Posted by kid_A on July 24, 2001, at 12:52:47
In reply to Alcohol and Anti-Depressants, posted by KARAsweet on July 24, 2001, at 11:35:47
> I know it's not good to mix, but what kinds of experiences have any of you had when drinking and being on an SSRI?
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> Depressants + Anti-Depressants = don't mix..
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> but I do like to have the occasional drink, unfortunately.Though effexor is atypical to ssri's like paxil or prozac, I can say that (for me) when it was combined (though taken much earlier in the day)with alcohol, you just seem to get -more- drunk, and drunk very quickly...
When I started on effexor, I had a bit of a wild evening on alcohol... It probably wasn't the best idea in the world, but lately its been managable... Just watch your consumption... I dont believe that alcohol affects the efficiency of ssri's...
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