anti depressants and alcohol

Jeffrey19 · 08-30-2003, 05:40 AM

Hi people,
Now I've just been prescribed anti depressants for, well depression, and was wondering if it's still ok to have a couple of beers every now and then. Does drinking alcohol make anti depressant medication NOT work properly? DO I have to stop drinking completely to get the benifits from anti depressants? thanks

Oh if you need to know what type of anti depressant it is it's called Mirtazapine

spencerbandit88 · 08-30-2003, 05:48 AM

Hey,

I think that you should talk to your doctor about this. I think that it does mess up the effect of the medication. But I would stop

until talking to your doctor.

Hope that the anti depressants work for you. Being depresed sucks big time.

spencerbandit88

remeber don't take the risk of something going wrong by doing this.

spun874554 · 08-30-2003, 09:54 AM

Hey I've been on Anti-depressants for over a year (sertriline) From my exprerience's from mixing my medication with alcohol, often left me feeling the next day extremely depressed (more than normal) and anxious, And very moody, I did an experiment with this to see if it was the alcohol doing this too me, It was, So I try to aviod drinking. I also noticed I got drunk quicker.

My doctor told me it was okay to have one or two but no more, I would personally talk to you're Doctor cause there are loads of anti-depressants out there.
By the way Alcohol Is an Depressant

Jamiegirl · 08-31-2003, 01:59 AM

All I know is that Drugs and Alcahol dont mix bottom line, but talk to your doctor to be positive.

08-30-2003, 05:40 AM	#1
Jeffrey19 Offline Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 66	anti depressants and alcohol Hi people, Now I've just been prescribed anti depressants for, well depression, and was wondering if it's still ok to have a couple of beers every now and then. Does drinking alcohol make anti depressant medication NOT work properly? DO I have to stop drinking completely to get the benifits from anti depressants? thanks Oh if you need to know what type of anti depressant it is it's called Mirtazapine

08-30-2003, 05:48 AM	#2
spencerbandit88 Offline Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Age: 21 Posts: 74	Hey, I think that you should talk to your doctor about this. I think that it does mess up the effect of the medication. But I would stop until talking to your doctor. Hope that the anti depressants work for you. Being depresed sucks big time. spencerbandit88 remeber don't take the risk of something going wrong by doing this. __________________ America means freedom and there’s no expression of freedom quiet so sincere as music - Glenn Miller

08-30-2003, 09:54 AM	#3
spun874554 Offline Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 50	Hey I've been on Anti-depressants for over a year (sertriline) From my exprerience's from mixing my medication with alcohol, often left me feeling the next day extremely depressed (more than normal) and anxious, And very moody, I did an experiment with this to see if it was the alcohol doing this too me, It was, So I try to aviod drinking. I also noticed I got drunk quicker. My doctor told me it was okay to have one or two but no more, I would personally talk to you're Doctor cause there are loads of anti-depressants out there. By the way Alcohol Is an Depressant __________________ Without you, Theres no change my nights and days are grey if i reached out and touched the rain it just wouldn't feel the same. Without you, I'd be lost, I'd slip down from the top I'd silde down so low girl you'd never know!

08-31-2003, 01:59 AM	#4
Jamiegirl Offline Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Sacramento Gender: Female Age: 24 Posts: 207	All I know is that Drugs and Alcahol dont mix bottom line, but talk to your doctor to be positive. __________________ ~Jamie