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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not recommended. If you need an SSRI you shouldn't be drinking anyway. [/quote]

This:
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/depression/expert-answers/antidepressants-and-alcohol/faq-20058231

And some people have discovered that if they stop drinking and get control over their alcohol abuse, eventually they don't need the SSRI either. Alcohol is a depressant and SSRIs are anti-depressants.[/quote]

People are using the term "depressant" without understanding the context and definition.

Alcohol is not a mental "depressant."  It is a CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM Depressant.  People just use the phrase "alcohol is a depressant" as a short form.  But, in fact, alcohol depresses the activity of the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM.  That is NOT the same as being a mental health depressant.[/quote]

Keep justifying your alcoholism that way, but alcohol isn't an upper, my dude. It's not good for anyone's mental health.[/quote]

I'm not an alcoholic.  I have less than 12 drinks per year.  But I am trained in critical reading and using my words accurately.  Alcohol is not a psychological depressant.  It depresses the f7nctions of the central nervous system...that's why people pass out when they drink a lot.  There may be very good reasons why the drug instructions for SSRIs say to avoid alcohol...but it's not because alcohol, by itself, is a psychological depressant.[/quote]

Aww, good for you, lil buddy! Read this: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6826822/

If you're messing with your neurotransmitters, you're messing with your neurotransmitters. If you're going to go to the trouble of seeking clinical help and pharmaceuticals, you should at least consider the effect and impact of your other drugs, including alcohol, which has an impact after even just one drink.[/quote]

Don’t you have an AA meeting to get to? [/quote]

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