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Effexor/ antidepressants and alcohol

JackReacher1980 · 2009-11-26 13:19:22

Hi all, I've been on anti-depressants many times over the years - cipramil the first twice, with the only side effect being tiredness. The third time the doc started me on Lexapro, which caused incredible weight gain - almost a stone and a half, for a 5 ' 2" woman. Anyway, I have now tried Effexor, which I found excellent,…

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26-11-2009 2:19pm

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JackReacher1980

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Hi all, I've been on anti-depressants many times over the years - cipramil the first twice, with the only side effect being tiredness. The third time the doc started me on Lexapro, which caused incredible weight gain - almost a stone and a half, for a 5 ' 2" woman. Anyway, I have now tried Effexor, which I found excellent, although had to adjust the dosage up. I have always drank alcohol at weekends on antidepressants, and only in the first few weeks on meds did I ever have any side effects. However, I had a very heavy drinking session on Saturday, and had a two day hangover. I now feel like my medication is not working. My GP tells me I'm on the highest dosage of effexor (150mg), and referral to a psychiatrist will not take place til after Xmas. I dont know what to do here, should I stick it out? Is it all just the effects of a very heavy binge?

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