Posted by Quixote on September 2, 2003, at 5:34:22
In reply to Re: Lexapro and drinking, posted by Cait on August 30, 2003, at 14:44:25
I found Zoloft leaving me with that antsy-jagged-need-to-calm sort of discomfort that always sent me to have a couple glasses of red wine or heavy microbrew before i felt centered or grounded. Lexapro did the same to me as it did to you, Cait. Since taking Adderall (it totally calms and focuses me) i completely lost any cravings for alcohol, which suprised me- i've been drinking a couple glasses or pints for years and years on a daily basis to get to that relaxed 'comfort zone'. i stopped desiring alcohol altogether & no withdrawals when i tried Wellbutrin once, too.
Yet Zoloft alone, or Lexapro alone, definately left me with that need/crave for alcohol.Is it true that alcohol stimulates seratonin(?) or dopamine(?) or ONE of the things that depressed people lack? i could be totally wrong about what chemically happens, and i'd welcome an explanation...
i look forward to more insight :)
Quixote
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