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Posted by Izzie on May 5, 2001, at 10:13:43
I was wondering, if I drink in small amounts (basically on a social scale) will that have a bad interaction w/ Prozac?
Also, does Prozac have a tendacy (in your experiences) to cause either a weight loss/gain?
Thanks.
Izzie
Posted by Joy on May 5, 2001, at 10:18:10
In reply to Prozac, Alcohol, and Weight Gain, posted by Izzie on May 5, 2001, at 10:13:43
I am a very light drinker and on 40 mg of Prozac. If you keep it light; a glass or two at most of wine, or one drink [hard liquor] you should be fine. You can always drink more, but my friend on Prozac for years had too much wine one night and she was a mess. Prozac is generally weight neutral for about 75% of users. I've lost 5 lbs. Some people gain a little [a few may gain a lot]. However, Prozac curbs your appetite a little if you don't get carried away [for most, not all people]. My friend on Prozac over 10 years has not gained weight. She takes Dsyerel [Trazodone] at night for sleeping. Hope this helps.
Joy
> I was wondering, if I drink in small amounts (basically on a social scale) will that have a bad interaction w/ Prozac?
>
> Also, does Prozac have a tendacy (in your experiences) to cause either a weight loss/gain?
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> Thanks.
>
> Izzie
Posted by Laura Jane on May 6, 2001, at 12:07:53
In reply to Prozac, Alcohol, and Weight Gain, posted by Izzie on May 5, 2001, at 10:13:43
I take Prozac and I drink. I've noticed worse hangovers for smaller amounts drunk. I think I get drunk more quickly but I don't expect to so I end up drunker than I think I should be. Just be careful. I drank with zoloft too and was OK, except for one time when I fainted but my pdoc said that wasn't related. I don't know- I had never fainted before and I fainted after drinking one giant margarita.
As for weight gain, Prozac has been neutral for me in that I haven't gained any more weight since I started taking it. But I gained on Zoloft and haven't lost it by switching. I'm pretty pissed at that side effect so I say Prozac can cause weight gain, because I think too often people think it won't and it does, so consider yourself warned. However, it works like a dream. Some of the time.
Posted by Izzie on May 6, 2001, at 16:34:06
In reply to Re: Prozac, Alcohol, and Weight Gain, posted by Laura Jane on May 6, 2001, at 12:07:53
Thanks. I did try to test the curve last night. On stage it is tradition for someone send us shots up. They gave us what was about the equivalent of 2 shots of Crown Royal. I took that and had a decent buzz. That was the first time I had gotten that much buzz off of crown before. I had a strong headache later on that I suspect was from dehydration and wasn't meds vs. booze in my noodle.
Thanks for the advice.
TTYL.
Izzie
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