I disagree. My nan lived to 102 and drank wine regularly. I don’t drink wine but I have a whiskey at the end of the week for a treat.
One minute they say it’s bad the next it’s good.
Even animals get drunk in nature, it’s natural
Moderation is key I think
I like that someone made a reference to clarity of thought. Just one drink and my thought becomes less clear.
The need to escape reality is pretty strong in the majority of people.
If it shortens one’s life then people will take that risk, for people are suffering in existence anyway.
I drank a bottle of wine on new year’s eve…didn’t get drunk…it’s good for you a little wine they say for the heart.
I think alcohol is healthy in moderation. We’ve been having fermented drinks since the beginning of mankind. It’s how we preserved fruits like grapes through the winter. Wine I think is ok. But strong drinks I wouldn’t be surprised if they were bad for us.
I think that too much alcohol can impede immune response; and, if a bad infection results, that can cause cancer.
Im not againest anyone having a drink - but if it was invented today they probably would have banned it. Ive seen a friend of mine die at 50 from alcoholism - and i know a few that are on the way.
Its one of those arguments that will have no ending.
Does anyone know how it feels when you drink alcohol while on antipsychotics compared to no antipsychotics? I’ve never tried it before after being on medications. If this is not allowed to talk about then a mod can delete this comment, but I’m just curious.
By my own experience:
Alcohol is a big no no .
Doesn’t go well with meds.
I have done it,
Alcohol make your memories go away but creates memories you want. Like people say while drinking if you are happy you are happy if you are sad you are sad. It’s all what you think will happen.
Where as in sz we already in that state of alcoholism.
If we drink the sz becomes sever
I have drank on meds and had to adjust back to the same meds all over again. I just drank for two month’s every weekend. And 2 years passed to recover and still recovering as I feel my brain is diminished and had a sever impact and made decision so severe I will regret the reset of my life.
I’m on 3 AP’s and I absolutely cannot get drunk while on these AP’s no matter how much I drink.
I’m an AA member so it goes without saying I don’t have a great relationship with booze. Keeping that in mind, the studies on the dangers of alcohol are mixed. Some show benefits and some don’t. All the studies agree that more than two drinkies a day are naughty naughty for your body, but under that… The jury is out.
If you’re on meds that say no booze then you should probably keep the plug in the jug. If your doc says it’s okay to have one in moderation, cool beans. I think some doctors allow their personal bias to creep into their research and public pronouncements.
I’m just going to focus on alcohol and psychiatric medications.
I think that alcohol (a sedative/depressant) worsens symptoms of psychiatric disorders, but that’s not my primary concern. My primary concern is that when alcohol, a sedative/depressant as mentioned, is added to an antipsychotic (to one degree or another a sedative), is added to a mood stabilizer (to one degree or another a sedative), is added to a an antianxiety med (to one degree or another a sedative), can slow the rate of breathing, lead to confusion, excessive sedation, or coma, and result in respiratory arrest.
I’m not telling anyone to drink or not to drink alcohol, but this is something to keep in mind.
I used to be a light casual drinker in my younger years
I haven’t had a sip of alcohol since my late 40s, I’m now 60 years old.
I don’t like the feeling of becoming out of control or losing my ability to function properly
It doesn’t appeal to me
But like @Catman mentioned in his post, I am deathly afraid of my breathing stopping because of the interactions of my AP and other sedating meds I’m taking and alcohol.
No thanks
Besides, alcohol causes catastrophic illnesses like liver disease and different types of cancer.
This is old news
My pdoc allows 1 glass of wine a few times a week. I’m not drinking now, but if I were, that’s my pdoc’s recommendation
I agree with @wave I don’t like the feeling of alcohol. Have not had a drink in maybe 10 years. Never had a problem with it. But I did have some once in a while when I was in my early 20’s.
Alcohol is a waste of time for me now. The hangovers are insane.
For me with extreme addiction there is absolutely no safe way to drink alcohol. Not even once a year. Absolutely can not do any moderation with addiction.
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