The Tell Tale Signs Your Husband Is Addicted To Prescription Drugs

Prescription drugs are commonplace in any bathroom cupboard or home. At one point in our lives we’ve all needed them and in many cases as we get older we need to take a set number per day to stay healthy. The pill caddy becomes a friend of all of us eventually.

But there are many people that become over-friendly with such contraptions and the risks of prescription drug addiction is high, and in fact never more prevalent.

More and more people are now suffering from prescription drug addiction, and it can happen to anyone from our children to our husbands. The likes of stress and financial worries can often be contributing factors towards that, and today more people than ever before are suffering from overdoses, tearing families apart.

Often, it can even go unnoticed. For example, it will be very obvious something is wrong if your husband sits behind you smelling of alcohol or cannabis on a regular basis, but prescription drugs are often different, and are coming to be known as the silent killer.

So, how do you tell if your husband is perhaps misusing prescription drugs and needs help with addiction? Well, there are often some tell-tale signs…

They won’t be as loving

While there should definitely be no snap decisions that someone is suffering from addiction because they aren’t being as loving, a culmination of different things including this could be a sign. Ultimately, when addiction sets in, whether it be prescription drugs, or any other kind of addiction, that becomes their number one priority. That sees you slip down the pecking order and perhaps not get the same kind of attention as usual.

If you start to see that happen, then there could be a problem.

Mood Swings

Often you’ll find that it changes a person’s cognitive behaviour as the chemicals in prescription drugs will send the balance a little off kilter. This will lead to an unpredictable nature from your husband. One minute he may be loving, the next he could be upset, angry or fly off the handle for a reason he wouldn’t usually do so.

Addiction to prescription drugs can increase irritability and also lead to high levels of anxiety and depression. Essentially, you’ll find a different person to the one you fell in love with.

Changes in their medication routine

One of the big tell tale signs, particularly with those mentioned above is that you’ll find your partner starts to alter their routine when it comes to their medication. In some cases, you might find that they have started to go to a different doctor too for a second opinion (aka, trying to get multiple prescriptions), while people often start getting prescriptions over the internet as there’s less policing involved.

If your husband starts to up their dosage, this is another huge red flag and at this point it’s worth pointing out that they should go off what the doctor has advised as it can be damaging to do otherwise.

At this point, if you ask your husband to stop and they can’t, then you know they are in need of help.

Of course, this person is your husband and you know them best. If you think they are going through difficulty, sit down and talk with them. Do this carefully and cautiously, but deep down they know you are acting in their best interest.