The alcohol is probably stopping the mewds from working.
Remember they take a while to kick in. Stop drinking and give the meds a chance if they still dont work, ask your doctor to try new ones.

hiya hun, the drink may help you sleep but think about the damage it is doing to your body. safe daily drinking benchmarks are 2 units for women and 3 for men, or 14 and 21 respectively in a week. exceeding this is drinking in a way that is likely to damage your health. i think you should consider other options for getting to sleep. you could get stronger sleeping pills? do you think maybe its not about getting to sleep anymore and maybe you think it is? perhaps psychologically you think you need it to get to sleep when in fact you dont?

holy cow thats a lot of boubon.!!!! no you really should drink while on meds, especially this much.....talk to your doc and let him/her know that you not sleeping...perhaps theres another med that would be better for you.....

i do have a couple of drinks now and then...like now....but its not the best way to try and treat depression, as alcahol can be a depressant and can actually make you feel worse...ok lecture over now.....

You really shouldnt be drinking while on meds. You should talk to your dr about not being able to sleep.

I drink on my meds. I probably shouldn't. It doesn't help me sleep it just helps my mind be still and I don't have to think about everything so much. It's never cause me to miss work, hurt anyone until recently. I'm dating a woman and she is really sensitive to alcohol abuse and thinks I have a problem. I don't want to lose her and I feel like crap but I'm also angry for the big deal she's making of seeing me drunk one time in three months. Can I fix it? Do I have a problem?

I use to drink... daily... most days was only 2 or 3 drinks, but it wasn't nothing for me to pound back 8 or 10 in an evening.

It made things worse for me.. the more I drank, the closer & closer I came to committing suicide.

So, I am giving up drinking... Friday will be the big test.. company Christmas party... all you can drink free booze. I usually get pretty hammered. Going to be doing the sober thing this year.

I'm having a daquiri right now. I drink everyday. I don't know if it hurts me or keeps me from flipping out. I don't drink much, though. 12 shots a night, I don't know if I'd notice if the meds were working or not! Tone it down and tell your shrink to put you on something to help you sleep.

Think about this: alcohol is a depressant. Drinking while depressed or on any meds will only make you worse. It may make you feel good temporarily, but that's all you're going to get. When the buzz fades, your system will crash, so no wonder your meds aren't working. Give them a chance (sober) to work; it takes a while for the meds to get into your system and be effective. The more you drink, the more depressed you're going to be!

12 shots a night seems excessive ..I think it prevents a good nights sleep. I hear you though cause I enjoy a few cold ones every night which I'm going to try and cut down on.
The new therapy I'm tryring really stresses the importance of sleep.

Dont do it is all I can say. Dont get into the habit of it and dont self medicate. It makes you worse and it makes your meds not work. Dont know how else I can say it....but coming from me, please dont start doing this as you'll regret it later on.x

thank you too all. after reading all your replies i think you might be right.
the thing is... im not drunk after 12 shots, just sleepy.
am going to docs on 18th so will talk to her then
thanks again all

All addictions are a pathway to enlightenment. Good luck, it is a toxic substance but don't fret too much because when you find your bottom as you will, you'll change and want to change in a good enough bad way.

yup, drinking is good!

Drinking in excess will keep you awake and raise you heart rate, when on meds drinking increases the effects of most meds. BUT than again who am I to preach!! I have slowed my drinking down to basicly nothing and feel a whole lot better can tell you that.
Good Luck man

Perhaps it is different for different people but drink makes my depression much much worse so I try to avoid it. I don't always manage to avoid it though - hence the reason I am feeling so bad at the moment.