Posted by blackjack on May 13, 2001, at 17:53:47
In reply to Wellbutrin, posted by Adam2g on May 11, 2001, at 21:45:04
On top of the increased seizure risk, Wellbutrin, in my experience, makes you less resistant to the effects of the alcohol, making you a cheap date. The main hazard here is that you may not realize until it is too late that you're more drunk than you wanted to be.
They put that "don't drink" sticker on most antidepressants, not so much because they have been known to cause problems when mixed with alchohol, but because they haven't been shown NOT to. The also put that "do not drive or operate heavy machinery until you know how the drug affects you" sticker on all of them, too, even usually non-sedating antidepressants like Wellbutrin and Parnate. Heck, I think there's one on my Dexedrine. It's a cautionary thing.
Also, to be honest, it would be best to avoid drinking altogether if possible when one is in to process of recovering from a depressive episode. It isn't a requirement, but it certainly would make things less complicated. Moderate drinking probably won't make things any worse, but it won't help either. You can always start drinking again once you're more stable.
As far as the sex drive thing goes, that is very unusual. Wellbutrin is often used, in fact, to combat the anorgasmia and loss of sex drive many people get from SSRI's like Prozac. However, I have experienced much the same thing. In my case, I don't think it is the Wellbutrin, per se. I think the lack of sex drive is just a sysmptom of my depression that the Wellbutrin hasn't helped very much. If you had a low sex drive BEFORE you started on the Wellbutrin, then you may be in the same boat.
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