Where does the belief come from that gin is a depressant?

xoaudhep

I'm just curious as I've heard this a lot of times. My favourite drink is a gin and tonic and there's been plenty of times I've ordered one and people have said "oooh you must be depressed!".
I wonder where it came from and if there is actually any truth to it? Personally gin doesn't make me depressed..it makes me very happy actually!

Mimikyu

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rubadub

Gin is basically a flavoured vodka, next time ask them their reasoning, and ask if its the same for vodka -if not what is so magical about juniper berries.

BeerNut

rubadub wrote: »

what is so magical about juniper berries.

They're my bloody juniper berries!

Big Nasty

xoaudhep wrote: »

I'm just curious as I've heard this a lot of times. My favourite drink is a gin and tonic and there's been plenty of times I've ordered one and people have said "oooh you must be depressed!".
I wonder where it came from and if there is actually any truth to it? Personally gin doesn't make me depressed..it makes me very happy actually!

If gin was a depressant depressed people should be avoding it not indulging in it!:cool:

oblivious

Hogarth's Gin lane is a cartoon depicting the real effects of cheap gin had on London society in the 18th C,



Where as beer was seen as a wholesome food, a views shared around Europe and Americas at the time, beer alley

Jaden

Possibly due the Tonic part of a Gin and Tonic containing Quinine (basically a sedative).

Molloys Clondalkin

oblivious wrote: »

Hogarth's Gin lane is a cartoon depicting the real effects of cheap gin had on London society in the 18th C,



Where as beer was seen as a wholesome food, a views shared around Europe and Americas at the time, beer alley

Jesus Those two pictures and the exact Wiki paragraph were the entire contents of a recent article in a trade magazine!! Lazy Jurnolism at its best...