Posted by JohnX2 on February 26, 2002, at 21:07:40
In reply to Alcohol Question, posted by George on February 26, 2002, at 14:14:28
For your depression, was your precribing physician
specifically choosing to use psychostimulants to treat
your disoder? Over time this may interfere with your bodies
natural reward mecanisms. As well does drinking. So for getting
depression treated, typically one will go on anti depressants
and cut down on stims and alcohol in order to reorganize the
brains reward system. I find its ok to have a drink every now
and then , but excessive drinking depletes the brain of important
chemicals and intereferes with the depression treatment process.Good luck with your treatment.
-John
> I have recently fallen into a deep depression that I had under control for 13 months through stimulants. I notice that in my depressed state, it takes much longer for me to get drunk--my tolerance is noticeably greater than when I wasn't depressed. Does this mean anything or does it hold any clues as to what chemicals are lacking in my brain? Thanks.
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