Drinking alcohol negates the Lamictal= Prozac high

For any that thinks drinking on meds is okay....

I've been drinking some, and it has become waaay out of hand...more than normal ever. I'm an alcoholic/addict and have been drinking for about 30 years-other than the 5 years of forced sobriety. I also take Lamictal 300mg and Prozac 25mg.. I drink a few beers (6-8 beers) normally and I'm good, but lately though, it has gotten beyond extreme crazy like with a case of beer or a bottle of liquor or a box of wine every night.

I've been drinking for awhile to relax and unwind after work and then got prescribed BD meds somewhere in the middle of it a few years ago. I've never actually had a period of voluntary sobriety....till now.

In December, we were escorted to the hospital and blew a .38-.4 b.a.c. - the only time that I got tested....they had to inject me to knock me out. I've turned into a blackout/pass out drinker drunk.

The only thing that I can figure that makes sense to me is that the alcohol negated the Lamictal pushing me into a Prozac manic like high. The more I drank, the higher I got. I couldn't get enough of it, so it was a self-fueling fire. I was now drinking a box of wine that lasted 1-2 days every night. I didn't realize this while I was snorkeling.

I so wanted to quit long ago but to have a bunch of others that were alcoholics too that loved the high made it so hard to quit until the last time when it was just totally embarrassing to everyone. We made a pact to quit drinking. Now, in retrospect, we can say that it wasn't normal, and the only thing new is the BD meds.

Without the alcohol, I feel totally stabile and content, and so done with alcohol while on meds. The desire to drink is just so not there.

We've lost so much and things and relationships got trashed. So if you can drink a few without going nuts, good for you. I learned my lesson which helps me to not drink as long as I'm on meds which will probably be forever.

I hope this helps.

Interesting. I have alcohol abuse issues too. Since i started lamictal i've found it lessen my cravings for alcohol. I rarely drink nowadays and it's 6 beers or so. Before that was enough to trigger my drinking which could then go on for days. On lamictal, i'm able to stop just like that. I'm not on any antidepressants though.

Yes, AD drives me batty. I can tell that I had a hypo edge when I was drinking, but never did figure it out till now.