Posted by Alara on October 20, 2002, at 6:48:27
In reply to Drinking alchohol on meds??????????, posted by Kamikazi_Ladybug on October 19, 2002, at 20:25:04
Ladybug,
I have not been on any of the medications that you mentioned. However, I drank for the entire time that i was on the SNRI Effexor (a seretonin-noradrenalin-repuptake-inhibitor type of antidepressant) and it didn't do me any good.
It's difficult to establish your baseline biochemistry (much less to determine your baseline reaction to drungs) when you're putting alcohol into your system.
Having said that, I understand how difficult it is to avoid alcohol. Something hurts and alcohol is sometimes the only feely available drug that is potent enough to alleviate our symptoms (at least in the short term).
My advice to you would be to avoid alcohol to the best of your ability until you've given your body the chance to respond optimally to meds.
It sucks, I know. But you owe it to yourself to at least try.
Alara
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