Have I undone all the good with alcohol ??

[ShellyTai]

Have I undone all the good I've done - was 5 weeks on sertraline and was starting to feel better.
Stupidly decided to have a few drinks for a few nights.....last drink I had was on Sat night .... Sunday was awful (obviously build up of a few wines over a few nights), yesterday wasn't much better and today I feel like I'm back at square 1 again ..... the awful side effects are back....along with depression....chest feels like it's caving in.

How could I have been so stupid ???? What an idiot.

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[Emphyrio]

Some people, including me it seems, find it hard to tolerate large amounts of alcohol without suffering bad anxiety, particularly during the start-up phase of taking medication.

You won't have done any harm. It should take maybe 2 or 3 days for your body to readjust, but until then limit your caffeine intake and obviously try to abstain from alcohol if possible (annoying though because its Christmas!)

[Scared_11]

This is me today!

I drank a lot New Year's Eve but had such a good time with all my friends and family! Yesterday I has the worst hangover of my life and my thoughts were a mess. Today I don't want to get out of bed and face the world!

I feel anxious scared depressed and shaky!! Feel like I can't handle the day ahead! I just want to sleep for afew days and wake up back to were I was as I was doing a lot better than I had been! ��

[ShellyTai]

Awh Scared - it's awful isn't it ?
It took me about a week to get it out of my system and the meds working again.
I had a couple of wines on New Years Eve - but was scared to have too much and put myself back there again.
Take care xxxx

[Scared_11]

It's awful!

I havnt gone to work today because I feel so bad!!

Hope it will pass soon! I am giving up alcohol for a while.