Prozac And Alcohol

It shouldn't be a huge surprise to anyone to hear that mixing alcohol with medication is a bad idea. Alcohol can have an effect on the person and either increase the reaction the body has to the medication, or slow it down. Either of these scenarios is not good. The unpredictability of alcohol in your system mixing with medication can have devastating effects. It is best to never mix the two. Prozac and alcohol have this unpredictable mix. Alcohol can enhance some of Prozac's side effects, and seriously inhibit your judgment and motor reflexes. It is important not to mix the two, and it can lead to severe complications and even death. Alcohol can increase dizziness and nausea in Prozac users - two side effects of Prozac. These two things enhanced by alcohol can definitely impair your normal behavior and even put you in danger. The problem with Prozac and alcohol mixed together is it slows down your response time but also makes you unaware of the effects it is having on you. Operating a motor vehicle and any other kind of heavy machinery can have horrible consequences. Both Prozac and alcohol are also addictive and can cause serious emotional and mental problems with continued use. The damage both theses drugs can do is make people dependent on the feeling Prozac and alcohol can give you. It's a separation from the rest of the world and can actually force you further into depression. Though Prozac can help people cope with clinically diagnosed depression, Prozac and alcohol can actually send you further into depression. It creates an unnecessary need for the drugs and can cause disassociation from the rest of the world. It is very important to keep these two drugs separate. If you are diagnosed with depression, and your doctor advises you to start taking Prozac, any alcohol consumption during this time can have disastrous effects.

Discuss It!

sarah said:

I've mixed alcohol and prozac for a month, I've stopped the prozac now because I thought I was losing my mind, I need anti depresant but I'm also a drinker, there are alternative anti depressant's that do not have such a crazy effect on your brain, make sure your gp know's you drink

katie said:

I just started prozac and enjoy a glass of wine in the evening either with dinner or after. I had an awful hallucinogenic nightmare that lasted all night last night after having one 5 - 6 oz glass of chardonnay. I am going to see my doctor today, this is awful. I would rather not take medication and go with'talk' therapy alone

Jenn said:

well im on Prozac and decided to drink , guess what last time ill do that i ended up wasted out of my mind didn't realize it till it was to late, and throwing up everywhere. Among other things

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Nicole said:

My boyfriend committed suicide after prolonged use of both prozac and alcohol. I warn everyone of the dangers.

Susan P said:

My son is in jail right now for assault and assault on a police officer after mixing prozac and alcohol. It makes him like a loaded gun -- out of his mind and violent. DO NOT MIX ALCOHOL AND PROZAC, it can ruin your life

16, Female, UK said:

I have been on prozac for a couple of weeksn now, and am someone who enjoys drinking about 5-8 units one or two days a week (weekends) and have continued to drink at least 5 units about twice a week since being put on the drug. I just noticed that I seemed to get drunk a lot faster without realising, however rather than acting as if I'd had 5 drinks instead of 3, I simply felt the effects were a bit more pronounced. I found it harder not to slur my words or knock into things every now and then, but other than that haven't seen many other negative effects. Maybe feeling a little lower but not noticeable really. I never realised the danger behind mixing alcohol and prozac, and I really dont know what I'm supposed to do. The weekends are what I look forwards to and being able to have a drink and forget about my damn depression for a bit is nice. Do i need to stop? I may as well not go out and vegetate waiting for these drugs to kick in. I havent had one session of talk therapy yet. Im lost.

brian said:

I have not mixed prozac and alcohol, but I have mixed alcohol and other anti depressants, and well the best way to say it is that I will never forget that night and neither will anyone else involve. The mix is a great way to get an ivc or jail/prison time.

anon said:

I mixed alcohol and Prozac the other night. I've been on Prozac for years but then stopped I'd only been on it a couple of days and after I had a drink it caused be to be extremely anxious and paranoid and in turn made me extremely violent because of it. I totally regret drinking. I can barely remember anything and I was scared of the person I became. I've never been like that before. DO NOT MIX!!!

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