Question 1

how come everytime i drink alcohol i get a wierd wave of depression?

Accepted Answer

It is a depressant.: Not everyone will get waves of depression, at least initially. Alcohol universally is seen as a depressant. The degree to which it is depressing varies but the fact that it is a depressant is clear. You may be at greater risk for serious depression that is clinical and could need intervention if you continue to drink alcohol in any form.

Question 2

i have been taking st. john's wort 250mg tablets once a day for 6 weeks to lift my mood, not for depression. can i drink alcohol while on them?

Accepted Answer

I wouldn't recommend: it.  Firstly, there is only a little evidence that ANY medication actually improved mild depression (or dysthymia, the medical term), and you are better off with psychotherapy, meditation and (esp!) EXERCISE.  Secondly, alcohol itself is a depressant, and may be contributing to your poor mood.  I would strongly consider how much alcohol may be part of the problem before you consider continuing use

Question 3

i suffer from depression. can i still drink alcohol or will it make my depression worse?

Accepted Answer

Alcohol is a: Depressant so it may worsen your symptoms.

Question 4

taking ciprager for post natal depression. can you drink alcohol with this?

Accepted Answer

Bad idea: There's a reason antidepressant meds (adms) have a warning label stating "do not use alcohol w this med." first, drinking w it amounts to mixing a depressant with an adm. 2nd, the med needs to reach & maintain a steady blood level, & alcohol, a good solvent for many things, knocks the med's blood level down. Not sure about this one but many adms r processed thru the liver. Please don't drink w it.

Question 5

can you drink alcohol while on 5mg of lexapro (escitalopram)?  i'm not taking it for depression, just to chill out a little from stress

Accepted Answer

Not advisable: I usually tell patients a little infrequntly is ok, but why are you taking lexapro (escitalopram) in the first place  there are better options for stress relief that do not have any risk such as individual or group therapy

Question 6

im taking prozac (fluoxetine) (the generic form) for anxiety and depression. is it ok to drink alcohol when im taking this?

Accepted Answer

Be careful: I'd limit self to no more than one drink until i know how it would affect you.  Also, side alcohol is a depressant, it can counter the affect of the prozac (fluoxetine).  Be judicious.

Question 7

can i still drink alcohol if i'm taking depakote and lamictal for epilepsy and celexa (citalopram) for depression?

Accepted Answer

Alcohol: Definitely not, especially with your history of seizures.

Question 8

how bad is it to drink alcohol on wellbutrin (bupropion) is it guarenteed to make you more depressed? i already know about the seizure risk.

Accepted Answer

Not: Guaranteed but probable. Alcohol second phase is a strong neuron-depressant, so somebody with depression may get worse.

Question 9

really bad depression and maybe a drinking problem i always get urges to drink feel empty without alcohol and only alcohol can fill up the emptiness ?

Accepted Answer

Glad you realize : This is probably due to a mix of your life situation, your genetics, and some of the beliefs and habits you have built over your eighteen years. I think you already realize that this is the way to a miserable life, loss of all your good relationships, and early death. You need to see your physician now about medication and referral for likely CBT and a group of supportive people. Do it man, now.

Question 10

depression/anxiety after drinking alcohol. why do i only get like this with alcohol?

Accepted Answer

Choices: I am not sure. Perhaps if you hold in feelings, the alcohol disinhibits you enough to feel them. Alcohol tends to be a depressant over time. Regardless of the reason -clearly alcohol is impacting you negatively. Why continue to drink it you have a bad outcome?

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How come everytime I drink alcohol I get a wierd wave of depression

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How come everytime i drink alcohol i get a wierd wave of depression?

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I have been taking st. john's wort 250mg tablets once a day for 6 weeks to lift my mood, not for depression. can i drink alcohol while on them?

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I suffer from depression. can i still drink alcohol or will it make my depression worse?

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Taking ciprager for post natal depression. can you drink alcohol with this?

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Can you drink alcohol while on 5mg of lexapro (escitalopram)? i'm not taking it for depression, just to chill out a little from stress

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Im taking prozac (fluoxetine) (the generic form) for anxiety and depression. is it ok to drink alcohol when im taking this?

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Can i still drink alcohol if i'm taking depakote and lamictal for epilepsy and celexa (citalopram) for depression?

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How bad is it to drink alcohol on wellbutrin (bupropion) is it guarenteed to make you more depressed? i already know about the seizure risk.

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Really bad depression and maybe a drinking problem i always get urges to drink feel empty without alcohol and only alcohol can fill up the emptiness ?

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Depression/anxiety after drinking alcohol. why do i only get like this with alcohol?

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