Results from the studies remove any reasonable doubt that sleep apnea is a fatal disease, said epidemiologist Nathaniel S. Marshall of the Woolcock Institute of Medical Research in Australia, lead author of one of the two papers published in the journal Sleep.
Although alcohol can temporarily reduce symptoms of social anxiety â which is the reason many turn to it â Stein and Walker note that alcohol can also increase anxiety, irritability, or depression a few hours later or the next day. Even moderate amounts of alcohol can affect oneâs mood and anxiety level.
Alcohol can also reduce the effectiveness of antidepressants, making you feel more depressed and possibly making your depression harder to treat. In addition to directly making you feel more depressed, taking antidepressants and alcohol together can: 2. Cause a dangerous spike in blood pressure when monoamine oxidase inhibitor antidepressants and drinking alcohol are combined. 2  Make you prone to alcohol abuse as those with depression are known to be at a higher risk of drug abuse and dependence.