Posted by Elizabeth on October 19, 1999, at 11:59:30
In reply to Re: pizza & beer :-), posted by Adam on October 18, 1999, at 13:59:11
> It really is too bad. The money just isn't there, I would imagine.
I'd guess it's not so much the money as the interest: people want to research new and exciting drugs.
> Oh, of course. It's just that, in order of goodness, bad beer bottled
...complete this sentence?
> Boy, I'll miss sinking my teeth into a good banana peel.
Yeah I know what you mean. It is a big sacrifice. But we must do what we must for our health! :-)
> Interesting. I had about the same response to Remeron. I figured my sensitivity to EtOH would be greater on that, but found to my suprise that I could put away large amounts by even my
> standards and felt just fine. A couple weeks after (definitely) starting selegiline, I drank what was a moderate amount for me and had the rather embarassing experience of blacking out,
> meaning I said and did things that night that I had no recollection of even after being told. This is not something that has happened since I was in college, and even there, despite the
> insane amounts I and just about everyone around me consumed, that happened only twice. I found this very disturbing, and have since been very careful about how much I consume. And it seems
> very clear, even without this unhappy occurrance: less is more these days. A subsequent discussion with my doctor (in which he scolded me for drinking much at all, good guy that he is) has
> lent credance to my observation: MAOIs can really enhance alcohol's effects.Possibly. But as we've seen, it is unpredictable. I wonder what the mechanisms of sedation and memory loss from alcohol are. Did you happen to take benzodiazepines with selegiline, ever?
> I guess the result of all this is I'm happier, more responsible, and I spend less at the bar. All in all, things could be worse.
I dunno, that banana peel thing is about as bad as it can get!
poster:Elizabeth
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