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Posted by Adam2g on May 11, 2001, at 21:45:04
Hey,
I'm a 17 year old Male and I take wellbutrin to combat depression and social anxiety. Today I went to take my dose and I noticed the 'do not drink alcohol while using this' sticker. Yes I know i'm dumb for not noticing it earlier, but i'm not terribly interested in reading the labels on my pill bottles!
Well anyway I have been drinking while I have been on this drug, and I thought I should come online and see if I could find out what the effect is, and I found this place.
I can't say I have noticed anything unusual while drinking... What are the risks involved in doing this?
Also, I had one other question about it. I'm experiencing some sexual withdrawl feelings I guess you could say, i have trouble sometimes getting and keeping an erection and my sex drive just doesn't seem right. It could be anxiety, but I'm not sure. Does wellbutrin have any sexual side effects to it?
If anybody could help me out I would really appreciate it. Be best to e-mail me since I prolly won't find this site again. Thanks for any help.
Adam - siradam48@hotmail.com
Posted by SalArmy4me on May 11, 2001, at 22:10:25
In reply to Wellbutrin, posted by Adam2g on May 11, 2001, at 21:45:04
Alcohol use increases your chance of having a seizure with Wellbutrin, according to this report:
Dunlop, Heather BNSc, MLIS. Bupropion update. CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal. 162(1):106-107, January 11, 2000:
"Among the 64 reports {of seizure}, 29 included the following risk factors for seizure: history of head injury (1); alcohol use (2)..."
Posted by blackjack on May 13, 2001, at 17:53:47
In reply to Wellbutrin, posted by Adam2g on May 11, 2001, at 21:45:04
On top of the increased seizure risk, Wellbutrin, in my experience, makes you less resistant to the effects of the alcohol, making you a cheap date. The main hazard here is that you may not realize until it is too late that you're more drunk than you wanted to be.
They put that "don't drink" sticker on most antidepressants, not so much because they have been known to cause problems when mixed with alchohol, but because they haven't been shown NOT to. The also put that "do not drive or operate heavy machinery until you know how the drug affects you" sticker on all of them, too, even usually non-sedating antidepressants like Wellbutrin and Parnate. Heck, I think there's one on my Dexedrine. It's a cautionary thing.
Also, to be honest, it would be best to avoid drinking altogether if possible when one is in to process of recovering from a depressive episode. It isn't a requirement, but it certainly would make things less complicated. Moderate drinking probably won't make things any worse, but it won't help either. You can always start drinking again once you're more stable.
As far as the sex drive thing goes, that is very unusual. Wellbutrin is often used, in fact, to combat the anorgasmia and loss of sex drive many people get from SSRI's like Prozac. However, I have experienced much the same thing. In my case, I don't think it is the Wellbutrin, per se. I think the lack of sex drive is just a sysmptom of my depression that the Wellbutrin hasn't helped very much. If you had a low sex drive BEFORE you started on the Wellbutrin, then you may be in the same boat.
Posted by sl on May 14, 2001, at 21:19:17
In reply to Wellbutrin, posted by Adam2g on May 11, 2001, at 21:45:04
> I can't say I have noticed anything unusual while drinking... What are the risks involved in doing this?Your chances of having a seizure go from "really really small" to "small". In other words, it's still unlikely, but not AS unlikely as if you weren't drinking at all.
> Also, I had one other question about it. I'm experiencing some sexual withdrawl feelings I guess you could say, i have trouble sometimes getting and keeping an erection and my sex drive just doesn't seem right. It could be anxiety, but I'm not sure. Does wellbutrin have any sexual side effects to it?That's unusual. Definately.
You could ask your Doctor, or call and talk to a nurse or pharmacist on the phone if you're shy. ;)> If anybody could help me out I would really appreciate it. Be best to e-mail me since I prolly won't find this site again. Thanks for any help.
I recommend keeping the site and bookmarking it, there's lotsa good info here.
sl
Posted by Adam2g on May 15, 2001, at 14:34:07
In reply to Wellbutrin, posted by Adam2g on May 11, 2001, at 21:45:04
n/t
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