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Alcohol and sertraline ??

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LouiseN34
LouiseN34

Could someone tell me how the odd glass of wine effects sertraline ?? As I'm going on holidays soon and have a wedding coming up not that I want to drink loads but a glass or 2 ??

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  • Yorkshire
    Yorkshire LouiseN34

    Posted

    Im fine on it. Doesn't seem to do anything negative. However I do get drunk quicker. How long have you been on sertraline for? I didn't drink for the first 4 months.  
    • LouiseN34
      LouiseN34 Yorkshire

      Posted

      I'm really new to them it's only been 8 days, and I've seem to ajust quite well so far ( no side effects ) I do like to have a glass of wine but am scared to at the moment x
    • scott8888
      scott8888 LouiseN34

      Posted

      I love a few pints on a saturday while watching the football on t.v, but ive not had a drop for 4 weeks now and its not because im on the tablets as if i want a pint i will have one but to be honest i dont think having a few drinks will harm you. Try it im sure you will be fine but all i can see it doing is making you get drunk sooner which is fantastic and cheap lol enjoy it and please dont let anyone scare you if they say negative things about drinking while on tablets. Ive drunk on antibiotics and medications for anxiety before and i was fine 
    • Yorkshire
      Yorkshire LouiseN34

      Posted

      Maybe try it at home first? Lucky you not having any side effects!
    • LouiseN34
      LouiseN34 scott8888

      Posted

      Thanks Scott , I've heard people saying they go on a big downer the day after worse than their anxiety has been !! So u can understand my reservations xx
    • scott8888
      scott8888 LouiseN34

      Posted

      Well alcohol does that to anyone as its a depressant, you will be fine honestly just see what your limits are so if you can normally drink say 1 bottle of wine and be merry but still able to walk and talk, but on these tablets you are merry off say half a bottle then know your limits. I could knock back 5 pints and be merry but on tablets maybe 2 or 3 so cheaper and more enjoyable night without the hangover yippy
  • e97070lle
    e97070lle LouiseN34

    Posted

    It does make you drunk a bit quicker but not massively.. altough the first time I had a glass of wine whilst on sertraline I felt very light headed and more drunk than I normally would! After that it was ok. I am on 100mg. It helps to eat first though but I guess that's true in general anyway. What dose are you on?
    • LouiseN34
      LouiseN34 e97070lle

      Posted

      Hi jane ,, I'm on 50mg 8 days in that's all , no one knows I'm on sertraline so when I was offered a drink an refused u was bombarded with loads of questions , not that I'm a massive drinker or anything but I enjoy a glass of wine x
    • e97070lle
      e97070lle LouiseN34

      Posted

      You could try a bit and see how you feel.. thats what I did and I was ok. I hate people being like that, it's really not nice - they should mind their own business! Sadly I think it's more acceptable - socially - to say 'i cant drink as i am on antibotics' rather than 'i cant drink im on anti-depressants.' It shouldnt be like that.
    • LouiseN34
      LouiseN34 e97070lle

      Posted

      These people are very good friends of mine I just don't want to tell them I feel embarrassed 😞, they don't need my problems they have their own xx
  • christine98681
    christine98681 LouiseN34

    Posted

    hi louise

    best thing would be to read the instruction's first if not clear enough then ask either pharmacy or your dr or even google it im sorry this is not much help but i don't no what this drug is for im not sure if they have brought some none alcholic drinks out if you fancy them but i would take some of the best advice from a proffesional.

    christine

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