Please Help With My Benefits :) :) :)?
Question by bridget: Please help with my benefits :) :) :)?
I am on income support and disabilty for psychosis and depression. I also have got a drink problem which I have started to get professional and serious help for (please dont judge) I was wondering about getting any benifit for alcoholism while I am getting the help because I really am struggling to pay bills and keep myself surviving bit im not sure what benefit that would be and if im entitled to it? Also what is ESA compared to income support and can u claim it aswell as dosabilty and income support? Thank u for reading and please dont judge its been a very tough a scary road having psychosis xx
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Answer by Dude
Drinking will worsen your psychotic symptoms, as will other non prescribed drugs… weed etc.
Talk to your doctor/psychiatrist about seeing a health professional from the DUAL DIAGNOSIS MENTAL HEALTH TEAM.
These are doctors and nurses specially trained in the treatment of people struggling with psychotic illness and alcohol misuse.
As for the increase in benefits..and please don’t take this the wrong way…I doubt the government will pay you more money to fund your alcohol misuse.
Act today!
Good luck!
Answer by Barry
I’m in Australia, so know little about your benefits system. Take 3,000 mg of vitamin C daily. I am aware of advice, however, that for it to be utilised, synthetic vitamin C needs to be taken with some of the natural form, (such as the FRESHLY SQUEEZED juice of an orange) and / or bioflavonoids.
Optimise vitamin D levels, and take omega 3, niacin, & vitamin C. View my previous answer about vitamin D at http://au.answers.yahoo.com/question/answer?qid=20110922214201AAVo5vI If supplementing, (the non preferred method, according to http://vitaminDcouncil.org ) use only vitamin D3.
Adopting the above may well enable you to reduce, or possibly even avoid taking medications, with their risks, and side effects. Monitor the situation closely for 6 weeks, and if not significantly improved, consult a mental health professional, as you would probably required to be prescribed an antipsychotic medication.
View my previous answer about psychosis at http://au.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20110909054200AAjvaF6 and see http://au.answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AkDfCof4NOl6FQ_pWA7iSUZXCnRG;_ylv=3?qid=20120524053350AAR0jMK about alcohol addiction.
Read my previous answer about depression in women at http://au.answers.yahoo.com/question/answer?qid=20120701085431AA1bG4i Effective natural treatments for depression are at: http://au.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20120511032227AAG9RnS *
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