Posted by Nolegirl323 on January 30, 2007, at 20:04:10
In reply to Re: Drinking Alcohol on Lexapro - WHY NOT ?, posted by joslynn on January 30, 2007, at 9:58:35
> I actually have had a few mental health professionals tell me not to drink while taking any antidepressant, because alcohol is a depressant.
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> One person...forget if it was a doc or therapist...said that if you are going to drink while taking an SSRI, "you may as well throw your pill out the window." That stuck with me. Of course they were exaggerating to make a point.
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> My feeling is, I am so afraid of getting depressed again, I don't want to take anything that is classified as a depressant. I will ocassionally have a drink at a wedding, New Year's etc., but that's it. And even then, it makes me feel not so great.
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> If things are going well for you on an antidepressant, then why would you want to take a depressant, i.e., alcohol? Is it that you feel funny not drinking with friends?
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> Just so you know, I should add that my father is an alcoholic, active when I was growing up, so that has informed my view of alcohol.
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> I think it can make you feel better for a few moments or hours short-term, but long term, alcohol is a depressant.
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Yes, I do feel totally out of place, anxious and insecure until I have that cozy lil' wine buzz ..
Then the social butterfly in me comes out, and I feel like I am a 'normal' person..
I know, that is a sign of alcoholism (which runs in my family as well,)..
But the point of my post is to try and ascertain why I can't enjoy some wine or a few drinks while on Lexapro.. Am I going to die? Are the meds not going to work? Am I going to totally screw up my brain chemistry??By the way, thank you for all of your responses :)
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