Morning,

Let me begin by saying I feel all your pain. I. Am 78. My journey of addiction began when my 9 years older brother got me drunk at age 9. This would lead to a binge drinker addiction that moved from beer to scotch, gin and tonics, martinis, gibsons, and finally straight gin (hold the vegetables). I had my last binge episode around 1994. After. That episode I stopped drinking cold turkey. Along this life adventure I found myself on Zoloft. I began Zoloft at a point in my life where I had one through a divorce, endured the absence of my two beautiful daughters. I would be on Zoloft for approximately 20 years. Around 2012 my internist added in Venlafaxine. Around the beginning of the Pandemic when my current wife and love of my life found herself being treated for pancreatic cancer I would go through withdrawal from Zoloft. So now I am left on one (1) 70 mg of Venlafaxine per day.

I am about to launch myself through the doors of final psychiatric adventure. You see my wonderful soul mate still has to endure my erratic mood disorders. I need some help from my friends at the Mayo Clinic. What should I do? I will do anything to help my partner for life. You see she saved my life when she took me on 30 years ago.

Any advice, I hope?