Moderator Emeritus Shep Posted February 19, 2023 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted February 19, 2023 From the Rxisk.org site: Did My Doctor Make Me Alcoholic or Substance Abusing? This is an updated article (the earlier one is here: Driven To Drink: Antidepressants and Cravings for Alcohol). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentor littlebird Posted February 19, 2023 Mentor Share Posted February 19, 2023 Jaw dropping! I never used to drink that much, and it absolutely increased when I started taking more/different meds. I'd ascribed it to me trying to be more social to combat depression, and feeling like I had to have a drink in my hand to do it, but I lost the ability to moderate and made myself really sick a few times. Thinking back on it, this got bad when the Pristiq was added in to the mix. I've always been very transparent with doctors, and was honest about it, and not a single one warned me to stop drinking or that it might be interacting with meds. Which, in hindsight, what?! Pronouns: they/them/theirs Started on Prozac in early 2000s to treat cPTSD, been on various cocktails ever since. 2002-2004, 2017-2022: Buspar, tapered down to 0 2016-present: 100mg Seroquel for sleep -> May 2023: 90mg -> June 2023: 81mg -> September 2023: 72mg -> switched to brand name, much too strong, down to 60mg -> October 2023: 54mg -> November 2023: 50mg -> January 2024: 45mg -> April 2024: 40.5mg 2016-Present: 100mg Wellbutrin SR -> January 2023: 75mg IR (37.5mg 2x a day) -> February 2023 (33.75mg 2x a day) -> July 2023 (30.37mg 2x a day) -> August 2023: 27.33mg 2x a day 2018-present: 25mg Pristiq 2015-present: 600mg Gabapentin (200mg 3x a day) -> December 2022: 300mg Gabapentin (100mg 3x a day) per GP's recommendation after side effects -> March 2023: 90mg 3x a day (switched to liquid suspension) -> April 2023: 81mg 3x a day -> September 2023: bad generic, switched back to homemade liquid; too strong after bad generic, down to 70mg 3x a day, still bad. Adjusted slowly till at 60mg 3x a day, much better. Long hold till -> December 2023: 54mg, still feels too high after November Seroquel switch from brand name to generic, doc recommended 50mg which feels better -> January 2024: When Wellbutrin went down, Gabapentin started putting me to sleep, went down to 45mg, then 41mg to stay awake, so far so good -> February 2024: 36mg, still too high, 34mg -> March 2024: 31mg, STILL too high, 30mg Supplements: Multivitamin w/magnesium, probiotics, digestive enzymes, anti-viral nitric oxide nose spray as needed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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