used to battle drinking and yeah i would drink alot when depressed

Yes!
Yes, Yes, and Yes...

I use to drink to "ease" my pains...What I got was more depressed, and the cycle started over...

Which is why i had to stop drinking, typically they do go hand in hand!

I drank because i was depressed and then the drinking made me more and more depressed

I think today is day 9 without a drink.

I'm nosey. do you drink alot?

well, they go hand in hand i think at times. my dad is both depressed and drinks. should he put down the bottle? heck yeah.

drinking doesn't make things better - with or without depression

I'm playing both games... the rules are the same don't drink when you're depressed and don't let yourself get depressed when you drink. easiest way to do that is to stop drinking... then address what's making you depressed otherswise

well said, porcelain.

Yes evil101...I drink a lot. I am a depressed alcoholic at 23. I am currently trying to get sober and am on day 2. haha. what a battle life is.

I've always heard that alcohol was a depressant. So it sure doesn't help your depression.

I gave up drinking 13 months ago, I am (was) a chronic depressive and alcoholic. My life is now 100% better. Bye Bye Booze, bye bye depression. I hope this helps.

Oh boy have I got both really bad. Alohol just cost me another good job, now I don't know what the hell I'm gonna do. Broke and lost again....story of my life! You are deffinately not alone.

I think it's great that you're trying to stop drinking, but please be aware that you might still find yourself dealing with depression once you're sober. Not trying to discourage you or anything, just wanted you to know that although the two do seem to feed off each other, they are can also can continue without each other.

Hi.I drank a lot and wanted to kill myself almost every day.I do still drink but not nearly every day and I don t feel quite so desperate.I am not a Christian but I prayed.I had depression since being a teenager and think I drank after.Drink seems to help sometimes but doesn't really.Disturbed sleep.Sometimes I got paranoia.TC

So, here's a question: What's your longest period of sobriety?

I learned that emotional withdrawal symptoms last up to 18 months after you quit drinking. One of those can be depression. If you have been depressed without drinking for a year or two, it could be depression. If you're drinking continuously without stopping, the alcoholism would probably be the first concern.

I'm a habitual coffee addict. Sounds funny, but it can be kind of serious. I drink like 5-6 cups a day sometimes. I do it to make myself feel awake and elevate my mood. I'm medicating for depression, and I know it.

Having both alcohol and depression sucks, though. Because alcohol slows your body down, and so does depression, so it makes the "coming down" even more depressing...just something to think about. Basically, I think your depression would improve a lot if you stopped drinking, but that's really hard to do.

I grew up in a family with alcoholism :-/