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Jun 03, 2018, 11:22 PM
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Im on 500mgs of seroquel right now and have been drinking on and off, sometimes a lot sometimes a little... and tonight I drank and started not feeling that great and wonder if its the medication or if its just in my head
Anyone have experience drinking on these medications? |
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Jun 04, 2018, 12:12 AM
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I drink a little bit - 1/4 a martini glass of vodka, daily, and that does not seem to have any bad interaction with meds, but you sometimes drink a lot... Also, could it be (I am asking because I have never drunk a lot) that you are not feeling that great simply because you drank a lot, and not due to a bad interaction with Seroquel?
500 mg is a medium-to-high dose of Seroquel, too - an antipsychotic/mood stabilizer dose, not just a sleep medicine dose. So probably talk to the pdoc about alcohol?
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Bipolar I w/Psychotic features Zyprexa Zydis 5 mg Gabapentin 1200 mg Melatonin 10 mg Levoxyl 75 mcg (because I took Lithium in the past) past medications: Depakote, Lamictal, Lithium, Seroquel, Trazodone, Risperdal, Cogentin, Remerol, Prozac, Amitriptyline, Ambien, Lorazepam, Klonopin, Saphris, Trileptal, Clozapine and Clozapine+Wellbutrin, Topamax |
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Jun 04, 2018, 12:53 AM
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I have the occasional beer or cocktail and I take a lot of meds. But the key, I think, is keeping alcohol consumption to a minimum---I'll have ONE beer or ONE mixed drink and that's it. I used to have an alcohol problem, but seem to have gotten past it as I never drink to get drunk. I don't want to be drunk, I just want to enjoy an adult beverage every so often. And I think it can be done safely as long as a person doesn't drink much.
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DX: Bipolar 1 Anxiety Tardive dyskinesia Mild cognitive impairment RX: Celexa 20 mg Gabapentin 1200 mg Geodon 40 mg AM, 60 mg PM Klonopin 0.5 mg PRN Lamictal 500 mg Levothyroxine 125 mcg (rx'd for depression) Trazodone 150 mg Zyprexa 7.5 mg Please come visit me @ http://bpnurse.com |
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Jun 04, 2018, 02:12 AM
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My Seroquel has been dropped to approx 500mg in the past month. However, in addition I’m on other high doses (eg 1350mg Lithium).
I learnt the hard way that I can’t mix alcohol and my meds. In Jan 2017 I was suicidal and I went on a bender. I ended up a few days later in a psych ward and have not drunk since.
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Pookyl ———————————————————————————— BP1, GAD, Panic Disorder, Agoraphobia, Claustrophobia Psych meds: Saphris, Seroquel XR, regular Seroquel. PRN Diazepam and Zopiclone |
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Jun 04, 2018, 03:16 AM
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I have found that my alcohol tolerance while on meds is low. I can have one, maybe two depending on what I'm drinking (low alcohol %). Otherwise I get really sick. Generally, I don't drink at all now.
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Jun 04, 2018, 06:41 AM
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My mood swings are pronounced after drinking. My meds don't work. When I drink, I drink alot. I drink alcoholically. Sometimes I can drink a small amount but there will come a time when I binge. It is inevitable. I know me. I have to abstain if I want any kind of stability.
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#7
Jun 04, 2018, 03:29 PM
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I was a self-medicating drunk for years before I got started on my medications. I wouldn't dream of mixing the two now...besides ethanol is a depressant DRUG. Who needs that???
https://www.bphope.com/bipolar-alcohol-decision-drink/
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 Bipolar l/Rapid/Mixed/Depression/Anxiety Disorders lamotrigine 100mg 2x/day Vraylar 6mg 1x/day methylphenidate 10mg 3x/day bupropion XL 200mg 2x/day bupropion IR 174mg 1x/day buspirone 30mg 2x/day quetiapine 50mg 1x/day I'm 50 Shades of Bipolar and I have no safe word... |
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#8
Jun 04, 2018, 05:11 PM
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I only drink one glass of wine on birthdays and my anniversary. If I'm going to drink I don't take my afternoon meds, or else I'm really tired and grumpy.
I may look at not drinking at all from now on, though. I'm sure my liver will be happier. |
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