Posted by Chairman_MAO on February 19, 2004, at 7:58:13
In reply to NOW ALCOHOL, TOO? on Effexor????, posted by anxiety66me on February 18, 2004, at 21:58:49
It's really not better than illegal drugs. Alcohol is a poison: you can thin paint with it, power a car with it, and when you put it on an open wound, it burns because it is killing cells on contact. It can cause cirrhosis, dementia, nutritional deficiencies, and a whole host of other ailments. In Consumer Reports 1970s "Review of Licit and Illicit Drugs", they had a detailed case for why, if one wanted to prohibit a drug, the only strong argument was for prohibition of alcohol. How times have changed!
The only way it is better is that it is not illegal. If marijuana were legal, alcohol sales would plummet.
Honestly, I believe that your experience is REALLY why they say not to drink on drugs that inhibit serotonin reuptake. It's not dangerous; rather, they encourage excessive drinking! I have known lots of people who've reported this. Do you feel restless at all from the Effexor? I sometimes think that people get into downers on SSRIs because they're subtly agitating, not to mention emotionally numbing, so you can't help but want some escape.
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