Posted by Crazy Horse on April 14, 2006, at 11:45:20
In reply to Re: Husband Giving Up ..., posted by SLS on April 14, 2006, at 11:15:07
> Hi C.H.
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> > Also, i personally experienced this myself drinking and wondering why aren't these meds working for my depression???
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> Which drugs do you feel that alcohol impeded?
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> - ScottHi Scott,
I think it impeded nearly every med that i was taking when i was drinking. For sure the antidepressants, I've been on nearly all of them..all the ssri's, all the snri's, most of the tca's, and Nardil, Marplan and now Parnate. Not to mention many augmentation agents-lithium, thyroid 3, anti-convulsants, some anti-psychotics, and many i cannot even remember. This all in the last 25 years. For me, when i wasn't drinking(i would sometimes quit for 8-10 mos. at a time) the meds absolutely worked better. Now that i have completely stopped drinking for the past 2 yrs., my depression is less severe, and medications are much more effective for me. As you know alcohol is a depressant...it can cause a person who is depressed to be even more depressed.
Now Scott, i can't compete with you when you start using all your psychopharmacology knowledge, so be nice now..:)
-Crazy Horse
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