cymbalta drinking alcohol?
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Contact your primary care physician and discuss mixing the two.  Alcohol is a depressant and will adversely affect the person mixing alcohol and psychiatric medications.  Another concern is the possibility of needing medical inpatient detox due to the quantity and duration of the drug use.  This can also be discussed with your primary care physician or the person can be assessed at a psychiatric and/or substance abuse inpatient facility in their area.  The assessment could very well be free.  If an emergency medical condition arises get to an emergency room immediately.  Hope this helps in some way.
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Ask a doctor or pharmacist. \n\nAs a general rule, people on anti-depressant medications should drink little or no alcohol.  This is a dangerous combination for many reasons.
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It sounds like you may have alcohol poisoning.  Stop drinking for a while and if you decide to drink again do it in serious moderation.  It should go away by tomorrow.
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Call your doctor or a pharmacist. It could be dangerous please don't drink after taking that medicine untill you know for sure.
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I believe it should be answered by your doctor or pharmacist. however most individuals can drink while taking this, you are taking a very low dose and it shouldn't matter HOWEVER  one thing you do not mention is WHAT ARE YOU TAKING IT FOR and that might be the reason you should NOT drink. One thing you should know is that it will cause you to gain weight and drinking does also so if this is a issue, you might not only stay away from alcohol but other fatty things. Pred. will make you have MOOD SWINGS and will alter your MENTAL STATE, as will alcohol these are things that need to be considered.
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i know this isn't the answer your looking for, but as a friend, I'll give you my take for what ever its worth.i was classified as bipolar ever since i was a kid.doctors have put me on countless meds. throughout my life.meds. have never had any effect on me.before i knew the Lord,i thought of meds. as the answer.now that I'm a believer,i don't take meds. any longer and don't go to therapy.I'm not saying that he should not take any meds but that he must put his trust in the Lord to help him with this.let me put it another way,if you quit drinking by willpower alone you will always have cravings and may go back to drinking.if you ask Jesus to take this addiction away from you,you will not have any cravings and will never need A.A.if you need further proof,go to your local church and ask to speak to believers who quit drinking.i feel you should ask brothers from your church to talk to him and ask the sisters for support.i also don't know why people can't answer your question with respect.\nP.S. i loved your answer you gave to my question,you must be the glue that keeps your relationship together\n                     God Bless
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drunk and high most of time
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Cymbalta is a SSNRI.  This is a selective serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor.  It is used to control depression or pain.  Some of the side effects include dizziness, sleepiness, tremors, insomnia, nausea, dry mouth, constipation, diarrhea, vomiting, weight loss, decreased appetite, sweating, blurred vision, decreased libido, erectile dysfunction, abnormal orgasm.  It takes about 4 weeks to feel the effects of the drug.  Do not abrubtly discontinue taking it.  That is all I know about it.
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"They" are doctors, and they know better than you.  You could die, have a heart-attack, pass out, etc.\nSome antidepressants even seem to accelerate the effects of alcohol.  Dangerous!
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Honestly I was on Cymbalta about three months ago and the withdrawals are a piece of cake... there are much worse medications out there.  But, I was in the process of switching to another medication to replace the Cymbalta.  It's a good medication I think but if you're losing weight that quickly, that is not a good sign.  You should probably call your psychiatrist about that.  I never had side effects from it, so if you are...probably not the right medication for you, but I'm definitely no doctor.  I've just been on tons of different types of anti-depressants  :)  Hope that helped!
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Did you drink any alcohol? You aren't supposed to drink and take meds.
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Ask your doctor about the safe use of alcoholic beverages while you are taking paroxetine.\nPlease see the web pages for more details on Paroxetine.
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You are deffinatley showing signs of having and or developing a serious problem. I think you should go and talk to someone (a councellor, not a friend or anything cos they can be quick to condem). I went through something similar and found talking through my problems really good. You shouldnt drink to get drunk - thats simply binge drinking. Have you thought about why you want to be drunk? Is it to feel good, to block out pain, etc? Also, its troubling to think that you hide your behavour. I know that its hard to talk about it, but it is deffinatley worth it. Its amazing how good i felt after the first session, just to spill everything out to someone who was totally unbiased, knowing that its totally confidential and whoever your talking to isnt going to think your a nutcase is fantastic!!! I hope everything works out for you, and again, please go and talk to someone. Something that really woke me up was when i was told that you can actually die just from drinking too much - because its a depressant, it can actually relax your system so much that you stop breathing and just die in your sleep. Imagine your parents/siblings/friends/etc walking in to wake you up and not being able to - that thought freaked me out. So yeah, again, hope it all goes well, i would give you my email address if you wanted to talk but i dont really want to post it here! Take care
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Alcohol and any sort of antidepressant dont mix. It hightens your reaction to the alcohol and can cause respiritory failure, cardiac issues and/or liver damage. Its better to look like an idiot than get really sick and prove that you are one!
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cymbalta is a fairly new drug and has only been used for a short period of time now,but it does seem to be pretty effective in treating patients with depression.
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I take cymbalta for depression and anxiety.  It works really well and I am happy with it.\n\nThe only side effects that I have had are no sex drive for about the first two weeks to a month of taking it, and I need to take the pill with food or it makes me sick to my stomach.\n\nOther than that I have no complaints, and the medication has made me feel alot better.
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I've taken Valproic Acid (a.k.a.) Depakene and/or Depakote. Don't\ntake this the wrong way, because I'm not trying to be critical of \nyou--but I was truly surprised to read that you're taking your meds\nwith beer! And Xanax, is in fact not just a drug, but it's actually a\nmodified narcotic! \nStop drinking beer, and any other alcoholic beverages... and quit\nit quick! Your best bet here: just purified water (not tap from a \nfaucet) and try to make a habit of taking your meds w/ meals.\nTake it from me, (an epileptic for almost 37 years; Valproic Acid\nis just one of the many medications my neurologist has had me\non.)\nIf your dr. is so vague, you might be better off finding yourself a\nnew one. Not all md.'s are free of quackery, if you catch my \ndrift.\nBest of  health & luck!