Posted by proud mary on January 23, 2003, at 16:43:12
In reply to Re: meds alcohol » Sadsack, posted by EGR on January 19, 2003, at 19:23:17
Hey guys (or gals) I'm going to jump in here (AGAIN)...hope you all don't mind, but the thing about alcohol and ADs has me intrigued.
I have not admitted to anyone (therapist/pdoc) that I have been drinking on my ADs for a couple of years now. I worry about my drinking, but I've been reading these postings and now I'm wondering if the zoloft was wearing out long before I knew it and I was self-medicating, or if I ruined my zoloft affect by drinking alcohol ... plus, my husband insists I am not remiss for drinking some beers every night at the typical "witching hour" with the kids. I made the same aurgument with him that alcohol was a depressant and that I was undoing the good that the zoloft was doing..but then I read in this posting that the difference is in NEEDING it rather than wanting it. I've never felt I needed alcohol, but I sure enjoyed it and would want it (a more behavior-induced type wanting). I need some advice about this. I've been switched to lexapro and it's not really settling with me so well (I've made an extended posting on 1/23 about that) so I tend to drink a beer or two in the evenings to try to make myself feel better (it isn't working like it did with the zoloft). However, I can say, I have cut my alcohol consumption in half with the lexapro just because I don't feel very well overall (mentally, not really physically). HELP...need advice (as usual).....Mary
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