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steveski
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Joined: 24 Aug 2004
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Alcohol And Depression Medication
Posted: 08-24-04 23:01pm
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I just got perscribed wellbutrin. The
only medication i've been on for
depression is saint johns wort and
excerise. I've been on saint johns wort
for about 2 months now, and I feel
somewhat better. I always feel better
after a good workout though, but most
times I just can't get motivated to
workout. So I told my doctor about this
and she gave me a script for wellbutrin.
It says to avoid alcohol with this
medication. What will happen if I have 3
or 4 beers? I'm honestly thinking of not
taking this medication just for that
reason.
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triedthemall
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Joined: 04 Oct 2004
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Location: USA
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Wellbutrin And Alcohol
Posted: 10-04-04 23:54pm
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I have tried alcohol with nearly every
type of antidepressant. I have not
ever had any side effects. It does
intensify the effects of the alcohol in
some cases. I was on welbutrin and
lexapro at the same time and have had
around a liter of vodka and some beer and
did not have any problems . I would try
1-2 beers and see how you feel. I have
heard of some severe side effects but I
have never seen any myself. I drank
very heavily for several years on too many
different meds to list . The only drug
I had a problem with was `xanax .
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Pilleus
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Location: Florida
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Posted: 10-13-04 07:18am
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I've drank beer but not hard liquor on all
the medicines i've been on without any
problems except once.
I was on remeron and I drank a couple
shots of yagermeister on top of some draft
beer and had a blackout.  that was the only
time I ever blacked out. I'll never do
that again. The only reason I drank it
was because my friend was visiting me from
michigan and we were partying.
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2littlegirlz
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Joined: 24 Sep 2004
Posts: 193
Location: ontario canada
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Posted: 10-13-04 08:11am
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First I hope you have stopped taking the
saint johns wart if you are on an
antidepressant, they should not be takin
together.
Some people who take these meds have a
stronger tolerence to alcohol and you are
able to drink more than you want, you
almost feel the need to drink. I know
several people who have now started having
problems with alcohol since they went on
anti depressants. This does not mean it
will affect you this way. Everyone is
different. Do some research on the net,
im sure there are many web sites that will
inform you about the exact dangers of
mixing these meds and alcohol. Good luck
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wakkochic17
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Joined: 01 Mar 2004
Posts: 494
Location: South Carolina
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Posted: 10-13-04 10:16am
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It's not so much about the side effects..
Alchohol is a depressant.. So if you are
taking medicine for depression or
something similar, the alchohol can
counteract the medicine. It's more
dangerous if you really rely on medicine
to stay balanced. Most likely if you are
just taking it for the symptoms you
described, it wouldn't hurt enough. But
like any medicine, there can be side
effects when combining chemicals and
alcohol.. Like it was said, the best
thing you can do is research on it..
Every person and every med is different.
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BbyBlu0602
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Joined: 10 Feb 2004
Posts: 822
Location: Virginia
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Posted: 11-05-04 17:54pm
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On of my friends who was on zoloft went to
a party and drank and the zoloft did
intensify the alcohol. She ended up
getting alcohol posioning and going to the
hospital because she quit breathing. The
doctor said she should have never been
drinking in the first place if she was on
an antidepressant because you shouldn't
mess around with things that speed up and
low down your heart.
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ravyn142003
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Joined: 01 Jan 2005
Posts: 12
Location: kentucky
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Celexa And Alcohol
Posted: 01-15-05 07:25am
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I had went off the celexa for a little
while, took nothin, then tried zoloft,
couldn't take that, then tried lexapro,
couldn't stand the side effects so I asked
my doc to put me back on celexa and she
did. It's a generic company thru my
insurance. Now before when I took celexa
I could drink without no problem, now i've
had to stop drinking because I get really
sick to my stomach, stomach burns and I
throw up and have sharp pains. Don't know
if it is from celexa while drinking or
not. But before I didn't have this
problem. So............What do ya think?
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jurplesman
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 24 Jul 2004
Posts: 139
Location: Sydney Australia
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Posted: 01-18-05 01:58am
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Well, if you are on any type of ad
medication you should not mix this with
alcohol.
St john's wort may help some people but it
acts like a herbal ssri and may not work
for all people. This is common with
most single remedies including drugs and
other 'natural' supplements, because it
may not target the biochemical abnormality
that these remedies are trying to treat.
Please read:
"hit or miss supplements for depression"
at our web site (or google search).
Jurriaan plesman
for more articles see
free web site at:
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klutzyazhel
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Joined: 18 Jan 2005
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Lexapro And Celexa Are One In the Same
Posted: 01-18-05 11:31am
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I have been on both of these, the only
different with these are cost and
name...They both have a very low chance of
sexual disfunction..I have not lost my sex
drive..I'm back on lexapro now..Probley be
back on wellbutrin soon too..I'm tired of
meds though, wish electric shock therapy
was an option..
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steve_o_2
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Joined: 07 Feb 2005
Posts: 12
Location: md
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Posted: 02-09-05 17:02pm
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I've been on wellbutrin for over 2 years
now, and used to drink heavily. It never
effected me. However, I recently stopped
drinking for a variety of reasons
explained in another forum, and have been
very depressed since. I also did the same
thing early last year with the same
result. Beware. But we are all
different.
