Prescription Drugs for Alcoholics????!
I'm sober for 1 month now with no program in place. At the urging of family members I recently saw a psychologist to get a referral to an outpatient program for recovering alcoholics in my area. I told her that I had trouble sleeping. She prescribed me two medications "Gabapentin" for insomnia and "Naltrexone" to deal with cravings.
After taking these drugs for nearly a week, I'm just questioning whether these are even necessary, or even if they might be harmful to my recovery. I've felt like absolute crap since I've been on them. Tired all day, headaches, nausea. I haven't drunk alcohol, but the way this makes me feel leaves me looking for relief. I'm hoping my body adjust, but I'm not sure I want to be on these drugs at all. I'm going to continue to follow the advice of the professionals, but feeling I need a second opinion considering I'm 1 month sober without these drugs. Hoping to get a meeting with an addiction specialist soon to get a real plan of care soon.
Any advice for someone relatively new to a sober lifestyle? Thanks!