Depressed after drinking?

whatcartoget

This is not a Personal Issue now but does anyone here ever find they are often depressed after a night out or is it just me? I find when you have a really good night out and when you get in after about 20 minutes I find I am terribly depressed and lonely. Does any one else find this?

RichieC

Yea, the day after a wreak is usually a bit low, you've been over using your chemicals so you're brain is playing catch up. I get the shakes too, sometimes full blown fear if it was particularly bad/good night out.

Dodd

I find killing myself helps.....that or go to bed.:)

LH Pathe

It doesn't say on the label?

Alcohol is a depressant. Sorta defeats the projected purpose.. no?

Reamer Fanny

It's called The Fear

Saila

alcohol = depressant

FACT!

RichieC

justryan wrote: »

It's called The Fear

nah man... the fear is the fear...

crystallove

yes, always feel lonely after a high moment

mikom

whatcartoget wrote: »

This is not a Personal Issue now but does anyone here ever find they are often depressed after a night out or is it just me? I find when you have a really good night out and when you get in after about 20 minutes I find I am terribly depressed and lonely. Does any one else find this?

It's called drug abuse.

RichieC

mikom wrote: »

It's called drug abuse.

Yes, Buzz is right, Drug abuse is bad.

Jesus Wept

Careful now, it's these sort of rumours that could get it labelled as a depressant.

Dodd

justryan wrote: »

It's called The Fear

Then comes the horrors.
Don't think of insects/rats before you sleep.

Saila

Dodd wrote: »

Then comes the horrors.
Don't think of insects/rats before you sleep.

dont think of an elephant now!

you thought of an elephant didnt you

site designer

Saila wrote: »

alcohol = depressant

FACT!

Not the same as clinical depression. I really hate when people use that line (even doctors sometimes).


'depressant drugs can cause confusion, lack of coordination, low blood pressure, and slowed heart rate and breathing.'
eg Sleeping tablets and tranqulizers are depressants too :0

Its the withdrawal from alcohol that makes you depressed but that's not why's its a depressant.

LH Pathe

site designer wrote: »

Its the withdrawal from alcohol that makes you depressed but that's not why's its a depressant.

are you assuming he's an alcoholic?!

Dodd

site designer wrote: »

Not the same as clinical depression. I really hate when people use that line (even doctors sometimes).


'depressant drugs can cause confusion, lack of coordination, low blood pressure, and slowed heart rate and breathing.'
eg Sleeping tablets and tranqulizers are depressants too :0

Its the withdrawal from alcohol that makes you depressed but that's not why's its a depressant.

Are you saying it is the after affects of drinking rather than a part of drinking.
As in it is after drinking and would not happen if the person drank more when felling depressed from lack of drink.?

LH Pathe

I only drink if I'm roughing it outdoors. Otherwise It's a bit shìt really, .. No, scratch that, it's really shít.

Dodd

LH Pathe wrote: »

I only drink if I'm roughing it outdoors. Otherwise It's a bit shìt really, .. No, scratch that, it's really shít.

I feel sorry for you that you have never felt the up side of it even if you did only drink while roughing it.

Micky Dolenz

justryan wrote: »

It's called The Fear

The reason I dont do heavy sessions anymore. The come down just isn't worth it.

JimsAlterEgo

just don't stop

**Timbuk2**

I feel a bit depressed when I look in my wallet the next morning!

maddragon

A double whiskey should help with the blue mood.

pragmatic1

I think its fairly common to get a touch of the blues after a session. but there are worse things, namely the horrors.

Sunnyisland

whatcartoget wrote: »

This is not a Personal Issue now but does anyone here ever find they are often depressed after a night out or is it just me? I find when you have a really good night out and when you get in after about 20 minutes I find I am terribly depressed and lonely. Does any one else find this?

Most people are having great fun & craic when there out,talking sharing stories,flirting its a great buzz altogether and you want it to last forever.Then when you get home alone the reality kicks in and everything including the stresses of everyday life is still there,it make anybody depressed

haydar

I have a bad dose of the fear now after a 4 day weekend.

Is there any way of preventing it? (Apart from not drinking)

stupidusername

I knew alcohol is a depressant but never experienced any come down before,up until the past few years. I find that lately it does just get me down even when there's no external reason,so i've started limiting myself. You should consider the same OP.

Reamer Fanny

I sometimes get the fear after a heavy night I wouldn't get depression as such it's more like your brain is over active

RoyalMarine

stupidusername wrote: »

I knew alcohol is a depressant but never experienced any come down before,up until the past few years. I find that lately it does just get me down even when there's no external reason,so i've started limiting myself. You should consider the same OP.

im in the same boat, and suffering right now...

