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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Well, considering there are/have been millions of French and Italian people who typically drink a glass of wine (or two) every day and live to a ripe old age, I wouldn't be too worried about it being "not good" for you.

Honestly, Americans obsession with taking medications is much worse than drinking a glass of wine per day.

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Really? Because the World Health Organization recently declared that "N[b]o level of alcohol consumption is safe[/b] for our health."  Besides how it affects the liver, it is implicated in at least 7 types of cancer. I like a glass of wine as much as the next person, but I am trying to only drink when I go out to dinner and only one glass of wine. Given what OP has on her plate, I think taking a SSRI for as long as needed is far safer. But that's just my opinion.

"Alcohol is a toxic, psychoactive, and dependence-producing substance and [b]has been classified as a Group 1 carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer decades ago – this is the highest risk group, which also includes asbestos, radiation and tobacco. Alcohol causes at least seven types of cancer[/b], including the most common cancer types, such as bowel cancer and female breast cancer. Ethanol (alcohol) causes cancer through biological mechanisms as the compound breaks down in the body, which means that any beverage containing alcohol, regardless of its price and quality, poses a risk of developing cancer.

[b]The risk of developing cancer increases substantially the more alcohol is consumed. However, latest available data indicate that half of all alcohol-attributable cancers in the WHO European Region are caused by “light” and “moderate” alcohol consumption[/b] – less than 1.5 litres of wine or less than 3.5 litres of beer or less than 450 millilitres of spirits per week. This drinking pattern is responsible for the majority of alcohol-attributable breast cancers in women, with the highest burden observed in countries of the European Union (EU). In the EU, cancer is the leading cause of death – with a steadily increasing incidence rate – and the majority of all alcohol-attributable deaths are due to different types of cancers.
https://www.who.int/europe/news/item/04-01-2023-no-level-of-alcohol-consumption-is-safe-for-our-health

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