ive recently been put on paxil for anxiety. i am also a big drinker. i asked my doctor if i could drink on paxil and he said a couple of drinks wont hurt. but then i read on some websites that paxil actually makes people want to drink more. the guy who wrote the article i read said he started drinking more on paxil and didnt see any problems. my question is what are some of the consequences of drinking while on paxil? and if you take paxil do you drink?
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there are no certain studies in literature that Paxil (paroxetine) can make people want to drink more… at least we can say paroxetine doesnt effect to increase need of alcohol… during abstinence or normal daily life of a person who drinks little or more beverages with alcohol… like other antidepressants especially SSRI s, after recovery of depression or just a few days between depression and improvement of depression, some peoples need take alcohol. short psychotherapy can solve this problem….
you should not drink while taking any medication.. and paxil and drinking not a good mix
don’t drink on paxil…. strange things tend to happen i.e. ‘jerking’ and ‘kicking’ at night, bizarre dreams, and so on..
i think they interfere with eachother… perhaps the drinking is CAUSING your anxiety.
I’ve been taking Paxil for 10 years. My doctor said a couple of drinks won’t hurt at all. It doesn’t make you drink more.
As a general rule, it’s better not to mix alcohol with antidepressants; it doesn’t leave you feeling too good…!
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