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My husband is 67 years old and is on a lot of meds including pain pills. We are going on vacation for a month and he has mentioned he would like to have a beer every now and then. BUT, one turns into two but it will NOT turn into 3. I don't like him at all when he drinks beer. He gets the largest,most alcohol in a can he can find. I don't want him to drink at all but it will be a constant battle if I don't give in. He thinks this is an excuse to start drinking beer again. I don't know what to do. Let him have one once in a while, every other day or what would you say to help me ??? It is tearing me up inside
My husband is 67 years old and is on a lot of meds including pain pills. We are going on vacation for a month and he has mentioned he would like to have a beer every now and then. BUT, one turns into two but it will NOT turn into 3. I don't like him at all when he drinks beer. He gets the largest,most alcohol in a can he can find. I don't want him to drink at all but it will be a constant battle if I don't give in. He thinks this is an excuse to start drinking beer again. I don't know what to do. Let him have one once in a while, every other day or what would you say to help me ??? It is tearing me up inside
I think you should talk to his doctor- the drinking may or may not be a problem itself, but he could accidentally kill himself if he combines alcohol with 'a lot of meds.'
He has had chronic pain for years. He had Perthe's Disease where the ball and socket in his hips did not fit smoothly. He had to lay in traction for months at a time when he was 4 or 5. He has a rotator cuff that can only be resolved by a total shoulder replacement. Broken ankle years ago. He is going to a reputable pain clinic for meds. When he gets his shoulder fixed he wants to get off the pain meds, they are poison. Kidney Disease, heart disease, quad bypass 3 stents and a pacemaker. He did drink some when he was young and I guess he likes it. It takes some of the pain away but I DO NOT like him when he has had even one beer. That is not him and I don't like it. He's not mean or anything, he loves to listen to music, etc. He thinks since we are on vacation he can drink a beer "once in awhile". Your all's thoughts.
He is a grown man with a lot of meds on board all the time and I am afraid he will fall and hit his head or break his hip. Anyway I'm giving up. He won.
My husband is 67 years old and is on a lot of meds including pain pills. We are going on vacation for a month and he has mentioned he would like to have a beer every now and then. BUT, one turns into two but it will NOT turn into 3. I don't like him at all when he drinks beer. He gets the largest,most alcohol in a can he can find. I don't want him to drink at all but it will be a constant battle if I don't give in. He thinks this is an excuse to start drinking beer again. I don't know what to do. Let him have one once in a while, every other day or what would you say to help me ??? It is tearing me up inside
You should be more concerned with the affect the alcohol has in regards to his medication than the number of beers he may have. If his doctor says it is not a problem to have a couple beers from time to time I don't see the issue.
If you did not like drinking and he drank when you met and married him then why did you marry him?
Honestly, a grown man should not have to ask permission from his wife to have a few beers from time to time.
In regards to your question in the title of this thread.........No, your husband is not an alcoholic.
This is a good article regarding alcoholism and there are many others available online. Perhaps a bit of research is in order.
PS ~~ If I were you I would cancel the vacation because you have stated "he won" which will possibly cause issues while you are on vacation because you are going to resent him for having a couple beers.
Yes he is an alcoholic if he can't stop drinking alcohol when his life depends on it and his doctor tells him not to drink alcohol!
Some medications (prescription as well as OVER-THE-COUNTER! [Read all labels and prescribing information]) can have SERIOUS life threatening interactions when taken with alcohol.
With that said, inform his doctor he is drinking alcohol and tell him what percentage/amount of alcohol. "One beer" may equal 2 or 3 beers if a large can and a high percentage of alcohol.
Other than that, if you tell your husband he should not drink alcohol and he continues, nothing more you can do. May want to increase his life insurance policy and be sure the payments are made.
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