is it really bad to drink while on anti depressants?

[icy manipulator]

see, i started taking zoloft today, but the franchise store i work at just got sold to corporate, so there's a big party tonight and the boss is gonna buy us a shitload of alcohol.

Like most ppl, i cant help myself when there's free alcohol on offer. it's pretty easy for me to polish off a bottle of vodka in a night, and the doc never gave me any specifics on how much i should drink, he said just to "cut down"

so for anyone who's on or has been on anti depressants, what do you think is a reasonable amount to drink, so i wont get effected too badly?

[ericlee]

according to most warning labels, they advise not to drink any alcohol while taking anti depressants. But, you can get away with at least a sixer without having to worry about overdose.

Technically that would be pushing it but the buzz is worth it.

[Sarky Devotchka]

I've taken xanex a couple of times while drinking for recreational purposes...I felt generally happy, but I was quite the dullard while on it. I'm not a doctor.

[icy manipulator]

i think if i dont go over the top i'll survive, i'll prolly just have a few very expensive vodka drinks

[TurdBerglar]

i've seen some people completely loose after drinking while on antidepresants. not too fun

[ericlee]

i've seen some people completely loose after drinking while on antidepresants. not too fun

what? They start shoving large objects into their orfices?

[TurdBerglar]

no

that's fun

[CrankItUp!]

Alcohol itself is a depressant and absolutely shouldnt be consumed with mostly all medications - especially anti-depressants.

[tracky]

I've taken xanex a couple of times while drinking for recreational purposes...I felt generally happy, but I was quite the dullard while on it. I'm not a doctor.

as opposed to what.. drinking for educational purposes? :p

i drank for educational purposes last weekend. i learnt that if you drop a glass into a dunny the glass will smash through the toilet bowl. I also learnt that if you flush a toilet with a gaping big hole in it, you're gonna get wet. I also learnt that next time I'll be trying to make the extra 3 feet to vomit in the yard. A very educational weekend all round ;)

[Sarky Devotchka]

as opposed to what.. drinking for educational purposes? :p

i drank for educational purposes last weekend. i learnt that if you drop a glass into a dunny the glass will smash through the toilet bowl. I also learnt that if you flush a toilet with a gaping big hole in it, you're gonna get wet. I also learnt that next time I'll be trying to make the extra 3 feet to vomit in the yard. A very educational weekend all round ;)

nay, I meant the xanex was recreational. durrbup.

[icy manipulator]

maybe i'll just have a beer or 2, it takes me ages to drink that crap so it should be ok, or maybe i should take a hip flask and fill it up with shots of vodka for another time

[Justin]

perhaps you should either:

1) stay off the pills before the party
or
2) drink water

[zorra_chiflada]

in my experience it actually reduces the effects of drunkenness. no bad side effects for me. but maybe you shouldn't drink if you've just started taking it. but then again, it's not like its gonna kill you. so don't be a pussy! drink up!


oh yeah, don't stop taking it just for one day or whatever because it's a short acting drug, and when you stop taking it, you get worse than you ever were before (worse as in the symptoms that made you take it in the first place increase greatly)

[alexandra]

damn. had no idea about the anti depressants, buddy.

[icy manipulator]

well, i learnt that 1 drink = 3 on zoloft, didn't feel so great at the end of the night tho

[b i o n i c]

nOnOnOnOnONoNoNoNoNoNo
dont fuck with the zoloft + drinkey-poo equation

[CrankItUp!]

Drink more soda pop and be content with it ! :)

[Tzar]

yeah.. i don't get why you're on them?

what's the deal?

[CrankItUp!]

yeah.. i don't get why you're on them?

what's the deal?
I've never taken any sort of prescribed drug - but I've got a friend who does that drinks almost every night.

[Tzar]

I've never taken any sort of prescribed drug - but I've got a friend who does that drinks almost every night.
i was kinda asking icy why he was on them.
famous emos should be the sponsers of anti-depessants.

[zorra_chiflada]

it's not just for depression, it's for OCD as well.

[Tzar]

*scrolls up and down*
i never said he was depressed... and i knew they ain't just for depression beforehand.

i choose my words carefully.

[marsdaddy]

...but I was quite the dullard while on it. I'm not a doctor.So, not much changed? :p

I'm sure it's fine. You've got plenty of extra brain cells. You should try hang gliding, too.

[icy manipulator]

yeah.. i don't get why you're on them?

what's the deal?
parents/uni/bitch ex gf/ a few other things

plus saturday i found out the girl i grew up next door to has a terminal medical condition. bit too much for me to handle atm

[drizl]

So, not much changed? :p

I'm sure it's fine. You've got plenty of extra brain cells. You should try hang gliding, too.


sign me up!

[monkey]

i dont do it. it's just not a good idea. compounded, alcohol tends to depress you more.

[drizl]

i dont like to get wasted anymore:(

[cookiepuss]

what dose of Zolof are you starting out on? I'm on it too. if you're tapering on it as is recomended you should be starting at 25 mg which is very low. Thus it's not going to have a huge interaction with the alchohol at that level. if you're starting at higher dose I don't recomend more than a drink or two, because basically you don't know how you're body is going to react to the meds in the first place and then to introduce booze. could be bad.

[alexandra]

i'm ignorant and curious; how does the pills actually work?

guess i could google it, but nah.

[icy manipulator]

what dose of Zolof are you starting out on? I'm on it too. if you're tapering on it as is recomended you should be starting at 25 mg which is very low. Thus it's not going to have a huge interaction with the alchohol at that level. if you're starting at higher dose I don't recomend more than a drink or two, because basically you don't know how you're body is going to react to the meds in the first place and then to introduce booze. could be bad.
it's 50mg, i used to be on it about 3 years ago

alex, fucked if i know how it works, i only ever did first year chem at uni which aint much. My guess is is that it increases your serotonin level or however you spell it

[zorra_chiflada]

they're part of a group of drugs called SSRI - selective seritonin (something) inhibitors. they allow more seratonin to pass through your brain and shit.

[icy manipulator]

they're part of a group of drugs called SSRI - selective seritonin (something) inhibitors. they allow more seratonin to pass through your brain and shit.
that's the one

[befsquire]

i was on zoloft for about 6 months after my mom died.

one night i went out to some mexican restaurant with my friends. you know those huge margaritas that looks like you're drinking out of a fishbowl? well, i had 3 of those, so probably really like the equivalent of 6 margaritas. that evening, i could absolutely understand how bree hartman went insane on that drug.

[icy manipulator]

i was on zoloft for about 6 months after my mom died.

one night i went out to some mexican restaurant with my friends. you know those huge margaritas that looks like you're drinking out of a fishbowl? well, i had 3 of those, so probably really like the equivalent of 6 margaritas. that evening, i could absolutely understand how bree hartman went insane on that drug.
yeah well i'm off them atm, i think i'll save them for when i'm really depressed, aka exam time :(

[wrongwayandugg]

I lost the sweetest boyfriend I ever had because I couldn't control myself from mixing my Zoloft prescription with alcohol. I blacked out on a regular basis all in the name of fun and ended up sleeping with another guy. It crushed my boyfriend. He even forgave me. We tried to patch things up. It was hopeless. I realized that I signed a deal with the devil. Our worlds were not one in the same. He's doing something with his life now.