Originally Posted by beatle

Alcohol and anxiety turned into an insidious cycle for me. I would wake up with horrible anxiety after my drinking and would eventually become immobilized with fear. I went to my doctor and she prescribed Prozac (not knowing my alcohol consumption). I soon found that the combination of SSRIs and alcohol were awful, and I went into an even darker place. My only relief from that horrible anxiety grip was more alcohol, which I began to consume in the morning and throughout the day. I eventually became a non functioning alcoholic hiding in my house never far from a wine bottle. One morning I woke up and realized that I deserved to live life as god intended. It's been 22 months alcohol and anxiety free. I'm so thankful that I made it out of that insidious anxiety-alcohol cycle alive.