Hey Tex, I feel the same way about SSRIs/SNRIs. Before I took SNRIs or SSRIs, I was a social drinker and barely even a social drinker at that (even if I went out with friends or was at a function, it would be a lot if I drank 1 beer the entire time). After the antidepressants, I noticed that my "thirst" began to rise. I expressed the correlation to my doc at the time, and the 3 after him, and they all looked at me like I lost my mind. I have done my fair share of googling about my theory and it is still open to debate.

I feel very strongly that the psychiatric medications were the catalyst to alcoholism and substance abuse in me. I have a feeling this theory will be proven in years to come...

I'm not telling anyone to stop taking their medication, only sharing my opinion.