Expert: Jurriaan Plesman, Nutritional Psychotherapist - 2/5/2011

Question
Hello there....i'm feeling emotionally and physically exhausted. I have been on a roller coaster since meeting my now husband 3 years ago.He also has two sons from a previous relationship who are being looked after by his parents. He went to rehab for perocet/oxycodone addiction prior to meeting him. he stayed sober for a while and then started drinking heavily. I had told him at that time that i would leave him if he did not seek out help for his issues. my life had become full of anxiety and stress. I would go to work everyday and come home to find him on the floor or on the couch with vodka bottles etc. hidden all over my apartment. I was so scared that he would die. he went back to rehab for 2 months. after this he was sober for a year, everything was great, he started working again, we got a car, we rented a home also close to his family in Philadelphia. I have since blossomed a relationship with his kids, i love them like their my own.he started drinking again, crashed the car, we had to give up the rented home also because he lost his job and i could not afford the bills.
he had said over and over again that he would stop, he finally checked himself into a hospital detox after i told him i was leaving him. we where having many issues with communication and trust, not to mention i was gun shy because i had been through this so many times. recently he was job hunting and trying to get back on his feet when he started to act suspiciously again for the past few weeks. we where fighting so much and there has been so much hurt between us. he finally told me this morning that he had been taking percocets again. i told him i needed some time for myself. he left and went to his parents house. i am feeling very numb and hurt. i just dont see any light at the end of the tunnel at this stage. i just dont know how to move forward, how do i function and go on with my life when my marriage is in limbo?

he was there for 3 weeks, he came home to attempt to pick up the pieces. i

Answer
Hi Michelle,

Your husband is not going to be alright unless he gets proper treatment for his addiction, over which he has no control. It is not a "psychological" problems but PHYSICAL problem that needs to be treated before he will be right.
Most addicts are hypoglycemic that needs to be treated a a first step. Please read:

Why Alcoholics Drink? at
http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au/articles/WAD.html

Alcoholism (Addiction) is a Treatable Disease at:
http://curezone.com/upload/PDF/Articles/jurplesman/alcoholism_treatable.pdf

Drug Addiction is a Nutritional Disorder at:
http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au/articles/drug_addictions_nutritional_disorder.htm...

The first step in treatment is going on a hypoglycemic diet ( See our web site). If problems persist, it is best to consult a Nutritional Doctor, Clinical Nutritionist or a Nutritional Psychotherapist for further diagnosis and treatment.

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Jurriaan Plesman, Nutritional Psychotherapist.
Hon. Editor of
The Hypoglycemic Health Association of Australia.
www.hypoglycemia.asn.au
Author of "Getting off the Hook"
Freely available at Google Book Search
Skype: jurplesman