The Effects of Depression on Alcohol Consumption

I can't drink any alcohol because of the medications I'm, but I've never really drank hardly at all anyway. Stay safe and check to make sure alcohol won't interfere with your medications.

Alcohol itself could be considered a depressive state-inducing drug, even though you might feel great while you drink it, overall it contributes poorly to how you deal with depression, sadness, anger, stress, ect.

You have to be careful mixing medication and alcohol obviously, other people are talking abt their experiences which is great I'd definitely hear them out, for me, I don't drink, legally can't, but I know a good amount of the health effects alcohol has on your body and can tell you it is a depressant. You have your uppers and downers and alcohol is def a downer, yes some people are "happy drunks" ect, but what it's doing to their body & how it'll react over time is pretty much only negative. I suggest just being careful, knowing your limits & paying attention to how you react when you drink! Stay safe! <3

I've learned that when drinking I can't take my depression medicine because it causes me to get sick faster. I don't drink all the time only occasionally with friends, but I take depression meds at the start of my day so not having it can affect me throughout the day. I don't think it messes with mental health but I wouldn't get an addiction to it

I struggle a lot with alcohol, but when I'm careful it's a lot of fun. The problem for me at least is when I drink /too much/, that's when I start spiraling down into my depression. I convince myself that when I'm drunk it's the most "myself" I can be, but that is absolutely not true. Just be careful, learn when to stop and you'll be fine!

from experience it doesn’t make it worse, i drink rarely but when i do, it doesn’t affect my mental health whatsoever. just make sure to stay safe when you drink and don’t drink excessively :)

It doesn’t necessarily make mental health worse, but getting an alcohol addiction can be extremely harmful for people who have mental health issues. I drink every once in a while and my meds make it so my tolerance is less than it used to be which you need to be careful of if you’re taking meds, but I don’t have any negative effects from drinking as much as I do.

From my experience, a glass is fine, but drinking to get drunk is dangerous for people with mental health issues. I could have a glass of wine occasionally, but anything more than that in one sitting and I'd start feeling down.