[danman83]

For a start alcohol is a depressent so defeats the object of taking anti depressents. But anyway.. im 2month clean today from cocaine.. and cocaine made me want to commit suicide . Even in front of my gf which wasnt good.

Is he on coke? Sounds like he could be.

How old is he?

And what ever he is doing , he must want to quit on his own, because you will never make him. Id sit him down you and your mum, tell him it needs to stop and you aint bailing him out anymore unless he changes.

[dnanon]

I agree, anti-depressants and alcohol do not go well together. How old is your brother? Is he at college/working? Are you able to persuade him to,speak to a counsellor? It is difficult to help someone who doesn’t want to help themselves. When he is feeling sorry for his behaviour perhaps you can try and talk to him then.

[icarus-trust]

Hi Natalie,

I’m sorry to read your post and see how your brother’s drinking and drug taking affects both you and your mum. It’s very difficult for you as he does need to accept he needs help to be able to change.

If you and your mum would like any support for yourselves please contact us at The Icarus Trust. We are a charity that provides support to the families of people with addictions, because we know how hard it is to cope with this. If you contact us we can put you in touch with one of our trained and experienced people who would listen and try to help you find a way through.

You can contact us on help@icarustrust.org or visit the website http://www.icarustrust.org

Good luck with everything.

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