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Sertraline & alcohol

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e97070lle

What are people's experience of sertraline and alcohol? I know you arent meant to drink on any anti depressants but I know people do. I am aware it can reduce its effectiveness. Interested to hear people's views, good or bad!

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  • Humblebeing
    Humblebeing e97070lle

    Posted

    I've only been on sertaline a week now but I have had a drink and to be honest I didn't feel any side effects but it may be different for you so please drink with caution
  • Louise1982x
    Louise1982x e97070lle

    Posted

    Hiya jane, 

    I will be following this chat as I've been on sertraline for 3wks now and haven't touched a drop. Scared of the side effects and the nxt day if I will go down hill and feel rubbish. 

    • claire_53158
      claire_53158 Louise1982x

      Posted

      I've been on 50mg Sertraline about 8wks. Was reluctant to drink. Went out with daughter for her birthday.I was fine one moment then not, memory went no idea how I got home. Made me feel vulnerable.Plus next day was high then day after grim.All in all it seems to have sedetive effect on me after drinking. So have decided just to leave out.

      I live on my own and have to be responsible for me and feel with alcohol on board am not. 

      Mind the effects of Sertraline have begun to work so alcohol can take a back seat for me. Plus upped dose to 75mg... Upward and onward.

  • lisaduly
    lisaduly e97070lle

    Posted

    Hello

    I personally haven't experienced any side effects with alcohol. I have a couple of drinks most evenings.

    Lisa 

    • claire_53158
      claire_53158 lisaduly

      Posted

      Perhaps we get amount of alcohol in check.Couple o glasses wine was fine. A bottle of wine + or a sesh on Real Ale. Perhaps not. Moderatation the way forward. 
  • mazza245
    mazza245 e97070lle

    Posted

    I was too frightened to have a drink but forgot in my excitement once and had a G &T. Felt ok then and next day. I've tried having two and was still fine. Still worried though and am so going on holiday tomorrow and don't want to be a spoilsport so probably will have a couple of drinks most days. I think, like every side effect, different people react differently. You just have to try it. No harm done if you do react badly, you know not to do it again!
  • gingemac1977
    gingemac1977 e97070lle

    Posted

    i'm on 150mg and i drink, not heavily and not when i'm working during the week, i have a couple at home, maybe wine or vodka and coke or something friday or saturday, sometimes both, i'll have a few and it doesn't affect my medication. i did at first on 50mg, made my depression worse, but alcohol is a depressive anyone so maybe best to avoid completely till your feeling more yourself :-) that's what i did, didn't drink for 2-3 months and i'm fine with it now, but i'm not a heavy drinker anyway :-)

     

    • gingemac1977
      gingemac1977

      Posted

      blimey, that doesn't sound nice at all, i used to be a very heavy drinker in my 20's, i'm 37 now and it was probably the binge drinking and god knows what else from my younger years that i ended up on this medication anyway!! if only i could turn back time..............i would have been T total for the rest of my days!! but you have to live and learn, these days i'm a lot more reserved with my drinking and i don't get blotto anymore, just a bit tipsey which works for me :-)

       

  • leah83267
    leah83267 e97070lle

    Posted

    I've been on sertaline for about 8 months now. As I've seen others say, a couple of relaxing drinks tend to be fine, bit getting drunk tends to cause side effects.
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