Posted by OldSchool on January 24, 2002, at 14:49:25
In reply to For some alcohol is medicine...How to sort it out?, posted by Mr. Scott on January 23, 2002, at 22:48:50
> Last weeks I was feeling GREAT and thinking hey this combo of Effexor/Adrafanil/Fish Oil/Klonopin is working! But then I drank 5-6 drinks (KettleOne-tonics) on Saturday and have felt miserable, irritable, anxious, and depressed since although it seems to be less intense this time than usual (maybe it’s the meds).
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> I have been drinking on the weekends since 7th grade, often times heavily and have done a lot of illicit drugs throughout the years as well, all while taking psychiatric medicine. These days I only drink about twice a month in the amount that I specified, but occasionally more. This is no different from the other people my age I know (who don't have psychiatric disorders and take medications of course).
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> I have told myself thousands of times I can't drink because it makes me feel depressed, but I always end up drinking again and my mood predictably deteriorates. I’m pretty sure it is causative although now and again I wonder if it’s a bipolar cycle and the drinking is of no consequence and only serves to calm me down. I wonder if I get hypomanic (mentioned I was feeling Real Good last week) and then drink thinking I can get away with it, and this is some type of mood cycle. Alternatively I might just have mood consequences as a result of drinking. I can’t tell.
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> Regardless how big of an impact do you think the amount of drinking I’m describing have?.
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> ScottDrinking booze is always a bad thing if you have a serious mood disorder. Booze is one of the strongest central nervous system depressant drugs known to man. It just brings you down down and down some more. I dont even really get a buzz from drinking beer anymore, unlike before depression. Now booze just makes me more depressed. It screws up my sleep and worsens insomnia. It makes me feel like I want to cry.
Your best best is to TOTALLY cut out all booze completely. As well as totally cut out all recreational drugs. Boozing it up twice a month is too much for someone with a mood disorder.
Old School
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