Posted by pedr on September 19, 2017, at 9:00:30
In reply to Re: Alcohol for anhedonia, posted by rjlockhart37 on September 17, 2017, at 18:43:43
> it loosens you up
yes I definitely like a drink when my anxiety is high or if I've had a really bad day (hence I drink every day).
However what I was enquiring about isn't it's sedating/calming/relaxing properties. For example on Sunday I was feeling my usual strong anhedonia about 2pm. So I had a whisky and within like 20 mins my mood and anhedonia had both lifted massively. I had another whisky after ~ 2 hours and again the same effect. However there are many occasions when it doesn't have this effect at all. It drives me crazy (no pun intended). I can never seem to find a baseline with any of the meds (OTC/booze or otherwise) I take.
I love the smell of Abilify in the morning. The smell, you know that chemical smell. Smells like victory. Some day this war's gonna end...
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