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Posted by River1924 on January 31, 2007, at 22:53:49
Hi
A female relative of mine died of a self-inflicted gunshot.
I'm curious if alcohol interacts with wellbutrin, effexor, or prozac.... or if alcohol simply makes one's decisions more poor. (I'm not sure why she was on effexor AND prozac.)
She was like me. Mixed anxiety and depression, irritable, creative and sleepy. Most people who interacted with her in the days prior saw nothing different in her. She laughed and joked at a Christmas party and then killed herself 9 hours later. I've been in her shoes so I can understand since she was overextended (exhausted.) Unlike me, meds tended to give her sleep problems, too.
I'm also curious if birth control hormones affect mood...
River.
Posted by River1924 on February 3, 2007, at 23:48:44
In reply to alcohol wellbutrin effexor prozac female, posted by River1924 on January 31, 2007, at 22:53:49
What is the reason one is not supposed to mix anti-depressants and alcohol?
River.
Posted by yxibow on February 6, 2007, at 19:35:31
In reply to Hello... suicide and alcohol » River1924, posted by River1924 on February 3, 2007, at 23:48:44
> What is the reason one is not supposed to mix anti-depressants and alcohol?
>
> River.Its kind of counter productive to fight MDD and add on a CNS depressant such as alcohol. That's probably the primary reason, but there can be other psychological reasons, like its easier on the liver to add medications than do drown in a 6 pack or more daily. And the CNS depression will, in some individuals raise the possibility of suicide, which is exactly what medications are attempting to at least mitigate.
Now, can one reasonably stabilized on medication enjoy an occasional drink, for the sake of its enjoyment and not for the sake of "drowning sorrows", I don't personally see why not. But I guess mainly the argument is that it a) is at cross purposes and b) yes, the pharmaceutical industry has to CYA (cover your....) about their products and interaction with other substances.-- tidings
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