I’ve also noticed that when I am drunk, it impacts my motor skills more than it used to. I’m far more off-balance, etc. And I slur my words VERY heavily. This sounds like typical drunk behaviour but I’ve never had that before these drugs.
I've done a quick literature review and the answer seems to be "we don't really know". My best guess is that SSRIs are reducing the euphoric effects of alcohol, because your serotonin system has downregulated to compensate for the higher levels of serotonin in your bloodstream. I'd guess that the alcohol isn't actually impacting your motor skills more, you're just drinking more to try and get a buzz; SSRIs don't affect the GABA system, which is what causes the psychomotor effects of alcohol. SSRIs do indirectly affect the dopamine system, but the mechanisms are far too complex for me to speculate on.
>My best guess is that SSRIs are reducing the euphoric effects of alcohol, because your serotonin system has downregulated to compensate for the higher levels of serotonin in your bloodstream
>>8607 >Is there any way to counter that? I miss my buzz.
Cold turkey on the SSRI's while relying exlusively on alcohol to medicate your depression. What could go wrong?
