7 ways alcohol affects your anxiety

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You might drink to relax, but it's actually having the opposite effect.

"Drinking it reduces the amount of serotonin in the brain; serotonin is a neurotransmitter that helps you to feel calm and happy and low levels of it are associated withUnfortunately, your body will build up a tolerance to alcohol and it will become less effective in making you feel at ease."If you’re using alcohol to help with anxiety you can get into a vicious cycle," says Dr Jarvis."As your tolerance increases you need to drink more to get the same effect.

 

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