Posted by sly on July 25, 2002, at 7:56:11
In reply to Feeling terrible., posted by xena on July 25, 2002, at 7:39:16
Actually Effexor has not been shown to have additive effects when mixed with Alcohol. The sickness you felt may not have been the medication, it could have been anything you ate, or what you drank.
You said you don't drink regularly, if you were sitting all night and consumed 2 or more alcoholic drinks, with little or no food, that could make you ill.
My neighbour is a counsellor who also took Effexor. One night she went to a bar with her Doctor, he ordered a drink and she ordered pop. When he asked her why she wasn't drinking she said, "are you kidding, I"m on medication, you know I can't drink", to which her medical Doctor replied, "if everyone on anti-depressants didn't drink the bars would be empty"!
I'm not saying go ahead and drink. I started out slow, one drink at a time to see how I felt. For me, I actually get less of a high from the alcohol than before, with no ill side effects.
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