rove27

I have had severe depression since I was a teen and went on medication for it when I was in my late 20's. I started drinking heavily in my 30's and my doctor warned me that alcohol is a depressant and it would make the depression worse. Well, I did not listen......I finally quit drinking over three months ago and now I see what she meant......
I was walking around in a depression for years although I kept taking the medicine.
For the first time in a long time I am starting to feel alive again. I actually look forward to living and doing things. I am excited about spring this year! I cannot remember when was the last time I felt this way.
If you have depression, drinking is really making it much worse. Of course, I had to learn the hard way!

suki44883

Yeah, if I had back all the money I spent on antidepressants over the years while drinking, I could buy a house.

apo

i ve been doing it also for many years,
and at the latest point i was abusing both alcohol and benzodiazepines.
i suffer from depression from my teen years also and at some points had awfull panic attacks that lasted for weeks.
i guess for some of us the hard way is the only one
keep up the good work

Coldfusion

One real simple thing alcohol does to many drugs is flush them out of your body before they can be effective.

I spend about $15 a month on antidepressants because, frankly, I become suicidal without them.

BrendonM

I am on escitalopram (cipralex) and for the first year of taking it I was drinking daily. Went off of it, suddenly I was so mellow and my OCD calmed down a great deal. I guess it makes sense that a depressant and an anti-depressant counter each other.

Thepatman

Never took anti-depressants personally.

But ever since I stopped drinking I feel a thousand times more positive

least

I've been on anti Ds for many years but they didn't do their job while I was drinking. Now that I'm sober they really help.

KateL

I take anti depressants (very mild ones) but have never mixed them with booze, so I don't know, My prescription just says don't mix with alcohol or operate heavy machinery. xxxx

KateL

I wasn't trying to be flippant by the way it's just what it says on the script
xxxxxxx