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Does Alcohol Interfere With Anti Depressants?

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Posted on Fri, 4 Jul 2014
Question: Does alcohol interfere with medication? Talking about medicine for depression, and Schizoid personality disorder. Drinks 2-12oz beers some nights and can be up to 6-12oz beers. I told her it does, alcohol alone interfere with behavior, then plus medicine XXXXXXX
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Answered by Dr. Matija Romic (1 hour later)
Brief Answer:
They interact

Detailed Answer:
hello and thank you for asking HCM,

I understand your concern. Alcohol interacts with drugs, especially with drugs that affect your psychological state. My suggestion is to try to talk to your friend and explain her that she could got realy bad side effects, one of them is breathing depression, halucination, but it also affects the liver and damage it.

I hope this answer was helpful to you and that your friend will find a way to stop drinking these teo together.
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Does Alcohol Interfere With Anti Depressants?

Brief Answer: They interact Detailed Answer: hello and thank you for asking HCM, I understand your concern. Alcohol interacts with drugs, especially with drugs that affect your psychological state. My suggestion is to try to talk to your friend and explain her that she could got realy bad side effects, one of them is breathing depression, halucination, but it also affects the liver and damage it. I hope this answer was helpful to you and that your friend will find a way to stop drinking these teo together.