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Bombshell ...he seemed to think that the alcohol use is a symptom of my depression.
...'Oh, there's a tablet you can take that will stop you drinking, as you'll get really sick if you drink on it. It'll help with the willpower'.
...he said he didn't think I need to stop drinking. (What the hell??!) He said I could plan a couple of nights a week where I have a glass of wine or two by myself, and drink on nights out 'normally'.
...And he said that I should take the antabuse every morning when I wake up, apart from those couple of days when I've 'scheduled' a drink. He said they're like 'willpower in tablet form'. The idea being that if I'd taken them that morning I wouldn't drink (knowing the consequences) and then the next day, if I'd decided I could drink, I could just not take them.
I doubt it somehow.
I am guessing that your doctor does not understand alcoholism nor its treatment. Because any advice we give might not apply to you, perhaps you should see an addiction specialist.