How bad is it if your on zoloft and you drink while your on it? Especially if you haven't been on it for long.
2007-03-19 05:06:52 · 7 answers · asked by xfallendaysx 2 in Health ➔ Other - Health
Believe me, I've hassled my doctors endlessly over this topic, no matter which SSRI I was on over the years. I'm not really a drinker, but there are occasions when it's important to know the facts (e.g. New Years Eve!).
I finally managed to gather that they disapprove of drinking because alcohol is a depressant. Depressed people shouldn't be taking depressants... it counterbalances the anti-depressant effect, see? And I'm guessing it's generally a bad idea to give depressed people permission to do something self-destructive with their bodies. No, it's nothing chemically specific, like they make it sound. They're just playing it safe.
At the same time, it does seem to about double the effects of alcohol, so you can drink much less to get drunk. Maybe some people see this as a benefit, and the doctors don't want to encourage them by pointing it out? Sheesh. It has certainly made ME drink a lot less, when I do drink.
Alcohol does lower the seizure threshhold, which is already lowered by being on (any) SSRI. If you're not already a seizure risk, I wouldn't worry about it, though.
If you've only been on Zoloft a short time and are feeling weird, don't let it freak you out. The first few weeks on an antidepressant will make you feel weird whether you're drinking or not. I can imagine drinking would make you feel even stranger -- so you should probably lay off until you're feeling stable.
2007-03-19 05:14:32 · answer #1 · answered by Heather 3 · 6⤊ 2⤋
Zoloft And Alcohol
2016-09-30 22:50:16 · answer #2 · answered by regula 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't ever take the sleeping pills route!!
1. They will damage your liver big time and you can get into serious health problems.
2. You will get hooked up on them and you won't be able to have a normal life any more if you don't take your pills everyday.
The sleeping pills industry is damaging our health by capitalizing on our ignorance, and by distracting people from effective and natural ways to deal with this problem. I had been taking prescription sleep medications [Ambien] for over 5 years. It stopped working and I simply took more. Still did not work. Nights were very difficult - medication put me to sleep but I would wake up after 2–3 hours with a strong sympathetic response (fast pulse, pounding heartbeat, wide awake alert). It was a very difficult cycle to break. I was really in bad shape due to lack of sleep.
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Ohhh..and Good Luck!
2014-09-17 10:17:16 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
each person reacts differently to such a mixture, but I can tell you that alcohol reduces the effectiveness of any ssri. Why take an expensive medication and then not get your money's worth by drinking?
2007-03-19 05:14:50 · answer #4 · answered by essentiallysolo 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Sertraline And Alcohol
2016-12-16 05:55:48 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Zoloft makes liquor more drunk so if you drink you will get drunk quicker and it lasts longer
Bad idea as you end up horny as a dog and can't have an orgasm
2007-03-19 05:10:17 · answer #6 · answered by catteeth616 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Taking any medications with alcohol is not a very good idea.
2007-03-19 05:09:53 · answer #7 · answered by Kerry 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Bad how? It won't make you any sicker or crazier or anything, at least not that I've experienced.
2007-03-19 05:12:04 · answer #8 · answered by Fester Frump 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
You'll destroy your liver as well as negate the potency of your SSRI.
2007-03-19 05:17:53 · answer #9 · answered by TJTB 7 · 0⤊ 5⤋