Alcohol and antidepressant

[photograph11]

Hi,

 

I am on cipralex (lexapro) and I've been on it for about a month now, I only take 10mg every night at ten. I don't know if I'm creating this worry for nothing I know that I shouldn't be drinking on antidepressant and I haven't but at Christmas Eve, I only had one glass of wine during supper time (around 7) and I drank it very slowly and ate food. Around 10 I took my cipralex and the only thing I felt differently was that I was very drowsy that night. The next night after I took it, I've been feeling more anxious than usual. I hope it's not because of that glass of wine that other night, that the medication is having trouble working? The pharmacist said moderately alcohol is ok, (glass or one beer at most) even my doctor said it was ok the only difference is that I'll get drunk quicker. Am I worrying for nothing?

[Moontiger]

I would check with your doctor. People can react very differently to medications and/or mixing medication with alcohol. I don't see one glass of wine every now and then, taken hours before your take your meds as an issues but your doctor could.

[junebug123]

I get anxious the next day from drinking almost alcohol period. sometimes i get hangovers too, the problem is just that we forget that alcohol dehydrates us and in order to over these negative affects, it is important to drink water, a lot of it.

[Fudgie]

I have been on antidepressants for over half of my life and I drink alcohol on occasion. I haven't had any problems, but I take my meds in the morning. I wouldn't drink and take your medicine so close together. Give it more space.