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How To Get Rid Of Suicidal Thoughts?
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I' ve been thinking about suicide lately... How do I prevent this . I have taken antidepessants without /any help. And i drink too much alcohol. I have also been sober at times. I've had a lot of loss in the last few years and have found it horrendous. I don't want to hurt the people who are here. I can hardly function and am lost for a way to cope. Can you please help?
I' ve been thinking about suicide lately... How do I prevent this . I have taken antidepessants without /any help. And i drink too much alcohol. I have also been sober at times. I've had a lot of loss in the last few years and have found it horrendous. I don't want to hurt the people who are here. I can hardly function and am lost for a way to cope. Can you please help?
Tue, 5 Aug 2014
Alcohol is an important risk factor for suicide. Antidepressants are helpful in patients with suicidal ideas in depression, but taking alcohol simultaneously may not let the beneficial effect to come. You are strongly advised to stop alcohol. Please consult psychiatrist and discuss with him/her these issues and take your old medical records along with you at the time of the visit
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