Posted by Alara on January 2, 2003, at 1:35:37
In reply to Alcohol cancels out the meds. » wcfrench, posted by BeardedLady on December 29, 2002, at 19:43:45
> For some people, drinking alcohol while on an AD is like not taking the AD at all. And, as most ADs work on a cumulative effect, you're not accumulating properly if you're drinking a beer almost every night (like I do).
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> beardyHi Beardy,
I still drink a beer or two every night, having cut down from 1.5 litres of wine a night a couple of months ago. I started Celexa 10 days ago and have noticed that I actually feel BETTER if I have a beer the night before. However, I got wildly drunk (and a little stoned on New Years Eve) and am still paying for my excesses 2 days later in that i feel a little depressed with a brain that isn't firing as quickly as usual. Based on experience, I expect this lag to last for 5-7 days.
I guess that I have found alcohol to be therapeutic in small doses. Unless a person is hypersensitive to the effects of alcohol, drinking in moderation while on meds should be OK. But maybe that's just me.
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