ItsAWindUp

What goes up must come down. And down. And down. And down.

anhedonia

site designer wrote: »

Not the same as clinical depression. I really hate when people use that line (even doctors sometimes).


'depressant drugs can cause confusion, lack of coordination, low blood pressure, and slowed heart rate and breathing.'
eg Sleeping tablets and tranqulizers are depressants too :0

Its the withdrawal from alcohol that makes you depressed but that's not why's its a depressant.

Yep, this annoys me too.

Alcohol is a CNS depressant - a Central Nervous System Depressant, just like other sedatives and benzodioazepines that agonise the brain's GABA receptors. It is a depressant because it slows down or 'depresses' the heart, lungs etc. The reason why getting overly drunk causes people to pass out and sleep.

Alcohol is not a depressant because it causes depression, although that can be one of many side effects of frequent misuse.

Fran1985

anhedonia wrote: »

Alcohol is not a depressant because it causes depression, although that can be one of many side effects of frequent misuse.

is something that causes depression not a depressant?

The Scientician

justryan wrote: »

It's called The Fear

AKA The heebie jeebies

wolf moon

I recently figured out that even the weekend drinking (a bottle of wine, etc) does not make me feel good. I started smoking weed instead, much better.

BraziliaNZ

wolf moon wrote: »

I recently figured out that even the weekend drinking (a bottle of wine, etc) does not make me feel good. I started smoking weed instead, much better.

Smoking a joint of grass has my head in an even worse place than the hangover I get from a few beers the next day, these days.
Anyway yes, I've spent the last 2 days depressed as f**k from getting really wasted on Saturday night. Really need to knock the stuff on the head...

anhedonia

Fran1985 wrote: »

is something that causes depression not a depressant?

Something that causes depression is a depressant.

Alcohol depresses the functions of the Central Nervous System, causing CNS depression.

starch4ser

what goes up must come down

lastlaugh

Fran1985 wrote: »

is something that causes depression not a depressant?

As has been pointed out already, Alcohol is a depressant, not because it makes you depressed, but because of the physical effects it has on your body.

If you do/say something stupid whlie drunk and remember it the next day when you are hungover, chances are you will feel like sh!t and then feel 'depressed'.

ShadowHearth

I don't have time to be depressed, because I puke, piss and laying bricks...

Last few times I just passed out, so no depression too!

stupidusername

lastlaugh wrote: »

As has been pointed out already, Alcohol is a depressant, not because it makes you depressed, but because of the physical effects it has on your body.

If you do/say something stupid whlie drunk and remember it the next day when you are hungover, chances are you will feel like sh!t and then feel 'depressed'.

So how would you explain the depression or low mood that people feel after drinking?

lee_baby_simms

I had a skinfull on Sat night.

I woke up with my head in the oven on Sunday. Hell on earth. End of days. Chewing the carpet. 2012. Like a 9/11 in my skull.

A trembling handful of nurofen plus washed down with a pint of coke and a fry up helped immensely.

bluefinger

As someone said earlier alcohol depresses the central nervous system. By depressing parts of this system it works to de-inhibit us, hence the willingness to say and do things we would not normally do. It actually works as a euphoriant in some people.

What causes the post party blues imho is a combination of factors such as dehydration, a significant increase in tiredness, often bad food, occasional regret (spent money, behaving uncharacteristically), and other factors relating to the personality of the person.

dsmythy

The OP seems to be talking about before he goes asleep after a session rather than the morning after. I used to get this bad. The odd time after a heavy drinking session when I'm back home my mood dropped big time. Tears would come for no reason and I'd feel severely down. This has never happened at any other time so I fixed it easily by cutting down on the drink big time. No more issues. Happy days!

minidazzler

whatcartoget wrote: »

This is not a Personal Issue now but does anyone here ever find they are often depressed after a night out or is it just me? I find when you have a really good night out and when you get in after about 20 minutes I find I am terribly depressed and lonely. Does any one else find this?

Don't go home alone and you'll be fine. A morning of awkwardness beats a night of loneliness every time.

Feisar

Meh, I just have a lazy Sunday with the GF in bed and drink coffee.

Rare enough though, I hate wasting a weekend day.

Now being on site at 7:30 of a hung over Monday morning is a different storey!

stupidusername

bluefinger wrote: »

As someone said earlier alcohol depresses the central nervous system. By depressing parts of this system it works to de-inhibit us, hence the willingness to say and do things we would not normally do. It actually works as a euphoriant in some people.

