drinking and anti pyschs anti depressants?

[Crawling]

has anyone drank while taking anti ds or anti pyschs? what was the effects?

They dont work as well. I tried drinking only occasionally but now ive been forced to give up altogether.

Yeah it's not a good idea. I once lost a full night after drinking whilst on prozac. I'm on a combination of meds now so try not to drink at all. It's hard not to due to my the nature of my condition though.

Right that rules that out I haven't been drinking but was wondering if it would be okay on special occasions. But if it will bigger my med up id rather not.

Yes, I do drink (wine fan).
But, as alcohol is a depressant, it will cancel out the effect of ADs.
Whilst I could say what happens for me, and how much, it might be very different for you, and given different meds and doses and....... Etc.
Crawling I have read a lot of your posts and you are clearly very knowledgable about your condition. Are you able to have a direct / frank discussion with your Doc about it? I did. We are adults and I had a sensible conversation on that basis with my Psych.

My brother is on anti-psychotics and when he drinks too much he becomes unwell rapidly. His psychiatrist told him a couple of pints now and then is okay, but more than that he risks an episode.

I agree with the other posters. I am on citalopram and have drunk occasionally but the effect it had on my mood for days after wasn't worth it. I also found that after a couple of glasses of wine I felt very drowsy whereas prior to the AD's this was never a problem so now I steer clear of alcohol.

My psych told me the main concern with drinking on meds is that alcohol is a depressant. You can have the odd glass of wine, but be careful. Better to drink a spritzrer or something.

Its not to say never - i was told the old drink if i wanted was ok. In fact i was a student then and the GPs exact words to me were " Justas long as you dont have a bender ok ? "

Not a good idea at all. Unbeknownst to me, I was having a bad reaction to Anti D's and didn't stop drinking. Very dark time.

Wish you well

Thanks withanAnotE I will ask him I have a appointment next month.

Thanks all I just sometimes miss not having a drink for birthdays Christmas. But ill ask my psychiatrist see what he says I hadn't thought about alcohol being a depressing im barely stableish at the moment some good days some bad days so its best not to risk it.

depressant not depressing stupid phone.

Sorry my post wasn't very clear. I was drinking more than was good for me. I don't think I would have been as bad with the odd glass of wine.