Posted by sjb on February 28, 2004, at 7:40:41
In reply to Re: Effexor and Alcohol, posted by anxiety66me on February 27, 2004, at 16:03:33
I commend you for your proactive approach on this problem. I can attest it is VERY real. As I posted previously, I started drinking heavily on Effexor/Topomax combo. I told my PDoc my booze intake was increasing, but he didn't offer any connection between the two.
We're the guinea pigs here and, heck, the mental health community may as well benefit from our experiences that have not readily ackowledged. Maybe we can help prevent potential problems for others. For instance, a patient coming in with a history of a drinking problem and/or just helping a patient not to feel so all alone, weak, and/or beating themselves up because they start craving alcohol while on Effexor.
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