why exactly?
2007-03-09 03:47:17 · 54 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Mental Health
Yes it can, it supresses the production of endorphins, the natural feelgood hormones.
2007-03-09 03:49:38 · answer #1 · answered by huggz 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, but only with vodka. My cousin is the same. The day after I've been drinking I get really anti-social and anxious and start thinking I'm a horrible person. After a day or so it goes away as it does with my cousin. But Vodka is the only culprit with me so I try not to drink it or no to drink too much.
As for why, well alcohol is a depressant and it also kills brain cells whether these two factors cause the horrible effect I don't know. Also alcohol dehydrates you as well so all your brain cells are screaming out for water and so wont work as efficiently as they would normally.
2007-03-09 21:40:24 · answer #2 · answered by Nic 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It only makes you feel depressed if you are depressed. Or if your life has things going in it which make you feel like your losing control or just generally unhappy. If your a happy person and you ain't worrying over nothing, (and you drink in moderation) then its fine, it dint make you depressed.
But i dont agree with drinking alcohol. Its so bad for your body and it does start to have a BAD effect on you if you have to drink it everyday to be normal. Its worse than cannabis. It should not be legal, that's my opinion anyway. ! Too many people close to me have died or are now living the consequences of choosing a booze filled life. Don't do it, it just ain't fair to the people around you, as well as yourself.
2007-03-09 03:52:43 · answer #3 · answered by london lady 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Alcohol is a drug plain and simple. It have an act on the brain, and works as a tranquilliser. And it becomes an addiction. Alcohol does alot of things and can lead to dementia (memory loss) Psychosis (hearing voices) shaking being nervous and seeing things that aren't really there. Alcohol also leads to a 40% suicide rate in men and about a 70% suicide rate in women. It thins the blood and effects the brain.
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2007-03-09 04:17:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Although small amounts of alcohol actually lift the spirit and can increase concentration and reaction, alcohol is definitely a depressant. The wikipedia link below describes how a depressant acts on the body.
2007-03-09 03:51:26 · answer #5 · answered by Matt W 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Alcohol is a drug. It is a depressant., so feeling depressed would be natural. Alcohol depresses certain parts of the brain that control inhibitions, but when that wears off we often feel bad about what we have done. This is not unusual.
2007-03-09 05:04:06 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Alcohol is a depressant, therefore, drinking it will increase any depression one already has--or start depression in someone who overindulges. Think of how alcohol helps one to chill out (as does pot, as do tranquillizers). In other words, these are like downers = depression.
Drinking with depression is like a vicious cycle: One drinks due to depression + one becomes more depressed due to drinking. Believe me, I've not only learned this--I've seen it in my own family.
2007-03-09 04:01:58 · answer #7 · answered by Holiday Magic 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Alcoholism is escapism from reality.Under the influence of liquor you forget the rality and problems.When the power alcohol is finished you reach where you have started and reality stares at you.depression is the result.Alcohol is not a a solution to any problem,you have to understand reality and sort out the issues,and work out a solution.Good Luck
2007-03-11 18:19:54 · answer #8 · answered by leowin1948 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1st Alcohol is a drug classified as a CNS (central nervous system) depressant, just like THC or opiates. When you drink alcohol if you have any issues or are prone to mood depression this makes you more vulnerable to the blues or depression.
2007-03-09 05:32:57 · answer #9 · answered by riverdanceboi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Alcohol is a depressant, its the chemical effect on your body. When you drink it you feel great but a couple days after you feel pants. The drug in alcohol is called ethyl.
2007-03-09 04:50:25 · answer #10 · answered by farleyjackmaster 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are loads of physical reasons for this. Alcohol is a diuretic (makes you pi55 out more liquid than you take in) It interferes with sleep and keeps you from falling into a DEEP sleep (like eating cheese makes you dream) and flushes sugars and salts out of your system. All these factors will make one feel "a bit down" but many practitioners believe it is a psychological "come down" from the night before....you decide!!
xxR
2007-03-09 03:53:23 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