Do I / Should I - Start Drinking Again?

by **RocketShip** » Fri Dec 08, 2017 5:26 pm

Hi - I have stopped drinking probably close to 1.5 years at this stage. Reason: Intense Depression, Anxiety and severe low moods for nearly weeks after the drinking session. I am not an alcoholic, I have no addiction to it in any way, I never really drank that much anyway, but when I did, it would be hell for weeks after. So I decided to stop.

I am at the stage now where I am considering starting again, really from a social perspective as it's hard, at 25, to turn down a social gathering because I didn't want to drink.

Anyway... advise? Has anyone done this before? - I don't know how hard I will feel it after being off for so long..

(I take Lexapro and Xanax for Anxiety and Mild/Moderate Depression)

Thank you!

Alcoholic or not, it may be best to discuss this with your doctor as I don't know your situation well enough to suggest yes or no.
If alcohol caused you issues in the past, you may want to heed that. It can also react with your current medication in unpredictable ways.
I know that alcohol caused some 'unpredictable' problems for me in my past and I chose to stop drinking.
I can still attend gatherings and relax, I just drink plain, fizzy seltzer or fruit juice.
Soda has questionable sweeteners, high sodium and possibly caffeine, so I avoid that also.
It is about taking care of yourself and not having to pay a price of negative reactions and side-effects that may have been caused by the alcohol.
Best of luck to you.

https://www.healthline.com/health/depre ... nd-alcohol

https://www.drugs.com/answers/you-consu ... 12847.html

by **rawdev** » Wed Jan 10, 2018 9:19 pm

Why not just have one or two beers (but drink them very slowly)? When I was in college that's what I did, since if I had any more I would feel sick/bad the next day. Also, if you're taking an SSRI such as Lexapro, then the medicine may cause you to feel worse from alcohol, so it's advised that people taking SSRIs should only drink one or two drinks... One or two drinks shouldn't cause anything but relaxation. Or are you saying drinking small amounts (one or two drinks) causes you to get depressed/moody?

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