Posted by liz on April 12, 2000, at 9:37:16
In reply to alcohol and celexa, posted by Eliza on April 12, 2000, at 8:49:29
Hi Eliza. I take Celexa and still drink the occasional glass of wine (sometimes more than a glass ;-) My doctor thought my wine drinking would complicate the issue of some of my other complaints, like sleeplessness, and he "suggested" I avoid it for that reason. The documentation I got with Celexa says that alcohol effects might be magnified with the drug, but I have not found that to be the case with me. My sister takes Paxil and her labeling says quite clearly not to use ANY alcohol. Personally, I think that if you seem to tolerate a moderate amount of wine and there is nothing in the literature that does more than caution, I wouldn't let it worry me. Cheers! Liz
Do any of you drink at all? My psychiatrist advised me not to, and I believe the pharmacist indicated the same thing, but I do drink occasionally with no negative side effects (a couple glasses of wine once or twice a week). Is this risky? It's hard to imagine not being able to drink at all.
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