Let me start by saying I AM GOING TO TALK TO MY DOCTOR. I am not relying solely on strangers from the internet. Now that that's out of the way, my question. 

I (24f) have been on SSRI's for a couple months now, with fantastic results. I feel a lot better and have no complaints. 

However, One of the stipulations in my medication is that I can't drink alcohol on it. I'm currently stationed overseas, and I don't go out much here, so that hasn't been a problem so far. Sometimes I crave wine or whatever, but I just substitute it for fruit juice and call it a night. 

However, I'm going to be going home for the first time in 3 years in a couple of weeks. I got stationed overseas just after my 21st birthday, so I've never really been able to go out and drink with my friends from home and family before. It's an experience that I really wanted to have with them, but currently that's not possible. The people who know about this have been very accepting, and haven't made a big deal about it. But I know that this is an experience I want for myself, not something that any of them are pressuring me into. 

Has anyone had any experience temporarily going off medication? It would just be for a week or so, just so I can enjoy that time and be able to go out and drink with my friends who have been waiting for me to be old enough since I started college (I started early so I was spending time with 22-23 year olds when I was 18 or 19). 

I'm sure this sounds like a dumb reason to get off medication, and maybe it is. Again, I'm going to talk to my doctor about it, I just want to know if it's even feasible. It's just something that I've really been looking forward to for when I went home.