need info on psychotic events due to mixing pres. drugs with Alcohol

HI I wanted to get info from some helpful people and I am unsure of where to turn. There realy is nothing I can do about my mother's problems. She is SUPPOSED to be a recovering addict/recovering alcoholic. Although she does not use other drugs.. she is now a prescription addict and uses alot of naprosyn and codeine for pain. She will drink beer or sometimes if it's vodka or rum she will have an psychotic event.

I have unfortunately seen this and it is VERY scary. when she hallucinates and believes that I am being tortured, raped, burned, or killed. It lasts for about an hour then she gets tired and falls asleep. She says she now knows that mixing those things causes her psychotic event and will not do it anymore b/c it scares her to death.

I find it very sad and I feel helpless b/c I have seen her this way and there are things in my childhood that I had to deal with that were somewhat similar. Which in my adult hood I have had to cope with panic attacks and depression b/c of her addictions and behaviors in the past.

I just would like some input... I have thought about shutting my mom out and not having her in my life anymore but she is my mother.. I do care what happens to her.

I do not live with her I am 28 and have been on my own since I was 23. She lives with her boyfriend who by the way is an alcholic himself .. but he controls it. I know he has seen her in her crazy way too and it has upset him as well.
Does anyone want to reply?? please feel free to

Lost in NY

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Re:need info on psychotic events due to mixing pres. drugs with Alcohol, by Mike Night HaShev, 02/05/04

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