Toth Re: MM and psychiatric medication

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Toth,

what you quoted agreees EXACTLY with what I said, and disagrees with

what you said. There is no specific reference to PSYCHIATRIC

medication, and the proviso is to not drink only if there would be a

harmful interaction, not per se. Finally, abstinence is acceptable in

MM.

In other words, there is NO REQUIREMENT TO NOT BE ON PSYCHIATRIC

MEDICATION IN MM WHATSOEVER, and even if you are on a drug that one

cannot drink alcohol with whether it is psychiatric medication is

irrelevant (not all psychiatric medications require alcohol

abstinence), and this is no bar to MM membership either. Your

original claim that psychiatric medication is a bar to MM membership

is FLAT WRONG, and if you pass further comment I suggest you promptly

admit it.

> 5. And finally, speaking of exploring websites, would

> dmarcoot@y... (Dave) and rita66@w..., and

> anyone else who supports their claim that the MM

> website makes no mention of psychiatric medication

> being a contraindication for working the MM program,

> please go to http://www.moderation.org and click on

> " Other published guidelines. " One of the first

> statements you will see, like unto a similar one in

> Audrey Kishline's MM guidebook, " Moderate Drinking, "

> is: " Adults who choose to drink should keep in mind

> that there are situations when abstinence is best [and

> the first thing listed is]: When taking medications

> that interact with alcohol. " Especially given the " Do

> Not Take This Medication With Alcohol " label on the

> bottle, and from my own reading of the PDR

> (Physician's Desk Reference), I believe such

> " interaction " applies to (my) lithium.