alcohol + antidepressants, anyone? Options

[cupcake]

ok so that colorado shooting thread in the news forum got me to thinking...

for the first time in my old ass life I have been on antidepressants. since the summer.

anyway, I am noticing that when I would drink beer...my reaction was different to it than before.

in the past, this negro could drink a 12 pack and feel the effects, but that's it.

since I've been on this stuff...I found when I drank I would start having memory lapses, lapses in judgement, imparied and often delusional thinking.

it's scary as a mother of fuck...and as a result I have stopped drinking. the shit is freaky.

has anyone else on antidepressants ever experienced such a phenom?

[Spectatrix]

I don't have any personal experience with this, no, but alcohol certainly can react with antidepressants. The effect depends on the specific med you're on. Sometimes there's no effect at all, sometimes you just get drunk quicker, and I've read that some reactions can be fatal (don't know what med that's with, though).

If you want to continue drinking occasionally, talk to your doc. He might be able to adjust your dosage or put you on different meds.