Citalopram - cipramil HCV

[willy71]

I have a question and would like to hear from experience please;

my 39 year old wife has had HCV for 20 years, she refuses treatment and she continues to drink about 1 bolttle of wine per night.

she also has about 2 ibuprofen per night and recently started to have 2 or 3 Citalopram per day.

the reason I am asking this here is due to the fact she refuses to talk about it at all.
I do not know what stage or whatever she is at.

why would she take an antidepressant? why would she drink and why would she take ibuprofen?
would she feel pain in her liver? she says she gets headaches, neck aches, ear aches and she bruses incredibly easy, she gets very tired and often has sleeps during the day.

please help

[Trinity4]

correct:  Maybe one day your WIFE will wake up and face reality.

[Trinity4]

Willy,

I know it must be difficult but you've been basically asking the same questions since October of 08.  

I know you care, you've reached out for help over and over, but your wife doesn't care and until she pulls her head out of her a-s-s, deals with her hepc and moves forward you'll be stuck asking why until the cows come home.

Sorry Willy, but that's just the way it is.

Good Luck and maybe one day your will wake up.
Trinity

[Marcia2202]

I'm sorry that your wife won't open up to you about her situation, I think that she is in denial.

As an outsider, not knowing the situation, I would assume that your wife has been diagnosed with depression and that's why the doctor has her on it. She seems to have some underlying problems... that's why she drinks. She might be drinking because of depression. Depression is a very tricky illness. You can see people who have everything in their lives. Love, a good support system, caring family, are successful , etc. etc.
And still have depression. Without any explainable reason. For many it is very difficult to admit this to themselves or others. And even more difficult to get help, as people don't want to go to a 'shrink' and feel that they would be admitting to being 'insane'.

As a result one might take to the bottle and get addicted. Then it becomes even more difficult, as one can become an alcoholic.

I think that the first step would be to try to get some help for your wife. I sounds like she has depression and is alcoholic too. I'm sorry to say this straight out like this. It can be difficult to accept these facts, but acceptance is the first step towards change. I really don't want to offend you.