Posted by 3 Beer Effect on May 31, 2002, at 14:19:05
In reply to Tolerance to Alcohol (3 Beers), posted by Katalina on May 31, 2002, at 12:23:13
I personally haven't drank since Sept 11th of last year but I do think the definition of alcoholism is greatly exaggerated in the United States. A great number of people in Europe drink every day with no stigma, & 1-2 drinks per day is supposed to have positive effects on cardiovascular health & lowering cholesterol.
The main sign of alcoholism is regularly drinking in the morning (as an eye opener), or at/before work. Having a few drinks on Thursday, Friday, or Saturday night does not make you an alcoholic. At worst, you would be a "problem drinker" if you binged on the weekends & had blackouts. I used excessively binge drink in college simply because alcohol is the best anxiolytic/confidence enhancer out there, but never drank Sunday-Wednesday & never had withdrawl symptoms ever.
One thing to be careful of is that a binge of alcohol (4+ drink in one sitting for women), will defeat the effects of most anti-depressants (especially serotogenic ones like SSRIs, Effexor). One big blackout binge can take you back to square one depression that you had before you even started the medication and then you will have to start all over again & wait for 4 weeks for it to work again.
Alcohol decreases serotonin & in binge amounts is a depressant (at least after the drunkeness wears off). (1-2 drinks is stimulatory, excitatory to the brain).
Klonopin with Alcohol as you probably know potentiate each other. I have friends that take Xanax with alcohol & can't remember anything the next day. It is said this combo could be very dangerous in excessive amounts (resperitory depression), but the most likely scenario is that you would black out (off a much lower dose of alcohol than normal) & do something you regret. I never drank & drove ever & was always the one preventing/convincing other people from drinking & driving, but the first time I tried Xanax & drank alcohol I blacked out & got a DWI.
Adderall + Alcohol increases talkativeness & "disinhibition" & is not as dangerous as a benzo + alcohol- the Adderall probably makes it more difficult to get "drunk".
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