Alcohol helps me. I don't drink often, maybe twice a month. I'm coming out of the worst depression I have ever had. I know alcohol is a depressant, but it loosens my mood, picks me up, and relaxes me enough so I can actually enjoy human contact, which I desperately need in order to get better. My pdoc knows and he doesn't mind that I have a few drinks here and there. I do feel sluggish the next day, but I don't have any regrets if it allowed me to feel normal for a few hours.