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davey
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Joined: 02 May 2005
Posts: 4
Location: Canberra, Australia
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Effexor And Alcohol
Posted: 05-02-05 05:26am
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Hi
i've been on effexor for mild depression
and ptsd(post traumatic stress disorder)
for a year now. Firstly I was advised by
my doctor and by psychologist to not drink
anything at all. However I found this
very difficult, and spoke again to both
about what I could drink and still remain
safe.
They said that maybe 1 or 2 standard
drinks in an evening should be safe.
Drinking a light (low alcohol) beer is
what I do now. However, I have had many
(15-20) nights where I just went on a
binge (8+ standard drinks) and the only
difference I have had is that the effect
of the alcohol is increased.
Ask your doc if there is a level of safety
and about some strategies for controlling
your drinking (ie. Having a non-alcoholic
drink between drinks)
hope this helps, feel free to contact me
if you want to talk about it.
:)
davey
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DarthVedder
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Posted: 06-15-05 15:50pm
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But are there any permanent effects?
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nate111
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Joined: 27 Jul 2005
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Location: seattle
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Posted: 07-27-05 21:23pm
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I can't find anything that says combining
alcohol with zoloft is harmful nor can I
find anything that says it is safe.
Anecdotal evidence is all that I see and
that suggests that you should work with
your doctor and some people will be able
to drink and others won't. And there is a
risk if you do that you will grow to feel
you need the alcohol. The clinical
trials with these drugs should also be
done with different types of alcohol and
cigarettes and good and bad diets. They
would be more representative then of what
really goes on in a persons life.
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jurplesman
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 24 Jul 2004
Posts: 139
Location: Sydney Australia
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Posted: 07-27-05 22:55pm
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Any doctor will advise you that you should
not mix zoloft - and for that matter any
antidepressant medication - with alcohol!
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nate111
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Location: seattle
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Posted: 07-27-05 23:53pm
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Yes, but are they just covering their
behinds. There seem to be a lot of people
online who use alcohol with zoloft with no
bad side effects. There are are some that
have bad reactions to the combination. I
find doctors knowledgeable in some areas
about this but in general just in a hurry
to give a less than informed opinion that
meets a 'cautious' test. Some doctors
don't seem to know that there are
withdrawal effects to these drugs. Which
says to me that they have read very little
about them.
If it's dangerous and so many people have
this question, they should just say it's
harmful. I don't see them saying that. I
just see the question basically being
given a guess as an answer. The warning
on a cigarette pack is more serious then
the warning here.
Why is it bad to take an anti-depressant
with alcohol? Is it bad for just one type
of person or bad for everyone?
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BlueWolf
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Joined: 19 Aug 2006
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Location: Ut
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Celexa Caused Alcohol Blackouts
Posted: 08-19-06 10:36am
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I have been on celexa for 4 months and
have had alcohol blackouts.
Three times this has happened to me. I
don't drink often but I had gone out and
had 3 cranberry and vodka drinks and for
the first time in my life I could not
remember half that night. It was
completely wiped from my memory. I tried
for weeks to try to recall what I did or
said and it still bothers me that I have
to idea what happened. So be careful it
could be very dangerous, bad things could
happen and you honestly have no clue.
I would like to know if this has happened
to anyone else...
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gr8face
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Location: North Carolina
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PATTY2369
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Location: RHODE ISLAND
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Posted: 03-15-07 11:58am
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I am on zoloft and don't drink any alcohol
at all . But some people say it ok to
drink in moderation. Then your doctor say
not to drink all together. I don't chance
it i just don't drink my depression is
hard enough to deal with don't need to
add alcohol to the mix. But some people
whom being drinking for a long time and
stop and go on anti depression medication
can screw up their body chemical . So
remember every one body chemical and
reaction to medication are diffent what
may not effect you may effect someone
else. Every one different. That why some
people are allergic some medication where
some people are not. So know you body and
what it can and can't tolerate. Good luck
not all doctors know best. Knowing your
body and what it react to with or without
alcohol is something you and your body
will know . So trust your body and
yourself. You know that saying "that you
know your body better than your doctor. "
i think that how the quote go but you get
the idea .
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pacconltd
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Location: Hawaii
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a Drink Or Two?
Posted: 04-03-07 21:16pm
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I have been on nearly every depression med
availble for the past 35 years - what fun,
huh? And I drink a bit - I am very
in-tune with my body's response to things
and can tell you that 1. don't even think
about driving or operating anything
dangerous both when you start a new drug
and then if you drink while on a drug.
Even 1 drink will usually have a stronger
effect than you would experience without
the depression med in your system. Of
everything I have tried (alcohol-wise)
Sake proved the least intoxicating for
me.
Be careful if you choose to experiment.
Have someone around who knows your
situation and who is capable of responsing
to a sudden emergency if you have an
unexpected reaction.
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weiliangd
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development of impact of alcoholism among youths
Posted: 02-01-08 00:08am
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is depression one of the symptons that
teens will face with alcoholism
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