prozac with alcohol

what is the effect on depression when combining alcohol with prozac and adderall

Your doctor was remiss in not telling you to avoid alcohol. Alcohol is a depressant. Drinking booze with Prozac will only INCREASE the feelings of depression in your CNS. Why would you want to do that? If your quality of life is so horrible while you are waiting for the Prozac to take effect, better you should ask your doctor for a MILD and VERY SHORT TERM use of an anti-anxiety med. If you DO go that route, then alcohol is absolutely OUT! Mixing those three is just asking for trouble.

t believe any doctor would OK the use of alcohol (especially in excess) to someone on medication with a history of drug and alcohol abuse. I think you have plenty to be concerned about. I think your daughter needs to be pulled up on her behavior and I think a collaborative approach would be more effective in her treatment. The doctor is much better able to advise about the situation.

The problems with drinking on Prozac are multiple. One, it is believed that alcohol interferes with the effectiveness of the medication, two, there can be unpleasant reactions mixing the two and three, alcohol consumption on its own will exacerbate anxiety significantly. My opinion would be to play it safe and drink something non alcoholic. Good luck!

s back to normal. Prozac also works with Lunesta, I know for sure, because she has to take that at night for insomnia. I also know when mixed with amitriptyline, Prozac can cause hallucinations. My friend saw "shadow people" when she was on both at the same time. Prozac and Xanax usually interact fine. In some people, you can feel drowsy in the first week or so, which means you should be careful when you're driving.

Both Xanax and Prozac carry warnings about mixing with alcohol. I found no warning for Adderall. Far be it for me to argue with a psychiatrist, a cardilogist and a pharmacist if they said it was OK for you to consume 2 beers per night. But you still won't get the go-ahead from me. Perhaps I'm a stickler for the rules, but I'm also a stickler for safety. You probably felt "tipsy" last night because some meds can enhance the effects of alcohol, and vice versa.

i see that you say its the prozac, do you have any medical background or knowledge to help with your opinion?? or are you a wishful thinker such as myself.

Thank you for your encouragement. I appreciate that very much. Yes, I did go to several CBT and they were not helpful other than confirming what I already knew. I am a former therapist myself, if you can believe that. I exercise, play golf, write and walk Jack, my dog. My wife is also extremely supportive. Sometimes I'm filled with wonder as to how much I was able to accomplish with alcohol and I thought I was pretty happy. Maybe not. I just need a break from the daily grind of symptoms.

I have switched from prozac to wellbutrin xl due to sexual side affects. Prozac worked great for everything else for the past 11 years. I have been on Wellbutrin for 3 days and have severe insomnia, constipation and dizziness. Will these side effects last long? Will they go away eventually?

is her doctor aware of her condition? i ask because i know from experience that prozac and alcohol do not mix well. if she is truly alcoholic things will degrade without treatment, but all you can do (unless she is a threat, or wants help) is to do what you need to for your own protection. becoming numb to things that disturb you would be ill advised, as that is exactly what alcoholics do. but this doesn't mean you have to withstand abuse.

I am experiencing low blood sugar problems with Prozac withdrawal. Has anyone experienced low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) with Prozac withdrawal? If so did it eventually go away and how did you handle it?

my doc was xanax... I can tell you what I know from my own experience. As someone that took it for 3 years, i became more anxious being on it than I did before I took it and soon I self medicated because i was getting more and more anxious and it became a whole other cycle of nightmare for me..... i can't help you with the alcohol/benzos as I was never a heavy drinker and I applaud you for your 9 months. I'm sorry you are feeling bad right now...

t know what you are asking - but nobody here will be surprised that you feel like s*** - Check with your Doc to see if you really need both wellbutrin and prozac. Just plain KNOCK OFF the powder - its a losing proposition for you - 1 line becomes too many and 1,000 arent enough. Probably dont need the alcohol in the mix for now. You will start feeling better when you make a few adjustments - give your body a break and it will give you one....

for that matter, combining booze with meds in general can have serious consequences, but i know about the prozac from personal experience. chronic use of alcohol alters chemical production in the brain and it is common to have depression and anxiety at first. antianxiety and antidepressant meds can sometimes take weeks to reach an effective level and frequently need dosing adjustments in the beginning of therapy.

s safe with your medications. Lots of people are on Prozac and Adderall because Prozac tend to make you lethargic. I mean I think we can consider a beer or 2 at night as a medication in your case but if you were alcoholic in the past I guess it could be easy to relapse. Anyway if you feel safe and capable of drinking only small amount of alcohol it is up to you but be aware that high quantity of alcohol with your medications is not safe at all.

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.

he ended up coming to a table of me and my friends and saying some very personal stuff about me that he knows but no one else does and knows it would kill me if anyone knew. he is now blaming it on drinking with prozac but it is hard for me to except that excuse. can drinkin while on prozac really change you that much to where you don't care what happens and put words in your mouth? PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!

it is okay to drink nonalcoholic beer with those two medications .it is okay to take vitamin D.you have to be careful with alcohol, especially because of the Xanax. I think you may have given me the wrong dose.

Hi everyone - I am a recovering alcoholic 5 years and have been taking tart cherry supplements for a few days because it is part of a "back to health" regimen I am on after getting off prozac. I just read though that cherries/tart cherry extract contain something called perillyl alcohol and I am now concerned about it...anyone know anything about this?

m on 10mg of Prozac and have noticed some weight gain within the past 2 months or so and my doctor has suggested I start taking Wellbutrin along with the Prozac but my biggest concern is having panic attacks. I suffer from panic disorder w/ agoraphobia and the Prozac has been helping but I'm afraid that adding on the Wellbutrin may counteract that. (I know it is considered a stimulant for a lot of people - hence the usual weight loss.

I can start a fight so easy, n get so irritated and bItchy. I do avoid caffeine, and alcohol. But Geez, its been four months since I gave birth, n with breastfeeding thoughtid get a break. Nope!! I feel like I don't have enough mom time off, and get angrier, which makes everything worse. I hate fighting with my hubby, cuz we're so good 90% of the time, but its bad for our Kids to see us like that.. How do u ladies deal with your bad days?

More so than the recommendation (ask a Pharmacist) that one shouldn't drink when taking these kinds of meds......the fact that alcohol itself can cause problems for those of us with anxiety is always my main concern. Yes, of course we all vary in what we can tolerate or how different things affect us...but more times than not, even here in our forum....people have reported an increase in depressive and anxiety symptoms. For me, I know that to be the case.

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