I know someone on here was on this...? Or anyway rxbeth can probably answer...
my mom is on lexapro for a few months now after being screwed over by the shitty Irish health system where they told her she might have cancer twice then kept putting off her tests over and over anyway the whole thing is making me ragey.
her doc (who "forgot" about her previous cancer scares and recently told her she had skin cancer in her ear by just looking at it then said three weeks later she didnt ( wtf!!!) said she should not drink any alcohol with lexapro but I feel like zero alcohol can't be right?!
She hasn't had a glass of wine in months and I just want to ask here... Can she have a glass of wine?!! She is taking 7.5mg per day she said.
thank you ladies (every time I talk to her I get newly angry at this terrible medical care. The poor woman weighs about ninety pounds now from all the stress. Aaaahhhh
Hey! Checking in quickly on my lunch break. Weekend shifts suck.
Okay...I've actually done lots of counselling for our outpatient mental health clinic and I've been trained that anyone on meds for mental health should be told no alcohol.
Alcohol is an antidepressant in and of itself. So someone is depressed and wants to take something that can add to it? Also, alcohol can cause sedation as can the antidepressants. You get a double whammy when you use both.
I know my opinion might not be the popular one here but if someone is on an antidepressant, they are being treated for a mental health disorder and are more sensitive to chemical imbalances. Adding alcohol into the mix is dangerous.
I've never taken lexapro but other ADs. From my understanding it's not recommended but I do drink on them, not a lot, I'm not much of a drinker. For me it seems to affect me more, like more of a buzz quicker with less to drink. I think if she has a drink or two she'd be fine. See if it affects her any differently. Hope she has better luck soon.
It makes sense that alcohol wouldn't be recommended I guess, since its a depressant itself. it just seems like not being allowed any alcohol would make me more depressed but I've never had real depression so I have no idea. I felt so bummed for her when she talks about going out to dinner now and it's not as fun because she can't have a glass of wine. Plus, Italy in a few weeks! Ugh what a bummer.
I'd say she is suffering more from anxiety than depression, she had a few incidents where she thought she was having a heart attack and once went to the ER but it was "only" anxiety. After the ER incident is when she went on the medication and she said it does take the edge off.