Posted by Simcha on February 27, 2002, at 22:27:15
In reply to Re: Alcohol Question, posted by fuji on February 27, 2002, at 10:07:42
I have found that starting Klonopin has really made drinking a not so fun adventure. I have all but eliminated alcohol from my diet.
I was on 40mg Celexa and 200mg WellbutrinSR daily and at night I was grinding my teeth. The pdoc added 1mg of Clonazepam (I use the generic and it seems to do the trick! ;-) )
Since then one drink makes me quite buzzed. Two drinks and I'm almost out. I'm a big guy. I weigh 223 lbs. and I'm quite muscular. My tolerance was not great before Klonopin but now I have almost no tolerance to the effects of alcohol.
I guess I'm not an addict because I hate the feeling of being blotto. I can see why addicts would love to mix Klonopin and alcohol. It gets you blotto faster.
Now I have maybe a glass of wine on Thursday nights with a friend from work. He drinks the rest of the bottle. We eat cheese and crackers. I've explained my situation to him. He has AHDD and is on Cylert. He seems to understand that I do not enjoy the reaction of the medication and the Klonopin.
Also I figure that since I'm on three meds that get metabolized in the liver, I should give my liver a break by not using alcohol.
Well, that's my two cents on the alcohol issue.
Simcha
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