Abstinence from Moderate Drinking Can Lead to Depression

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Monday, July 14, 2008
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Those laboratory mice have been at it again. This time, we discover that when mice stop drinking moderate levels of alcohol they can become depressed around two weeks later. Mice are commonly used to model the effects of a number of conditions associated with human behavior. But how do we kno...

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Stopping alcohol and subsequent depression
Helencal
Tuesday, July 15, 2008 at 09:14 PM

I guess that I am confused...I quit drinking in college 40 years ago (I acted cazy on it, it was expensive, and I felt terrible the next day.

So am I supposed to start drinking in moderation to help my health and depression?

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Ellen
Tuesday, July 15, 2008 at 10:22 PM

And what about us poor souls who don't drink alcohol? I am not an alcoholic but with a strong family history I could be, so I am careful. And I don't like coffee either, despite its health benefits.

So what are all us abstainers supposed to do? Here we thought we were being good and healthy.

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Jerry Kennard
Wednesday, July 16, 2008 at 05:40 AM

. . . and you are being healthy with not drinking. The article isn't a suggestion that we all take to the bottle, so much as it points out what can happen if regular moderate drinkers stop. Also, it's not the alcohol that provides the health benefits - alcohol is really just a toxin but is fine in moderation - it's what comes with it that scientists are really studying.

Age Related Drinking
curious chap
Thursday, July 24, 2008 at 05:26 PM

This is really a question to whomever? Does Alcohol affect some people at different stages in their life? As there are many internal/external factors that impair memory loss i.e. short term as i have had two older family members suffer recently. Comment Appreciated.

Thanks Curious one