not "ourselves". They have a medication for it.
The problem is that many of these medications act as band-aids; they cover up the symptoms but never force us to explore the root of the problem.
In this case of anti-anxiety drugs and sleep aids, the danger is the addictive nature of them.
The other danger is how so many people who take these medications do not consider the fact that having a cocktail is mixing drugs.
ALCOHOL may be legal but it is a DRUG!
In my life it never ceases to amaze me how ignorant people are about drinking alcoholic beverages when they also have been prescribed an anti-depressant.
Alcohol messes with your brain chemistry and ruins the affect the pharmaceutical drug has on you. The two do NOT mix.
It is not okay to have a drink every now and again and take anti-depressants, anti-anxiety medication or sleeping aids.
I don't believe that Whitney Houston intended to die. Whitney's usage of prescription drugs for anxiety, sleeping pills and alcohol put her at a higher risk for "accidents" to happen.
An accident did happen. Toxicology reports (although not complete yet) will most likely show that the combination of Xanax, Valium and alcohol led to her tragic death.
No one said life was easy. Stress can overpower us and sometimes we go to our doctor in desparation for help. We are prescribed help in the form of a pill which does come with a warning but no one fully can understand the addictive nature of these drugs until it is too late.
You may think that you can handle it; perhaps cut yourself off when you recognize there may be a problem but often that is not the case.
As your body gets used to Xanax or Valium, you need more of it to create the same affect. If you enjoy your wine along with your prescription you are living dangerously. Maybe you think that you have it all under control.
All you are doing is gambling with your life.
It is best not to even start taking these anti-anxiety drugs. I don't even think that prescription sleep aids are a good idea even though I myself suffer horrible bouts of insomnia.
There are much better ways to deal with the stresses in our lives. If you feel like you just cannot take it anymore (the stress), schedule an appointment with a therapist. Don't fill that prescription for a pharmaceutical fix.
It is far too easy to have it become a crutch that you cannot easily get rid of. It also can be deadly.
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