Alcohol induced depression

TeddyTedson

hondasam wrote: »

You need to drink a serious amount of drink over a good few days for this type of fear.

Do you not believe me?

ygolometsipe

amacachi wrote: »

Depressant doesn't mean what you think it does.

How do you do mind reading?

hondasam

TeddyTedson wrote: »

Do you not believe me?

Of course I believe you, I know someone this happen to but it's usually after three days of serious drinking with little sleep or food.
It's usually bulmers, vodka/red bull combination.

TeddyTedson

hondasam wrote: »

Of course I believe you, I know someone this happen to but it's usually after three days of serious drinking with little sleep or food.
It's usually bulmers, vodka/red bull combination.

Sorry, I thought you were saying it as if I was lying.
I've only experienced it once or maybe twice about 2-3 years ago.

hondasam

TeddyTedson wrote: »

Sorry, I thought you were saying it as if I was lying.
I've only experienced it once or maybe twice about 2-3 years ago.

This person I know experiences it a good bit, he wakes up thinking someone is standing beside his bed. He has real bad nightmares without drink.

Sunnyisland

Frontline tonight is about this topic, Just saying.

care4sober

Hi! There are physiological factors that also affect the body's response to alcohol. Age may be a factor and so with the level of stress when you drank it.

AskMyChocolate

TeddyTedson wrote: »

The worst has to be seeing the rats running up the walls.
To be honest I'd love that drug that doesn't let you drink. I'd take it every Saturday morning so I couldn't fall off the wagon.
Anyway I'm locking this thread now, they don't do anybody any good.

Antabuse TT. I used to think it was called anti-booze.:pac:

Go to your doc or your local psych service and they'll give you a script. But, whatever you do, don't drink while you're on it. It will make you sick to the point of being hospitalised.

Choco

BraziliaNZ

AskMyChocolate wrote: »

Antabuse TT. I used to think it was called anti-booze.:pac:

Go to your doc or your local psych service and they'll give you a script. But, whatever you do, don't drink while you're on it. It will make you sick to the point of being hospitalised.

Choco

Antabuse yes. I have a friend who was prescribed this as he was a bit of a mess. I've often thought about taking it myself as I have a weakness for booze. It definitely can make me depressed yes the day after the hangover, I find doing some exercise helps, sweating it out of you.

kylith

I don't so much find that alcohol depresses me, but even a couple of pints will destroy my sleep pattern and I'll be awake all fecking night.

amacachi

kfallon wrote: »

Turn out the lights the night after a heavy session and it's like there are other people in the room, spiders in your bed etc, it's basically like being scared of the dark again

One of the reasons I don't believe people who say they were spiked. Every time it happens they describe what it's like to actually be drunk.

Maximus Alexander

TeddyTedson wrote: »

I have to disagree. I drink once a week if even and feel depressed to bits the next day.

Are you getting enough sleep during the week? Funnily enough I find I get seriously depressed during hangovers but I think it's brought on by exhaustion because I only get 6 hours a night Monday to Friday. A good sleep and I feel on top of the world again.

Bad Panda

Reading this thread I definitely believe I had some form of mild drepression caused by alcohol (in the past).

Since drastically cutting down I've never felt better, physically and mentally.

I used to dread going to sleep and being 'alone in my head' as it was as scary place at times. Thankfully, that's all changed and I love being alone in my head, in bed and enjoy a proper rest.

Teddy, see someone if you can't cut down (or cut out) by yourself. Seriously. Just give a try for even two weeks.

People think they're missing out unless they're out on the piss. So untrue.

Maximus Alexander

Bad Panda wrote: »

Reading this thread I definitely believe I had some form of mild drepression caused by alcohol (in the past).

Since drastically cutting down I've never felt better, physically and mentally.

I used to dread going to sleep and being 'alone in my head' as it was as scary place at times. Thankfully, that's all changed and I love being alone in my head, in bed and enjoy a proper rest.

Teddy, see someone if you can't cut down (or cut out) by yourself. Seriously. Just give a try for even two weeks.

People think they're missing out unless they're out on the piss. So untrue.

Have to agree with this. Not just with alcohol but with everything. I went through a phase for about four months where I stopped smoking, rarely drank, ate healthily and went to the gym four times a week. I literally could not believe how good I felt.

Sadly, I fell back into old habits and now I eat crap and smoke again. Still rarely drink though. I recommend everyone to give it a try, even if you can't keep it up, the feeling of being fit an healthy is beyond compare.

amacachi

I find cutting back or cutting out alcohol makes no difference to my general mood.

ItsAWindUp

What goes up must come down. And down. And down.

castletownman

I posted this in the How much do you drink thread but is relevant here also.

I find myself drinking a lot more over the last four months or so. Before that with work and GAA commitments I'd only drink after a championship match with either the club or after the county team played, and maybe on the odd Thursday night during the summer. Everything was rosy then and my parents weren't questioning my drinking.

Now with the GAA commitments on hold for the year, and work commitments having dried up for the time being, (and indeed having broken up with the gf) I find myself drinking every Saturday night and Sunday night. Three euro pints in my two regular drinking holes, leaves me spending around 60 euro a weekend (ten pints per night).

Of course, the parents now believe I have a drinking problem. They'd rather have me staying at home alone like a recluse than actually be out with friends socialising. Thing is I get fairly depressed staying at home, and with relationship problems, work worries and crucial exam results imminent I have a lot on my mind, but also feel depressed when the hangover hits Monday morning. Vicious circle.

Wattle

castletownman wrote: »

I posted this in the How much do you drink thread but is relevant here also.

I find myself drinking a lot more over the last four months or so. Before that with work and GAA commitments I'd only drink after a championship match with either the club or after the county team played, and maybe on the odd Thursday night during the summer. Everything was rosy then and my parents weren't questioning my drinking.

Now with the GAA commitments on hold for the year, and work commitments having dried up for the time being, (and indeed having broken up with the gf) I find myself drinking every Saturday night and Sunday night. Three euro pints in my two regular drinking holes, leaves me spending around 60 euro a weekend (ten pints per night).

Of course, the parents now believe I have a drinking problem. They'd rather have me staying at home alone like a recluse than actually be out with friends socialising. Thing is I get fairly depressed staying at home, and with relationship problems, work worries and crucial exam results imminent I have a lot on my mind, but also feel depressed when the hangover hits Monday morning. Vicious circle.

You can still go out at the weekends but do you have to drink ten pints every time you do? Try cutting it down for a while and you might be less depressed and wrecked on Monday.

castletownman

Wattle wrote: »

You can still go out at the weekends but do you have to drink ten pints every time you do? Try cutting it down for a while and you might be less depressed and wrecked on Monday.

I know where your coming from but I tend to head in to town for the evening kick-off in the soccer/rugby etc, so they're spread over the night. Not exactly binge-drinking. I think the fact I'm from a family of drinkers means my metabolism is accustomed to the consumption of above average levels of alcohol.

The depression on Monday has only surfaced as my personal problems have mounted recently.

Wattle

Why not make Saturday your big drinking night and take it a bit easier on Sunday?

Alcohol won't help your depression. Believe me I've been there.

castletownman

Sure everyone knows Sunday is the day for the cure!

luckyfrank

To alcohol, the cause of and solution to all of life's problems