I Know What They Say About Mixing SSRIs and Alcohol, But…?

Question by emzmurcko: I know what they say about mixing SSRIs and Alcohol, but…?
I take fluoxotine (Prozac) and I drink. I’m a teenager from the suburbs so I get drunk almost every weekend, and so far nothing has really happened. I’m a “curvy” girl, so I can handle my booze pretty well. My doctor told me not to but I did it anyways, so I looked it up, and it sounds pretty bad. But nothing has happened to me! I don’t even get that hungover, even when I’m really wasted.

SO: Has anyone had actual personal experiences with this, either you or a friend, good or bad?

Is this more one of those hyped-up things that has happened to a few people, and it’s like, a liability for Eli Lilly or something?

What’s the deal??

Best answer:

Answer by cone artist
they wont work as well, but i used to do it, and i have been known to do it on my current meds.

i am planning to stop though because i want them to work at their maximum capacity, which is why i was prescribed them

Answer by Paul A
The reason they say that is because alcohol is a “depressant”, and Prozac is an “anti-depressant”. You’re negating the effects of the Prozac – which probably isn’t a good thing to do.

Plus, the combination of Lexapro and alcohol is not good on the liver.

I drink some, but not a lot.

Just be careful.

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