12th December 2007
My sister in law is starting to worry me. It's hard for everyone else to see because she "switches up" so often, but I have to wonder. She's not physically dependent on anything. I have noticed in the last few years, though, she has had an awful lot of reasons to obtain narcotics. When she doesn't have narcotics she is drinking more than socially. She also obtains prescription diet pills quite frequently. She has Xanax for anxiety that she takes to cure alcohol hangovers so she can drink more often during prescription dry-spells and fioricet for "headaches" which I have seen her take when I'm pretty sure she didn't have a headache.
She is college educated and brilliant. She is a wonderful mom and a responsible person. But she is always, and I mean ALWAYS taking something. Every day. She has never taken anything illegal (unless you count getting scripts from internet pharmacies as illegal) and she's never really shown any of the typical addict behaviors. She does have legitimate pain, so I don't know if she's seeking the relief or the buzz. She lives 8 hours from me, but we talk alot and she is constantly talking about how she got this off the internet or got that from the doctor.And every time she comes to visit she has a small pharmacy with her, often of different meds. Or she buys liquor all the time. For all appearances she is happy in her marriage and secure financially.
My BIL has never expressed any concerns other than the times that she will spend alot of money to obtain diet pills from the internet. (And she isn't that overweight. Maybe 5 pounds if she is at all.) After what I have gone through with my friend mentioned in the other post, I just can't imagine something in my family happening.
What do you think? I have never seen her exhibit any withdrawal symptoms, physical or mood-wise, but she is alwas in a hurry to get to the liquor store the day after she runs out of hydros. KWIM? Also odd is she only takes stuff at night. But it's every night.
Should I say approach her? I'd only say something because I care, and I wouldn't want her life to become the same trainwreck andthe friend I am dealing with.
She is college educated and brilliant. She is a wonderful mom and a responsible person. But she is always, and I mean ALWAYS taking something. Every day. She has never taken anything illegal (unless you count getting scripts from internet pharmacies as illegal) and she's never really shown any of the typical addict behaviors. She does have legitimate pain, so I don't know if she's seeking the relief or the buzz. She lives 8 hours from me, but we talk alot and she is constantly talking about how she got this off the internet or got that from the doctor.And every time she comes to visit she has a small pharmacy with her, often of different meds. Or she buys liquor all the time. For all appearances she is happy in her marriage and secure financially.
My BIL has never expressed any concerns other than the times that she will spend alot of money to obtain diet pills from the internet. (And she isn't that overweight. Maybe 5 pounds if she is at all.) After what I have gone through with my friend mentioned in the other post, I just can't imagine something in my family happening.
What do you think? I have never seen her exhibit any withdrawal symptoms, physical or mood-wise, but she is alwas in a hurry to get to the liquor store the day after she runs out of hydros. KWIM? Also odd is she only takes stuff at night. But it's every night.
Should I say approach her? I'd only say something because I care, and I wouldn't want her life to become the same trainwreck andthe friend I am dealing with.