paxil with alcohol

s just not mixing with the Paxil. I would rather deal with slight anxiety that what I am feeling now- it almost cost me my job. There should be more warnings about this. I didn't take the paxil today because I was scared, but becuase I got an anxiety attack over the suspention thing- I just took a xanex to calm me down. I haven't even been on the Paxil for 2 months, is it ok to just stop taking it?

One week new to Paxil - my pill bottle says do not take with alcohol. Of course I'm not washing it down with a beer or a glass of wine but should I avoid alcohol all together or just drink moderately (like no more than 2 on a weekend night)?

The extent of risk involved in taking Paxil with alcohol varies with persons, because, some are alcoholics and some are sportive drinkers. Some people drink for suppressing their anxiety and some for numbing the pain. However, it is sure that alcohol can cause quick impairment of brain when taken with Paxil. The hangover caused by consuming these two simultaneously will be worse. Also, this practice causes a craving for alcohol. It also causes anger and anxiety.

Hello. Does anyone in this group take Paxil and crave alcohol? I do and never did before....I told my Dr. and he said Paxil doesn't cause alcohol cravings. He also wants to keep me on Paxil..I just want off it..

In fact I used paxil to quit smoking. Xanax and paxil together may be your issue. Check with your pharmacist about the combination of them together. I take paxil at night before I go to bed. The tiredness was bad in the beginning but not so much now. I have noticed when I forgot to take a pill or two, the anger and edginess would show up. If going off of these, you must do it slowly. And with the help of a physician or you will be in wd's in a few days, as you know.

I did really well one day I went to the mall with my bf...and I was okay, my anxiety was ok and therefore I didnt go running for a drink. I feel horrible. Like a horrible person, but I feel so much better when I do it but then afterwards I have SOOO much guilt. I dont know how else to feel ok.please help I dont want to keep going down this path.

That is def the reason for the way you are feeling. I was on Paxil for over a year and would not remember anything either when i would drink. Also it intensifies the effect of the alcohol. Be careful with Paxil... it's terrible because it makes people gain a lot of weight, i gained 40 lbs. Withdrawl is also terrible. You have to do it slow or switch to something else. I am now on Celexa 20 mg and am losing the weight pretty fast!

I was not informed about drinking on K at the time and anxiety from Alcohol, I was new to drinking. I went to the DR and he put me on Paxil. The first days were rough but then I remember I felt great, better than great like superman great. I would have a panic attack try and sneak up on me and it was like a guard would stop it from progressing. I felt wonderful and had little to no concern about life, consequences, or anything else, I just floated happily through it without panic or anxiety.

That's a lot of drugs already, and marijuana can make a person feel more of whatever they are already feeling, which in your case can't be good to be on all that medication. I'd nix the mj, though I don't know of any medical contraindication as there is with alcohol.

Paxil and BuSpar are often used together...Paxil more so for depression and then the BuSpar to help with the remaining anxiety that Paxil may not take care of, if that makes sense. It can take a few weeks for BuSpar to take full effect and is not used on an as-needed basis. Klonopin is faster acting, much like Ativan is. It gets in your system faster and leaves your system faster than BuSpar and is used often to take the edge off when introducing a med like Paxil.

well I was just wondering about mixing alcohol with 10mg paxil, not a drastic amount or anything! its been a while since I drank, a couple months or so, and ive been turning down friends birthdays and what not cause I don't know whether its ok to have a couple beer or so. i tend to get jelous and upset around others drinking, i don't mean to and i try not to, its just the fact that i feel like im different from everyone else. so can someone tell me if its ok?

I can feel her anxiety when any type of questions concerning paxil, alcohol, and smoking is discussed. All lines of communication in regards to our relationship is also put on the back burner. The question I have is concerning what to do from here? Many of my close friends advised me to seek marriage counseling, but she is refusing to go, claiming that counseling will make her feel "beat up" and that her self esteem can't take the discussion.

All anti-depressants carry a warning about not mixing with alcohol because alcohol can intensify the effects of the pills. However, I know many depressed people who enjoy moderate amounts of alcohol with no ill effects. Don’t take my word for it, though, because I don’t have information about your unique body chemistry. Only your physician can counsel you about that, so do ask.

t been sure if the weight gain is from alcohol, or from Paxil. One thing I have directly related to Paxil is my increased hunger. I am always hungery and it is really irritating. I am very lucky that I have only gained 10-15 lbs and am still at a healthy weight for my 5'2 frame (124 lbs) but it ***** being hungry all the time and having extra weight! My doctor told me that weight gain is a side effect of Paxil so I am going to try Zoloft.

t determine if you are an alcoholic,only you can decide if there is a problem,with what you describe it could be alcohol withdrawal,if you really want to stop drinking then keep posting there are plenty of people who can help. Have you told your doctor about your drinking you may need help.

Are you still on the Paxil? If NOT, then two beers (MAX) a day probably won't hurt. If you ARE still on Paxil, alcohol is totally contraindicated in conjunction with this medication! DON'T DRINK AT ALL! As to the issue of menopause, it can do one of five things. It can cause your anxiety to increase, decrease, stay the same, go away or hit you for the first time! How's that for a great answer? I'm not sure what you meant by "anxiety related problems.

t know if the dry mouth came before or after the Paxil, but one of the most common side effects of anti-depressants is dry mouth. More pronounced with the tricyclics, but can happen with ssris. Paxil also seems like throwing an anvil at an ant at this point, I would have tried therapy and less strong meds first, but that's just me.

s work with alcohol but I know for a fact paxil makes you crave alcohol and has zero effect on you when drinking beyond feeling high.

Hi all, I just stop taking paxil (30 mg a day) about 4 days ago, I have been taking this drug since 1 a year ago, I had to stop taking it cause right now Im low on budget and I maybe be able to buy another bottle of the medication in 2 or 3 more days. The thing is that I had in my medikit a bottle of prozac (fluoxetine) and a few months ago I bought a bottle of 5HTP so I started to take a capsule of 5HTP and a 20mg pill of prozac since paxil went empty.

12 years ago there was a class action lawsuit do to the impossibility of getting off it without withdrawals that actually killed a few people. Please see a good psychiatrist to help you with this. There is a website on Paxil tapering... It may take a year but you have to see a doctor who knows about Paxil and ssri wd, not all drs are knowledgable in this.

That can probably be used with Paxil, but you have to be careful combining it with tranquilizers like Zanax and klonopin and valium. The amino acid taurine makes GABA in the body. You can take inositol but the studies that showed it working for anxiety used a lot! It's just part of the B complex, but be careful you keep up your levels of choline and phostatidyl serine, as they are in balance with inositol. Complicated no?

I need some advice. I had been on Paxil for 6 years, and almost got off of it (wanted to have another baby). Had some family stress and decided to go back up on it and it no longer worked. In fact, the higher the dose, the worse I got. I have been tapering off of it now after reaching 40mgs (nightmare) and am down to 10mgs. I have been through all the W/D stuff--mostly the horrible emotional stuff. At 10mgs I am barely functioning, the anxiety is horrible.

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