Sam79
05-01-10, 23:30
Hi,
First of all, sorry for my poor english... in fact, it's hard to find good sites like this in my language (portuguese).
Well, I'm on citalopram (20 mg) for 10 weeks or so... after two weeks (as the doctor said it would be), I started feeling like the "old me" again.
Then we went out and I took one single beer (500 ml - the doctor said it was ok).... I was feeling really good that day, almost euphoric, I would say....
But the next day was really awfull. I felt *really* anxious... and I didn't use to be anxious before, but depressive.
Well, the next days after that, I felt depressive just like before starting with citalopram... and after a few more days, it started working again...
At that time I didn't think that the regression had any relation to alcohol.. but a few days later it all started again... anxiety for a day, and depression for a couple of days.... and again...
So I began to remeber what I did just before those crisis began... and found that I have drunk alcohol all the times.
I have read several posts and found that many people had the same problem. But that is really funny... the doctor said there was no problem on drinking one or two beers sometimes.... the instructions of this med say it does not interact with alcohol!
Needless to say, if I have to choose between being the old me again and drinking beer.... I choose the first option! So I'm stopping to drink any alcohol, even small quantities.. (last time was on new year's celebration).
I'm just curious to know why this is happening.... is alcohol blocking the med's effect? Am I risked to suffer from the withdrawal effects? I mean, I am following the doctors recommendations strictly and taking the med every morning.... but if something cancel its effects, what would happen?
Thanks in advance for any ideas...
First of all, sorry for my poor english... in fact, it's hard to find good sites like this in my language (portuguese).
Well, I'm on citalopram (20 mg) for 10 weeks or so... after two weeks (as the doctor said it would be), I started feeling like the "old me" again.
Then we went out and I took one single beer (500 ml - the doctor said it was ok).... I was feeling really good that day, almost euphoric, I would say....
But the next day was really awfull. I felt *really* anxious... and I didn't use to be anxious before, but depressive.
Well, the next days after that, I felt depressive just like before starting with citalopram... and after a few more days, it started working again...
At that time I didn't think that the regression had any relation to alcohol.. but a few days later it all started again... anxiety for a day, and depression for a couple of days.... and again...
So I began to remeber what I did just before those crisis began... and found that I have drunk alcohol all the times.
I have read several posts and found that many people had the same problem. But that is really funny... the doctor said there was no problem on drinking one or two beers sometimes.... the instructions of this med say it does not interact with alcohol!
Needless to say, if I have to choose between being the old me again and drinking beer.... I choose the first option! So I'm stopping to drink any alcohol, even small quantities.. (last time was on new year's celebration).
I'm just curious to know why this is happening.... is alcohol blocking the med's effect? Am I risked to suffer from the withdrawal effects? I mean, I am following the doctors recommendations strictly and taking the med every morning.... but if something cancel its effects, what would happen?
Thanks in advance for any ideas...