charlotteshead Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 I take daily: Cymbalta 120mg, Propanolol 120mg, Seroquel 300mg. I took 200mg about an hour ago of Seroquel, 40mg Prop 2 hrs ago, no Cym since morn. drank vodka straight from bottle, prob a couple shots. am I ok? I should say I have an extremely, extremely high tolerance both for meds and alcohol. but I wanted to check. thx. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiaB Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 You're probably fine, but no matter how "extremely, extremely high" you think your tolerance is, drinking on Seroquel is not a particularly smart choice to make. There are people who disagree with me and drink moderately while on it, but I believe the mass of material out there that says it's a bad idea. I imagine that in this case the worst that will happen is that any side effects that you might usually experience on the med will be exacerbated. If drinking on your meds is something you regularly do, I'd recommend discussing it with your doctor so that you can get a definitive answer on what is and isn't acceptable alcohol intake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Elvis Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 You can't drink on beta-blockers like Propanolol. You can end up a corpse that way. It takes combination of APs, benzos and booze just to let me sleep six hours a night but what you're doing is something else. Beta blockers are a different story. You can go into repertory arrest, stop breathing and die. Die as in dead. You're going to have to choose between booze and propanolol. Mixing the two is a no-no. If you can't stop drinking, you must let your pdoc know so that s/he can put you on a less fatal cocktail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiaB Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 Thanks VE for stepping in here - I am not familiar with propanolol and what you wrote needed to be said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt07 Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 I'd just like to add that drinking on that high a dose of Cymbalta is not a good idea due to Cymbalta's potential effects on the liver. I doubt that 2 shots will kill you, but it is something to keep in mind before you are tempted to drink again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlotteshead Posted August 20, 2014 Author Share Posted August 20, 2014 hi everyone. I'm fine. unfortunately last night I ws in a place where I was toeing the line of suicidality. I wasn't trying to kill myself but I also wasn't being safe. normally I don't drink at all. I'm just in a bad place right now. I'm glad I'm ok though the darkness is still strong. I know prop and alcohol is a huge no no. when I get suicidal my husband hides the prop because he knows I've planned to kill myself with it before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiaB Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 (edited) Thank you for letting us know that you made it through the night. I don't think you're fine though - in fact, I think you're in a very dangerous position. The feelings that caused that behaviour don't just dissipate in a few hours, and you say yourself that you're still in a dark place. Please take this experience as a sign that you need to reach out for help. Are you in therapy? If not, are you able to call or see your psychiatrist or prescribing doctor as soon as possible? Edited August 20, 2014 by MiaB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlotteshead Posted August 20, 2014 Author Share Posted August 20, 2014 My psych will just put me back in the hospital. I'll be all right. I go through rounds of this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiaB Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 It's a dangerous game to play with your life, but it is your life. I wish you well and hope you stay safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KillBytes Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 I am not familiar with propanolol so I can't say, but I am no stranger to seroquel and alcohol. I work over nites and when I get home I have some vodka and just before I go to bed take my ambien. I can tell you it is NOT a good idea to drink and take ambien if your going to be awake for awhile. I did shit I didn't remember, so now I wait until I hit the bed to take my ambien. Never had a problem with seroquel, tho I noticed I drink less on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlotteshead Posted August 22, 2014 Author Share Posted August 22, 2014 yeah I don't experience drugs the way others do, I once overdosed on ambien and all I did was take a short nap. I never seem to get side effects like other people. when I had surgery a year ago, I awoke in the worst pain of my life. it took Demerol, Dilaudid, Fentanyl, and Percocet to get my pain under control. even then, the nurses were stunned at my coherency. I am a natural redhead and studies have shown we require larger doses of pain meds, but I don't know why I react this way to psychiatric meds as well. occasionally my liver levels are off, but only slightly, and all my gp does is check it occasionally. I do realize I am playing with my life. I get extremely suicidal but my dedication to my family, and my grandfathers suicide, keep me away from it. the feelings are still there though and I guess it's a roundabout way....of just saying I don't value my life. I wish I did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KillBytes Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 I hear you on the deddication to family! My kids and wife need me, they are the only thing that keeps me from checking out. They would be devasted mentally and financially. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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