What causes the post party blues imho is a combination of factors such as dehydration, a significant increase in tiredness, often bad food, occasional regret (spent money, behaving uncharacteristically), and other factors relating to the personality of the person.

the last time i was down after drinking, i'd had 3 pints, got a decent sleep, no rubbish food after and no regrets, so are you saying that I got down because of my personality? if it's personality alone, it surely would happen all the time, to everybody who gets low from drinking...without the drinking? or do you mean to say it's a combination of the alcohol & personality? in which case you would be agreeing that it is down to the alcohol (and it's depressive properties)

Liam Byrne

whatcartoget wrote: »

This is not a Personal Issue now but does anyone here ever find they are often depressed after a night out or is it just me? I find when you have a really good night out and when you get in after about 20 minutes I find I am terribly depressed and lonely. Does any one else find this?

Defined "good night out". If you're talking about fun and craic with a few drinks, then of course it's going to involve a wind-down.

If you're talking about drinking too much, then there's your problem.

Logical Fallacy

anhedonia wrote: »

Yep, this annoys me too.

Alcohol is a CNS depressant - a Central Nervous System Depressant, just like other sedatives and benzodioazepines that agonise the brain's GABA receptors. It is a depressant because it slows down or 'depresses' the heart, lungs etc. The reason why getting overly drunk causes people to pass out and sleep.

Alcohol is not a depressant because it causes depression, although that can be one of many side effects of frequent misuse.

Hmmmm....alcohol directly affects Serotonin production and the 5HT, GABA and Dopamine receptors.

After one drink people will have a higher level of blood and urine Serotonin...so this "depression" feeling after a heavy session is actually reasonable similar to the comedown from Serotonin stimulating drugs.

orourkeda

Logical Fallacy wrote: »

Hmmmm....alcohol directly affects Serotonin production and the 5HT, GABA and Dopamine receptors.

After one drink people will have a higher level of blood and urine Serotonin...so this "depression" feeling after a heavy session is actually reasonable similar to the comedown from Serotonin stimulating drugs.

Good sh1t followed by bad sh1t

bluefinger

stupidusername wrote: »

the last time i was down after drinking, i'd had 3 pints, got a decent sleep, no rubbish food after and no regrets, so are you saying that I got down because of my personality? if it's personality alone, it surely would happen all the time, to everybody who gets low from drinking...without the drinking? or do you mean to say it's a combination of the alcohol & personality? in which case you would be agreeing that it is down to the alcohol (and it's depressive properties)

I didn't say you personally got down because of your personality. I don't know you well enough to do that. I was responding to the some of the general remarks in the thread about feeling depressed the next day. My point was that it's a combination of factors between physiological and psychological. I was also attempting to highlight the common misconception that alcohol causes a depressed mood rather than working as a brain depressant. Sorry if i didn't make that clear.

kronsington

Im now 29 and the booze blues are worse now than ever before. up until i was about 27 i could go out 2 or 3 nights in a row without thinking twice about it and wouldnt have much of a hangover or bout of the fear. thats all changed now, probably mainly due to getting older. i, like a lot of people, used to live for the weekend for many years, and looked forward to the next session. ive found i can barely do ANYTHING on a sunday and the hangover spills into monday when im still exhausted. had a big one on saturday and im still shattered. i used to never think about the day after a session but now i find im wary of the hangover/tiredness that im going to bring on myself. im also wary of the effects it has on my mindset, health and appearance. im gradually losing my passion for binge drinking. most of my mates are starting to settle down so trying to rustle up a drinking crew at a weekend can be problematic. im at the start of a run where stags, weddings and 30ths are going to be a common occurence for a good while. One of the main reasons i go out (if not the main reason) is to try and meet and women, if i had a bird id say my whole attitude to boozing might change.

anhedonia

Logical Fallacy wrote: »

Hmmmm....alcohol directly affects Serotonin production and the 5HT, GABA and Dopamine receptors.

After one drink people will have a higher level of blood and urine Serotonin...so this "depression" feeling after a heavy session is actually reasonable similar to the comedown from Serotonin stimulating drugs.

I agree with this.

But we were clarifying why alcohol is known as a depressant, that is because enough alcohol is guaranteed to cause CNS depression, due to its effects on GABA receptors. Alcohol can also cause pshychological depression (low mood), but this is not guaranteed.

Im done arguing semantics on this. Peace out.