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    Hi Everyone I Need Your Help. I've Been Taking Paxil For About A Month And A Half Now. The Leaflet That Comes With The Prescription Says: Do Not Drink While On This Medication. Now I'm A Person That Likes To Have An Occasional Drink And Since I've Been Taking This I Haven't Had Anything To Drink At All....i Wouldn't Even Drink My New Year Champagne. I'm Pretty Much At My Boiling Point So I Asked A Pharmacist If I Had A Little To Drink If That Would Be A Problem And He Said No As Long As I Ate, Took Some Motrin, And Didn't Drink Too Much. He Said That Was Because The Paxil Is Hard On The Stomach And So Is Alcohol. I'm Still A Little Afraid So I'm Writing To See If Any Of You Have Any Experience With Taking Paxil (or Any Anti-depressant) And Having An Occasional Drink. Please Reply Because I'm Supposed To Be Going Out With My Boyfriend Soon And We're Heading Out To The Neighbor Bar...:p

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    I was on Paxil for a while. As long as you drink in moderation, it should be ok. Paxil, as well as other antidepressants, can make the effects of the alcohol stronger, so you'll get drunk faster. It can also make you very sleepy. Everyone reacts differently, so if you're going to drink, drink very little until you figure out how you're body reacts to it.
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    I drank when I was on Paxil. As long as you don't take the pill and then quickly drink yourself stupid, you should be ok.
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    I've been on Paxil for a while now and I still drink occasionally. However, I get drunk quicker and the hangovers are worse, so I really have to watch it and drink in moderation.

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    I was an alcoholic while I was on paxil. I think it got me drunk a whole hell of a lot quicker and made me drunk harder. The hangovers were hell and I tended to get tired a lot easier. Nothing too bad happened except that, if you are taking paxil for panic attacks (I was), it made it not work at all. The alcohol seemed to over ride it--while I was drunk, not when I was sober.

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    I also did some drinking while on paxil. Like everyone has said, it makes you get drunk much faster. I had several occasions of blacking out and doing or saying very stupid and insane stuff. I was not my usual self when I drank, I was weird and out of it. Please use caution if you are going to drink, and expect to be loopier than normal. Only drink a little, and only around people you know and trust. If you drink then please, whatever you do, do not get behind the wheel!!!

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    Thanks for the replies ladies, I appreciate it a lot. Well I did drink and bugged the hell out! I did the same thing you did Zabrina. :-/ The hangover was definetly hell!I want to get off of this shit anyway, but until then I'm gonna chill with the liquor drinking...:-P

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    Quote Originally Posted by Zabrina View Post
    I had several occasions of blacking out and doing or saying very stupid and insane stuff. I was not my usual self when I drank, I was weird and out of it.
    Wow, I'm really glad you shared this. I had the EXACT same problem and, up until reading that, I thought something was going wrong with me mentally, like I had depression or repressed anger. Looking back though, the only times I was totally psycho on alcohol was when I was on my prescrips. Having gone off of paxil and being drunk, I just act like... well... an annoying drunk, haha.

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