![[dr. bob]](/dr-bob-sm.gif)
Dr. Bob is Robert Hsiung, MD,
bob@dr-bob.orgShown: posts 1 to 4 of 4. This is the beginning of the thread.
Posted by saw on December 6, 2004, at 1:06:55
I am inbetween medications and have not been taking anything since last Thursday. My *devil desire* to drink seems less. At a party on Saturday night I paced myself and actually remember going home. I drank a glass of wine on Sunday and felt "ugh, I don't want this" so didn't drink any more. I had severe night terrors on Sunday night though. The alcohol takes my night terrors away.
I think my medication was increasing or feeding my "need" to drink. I don't know if that makes sense.
Sabrina
Posted by partlycloudy on December 7, 2004, at 6:16:38
In reply to Medication and alcohol, posted by saw on December 6, 2004, at 1:06:55
I don't if I noticed that one med or another has affected my desire for drink, but they certainly affect how my body reacts. You'd think when they put the stickers on the pill bottle that says, "Do not drink alcohol with taking this medication" that they could add one that says, "AND WE MEAN IT!"
Posted by saw on December 7, 2004, at 7:29:14
In reply to Re: Medication and alcohol, posted by partlycloudy on December 7, 2004, at 6:16:38
It must have been a weekend thing. I guzzled like "normal" last night.
Posted by smokeymadison on December 8, 2004, at 0:09:52
In reply to Medication and alcohol, posted by saw on December 6, 2004, at 1:06:55
i know that alcohol prevents some antidepressants from working properly and can increase sedation when mixed with benzos. i just, in general limit how much i drink b/c i always feel like crap after drinking a little with the meds i am on (Trileptal, Abilify, Wellbutrin, Klonopin, Restoril). sometimes i really want to drink, but i don't think that the urge is med related. my advice: limit how much and how often you drink. once a week is my limit. set a limit and stick to it! good luck.
SM
This is the end of the thread.
Psycho-Babble Substance Use | Extras | FAQ
Dr. Bob is Robert Hsiung, MD,
bob@dr-bob.org
Script revised: February 4, 2008
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/cgi-bin/pb/mget.pl
Copyright 2006-17 Robert Hsiung.
Owned and operated by Dr. Bob LLC and not the University of Chicago.