Seroquel and alcohol

I dunno about that.. I was diagnosed bipolar way before I was an alcoholic. When I took Seroquel was when I started drinking way more. Not much the first 6 mo. or so.. but I had been on it almost 2 years & was drinking SUPER heavily for what I used to drink. I'd black out EVERY night. Usually I had to rely on other ppl I'm with to tell me what I did the night before or how I got home.. It was bad. But ever since I stopped taking Seroquel, I can't drink AT ALL. I can have one drink & be sick to my stomach. Everyone is different. To say that we all take Seroquel b/c we're addicts is false.

I've def. taken my fair share of drugs. Legal and non-legal. Mostly the latter. lol.. But I never really had any problems getting off of any (except weed and cigarettes). I had worse withdrawals on Seroquel than ANY drug I've taken & I did have a jaunt with H for quite a while. That withdrawal SUCKSSSS, but honestly it feels almost exactly the same as withdrawal from Seroquel. sh*t's screwed up - PLEASE reconsider taking it if you are only on it for insomnia. It helped me when I went to the hospital but then it just made me feel like I was an id**t in the end. I couldn't think straight - had to drop out of school - twice. I couldn't focus on anything. Couldn't keep a job. Couldn't even hardly read a book. I didn't create ANY art for at least a year & I majored in art!! (Mostly cause I couldn't focus or hold my pencil steady). :/ I had problems w/ my sex drive for sure at first but then that went away. Anyways.. I wish that I could just smoke weed but since it causes me to become depressed it's not really an option for me anymore.. :'( So sad too b/c I have a lot of digestive problems & weed has always helped me w/ nausea & anxiety.

To get back to the original thing.. sorry ADD.. lol.. I have LOTS of friends who drink (pretty heavily) on meds. But "technically" it's dangerous to mix any drugs together, I'm sure. Some people have different tolerances. I helps to know your body & what it's telling you too.

Seroquel and alchohol should not be taken together ever; I just went through two days of physcotic break with a relative who tried to commit suicide because of this.  They were on cymbalta and seroquel and drank 3 quarts of beer and it caused a complete break with reality...they went completly over the edge.  Dr.'s told him never drink when on seroquel or cymbalta (which I already had tried to tell them).  What is wrong with all of you taking a medication and drinking alchohol!!?  Do you not want to live?  C'mon people if you are alive head towards improvement not the other way,  I wish you all the best.

I take 400mg nightly to combat my bipolar disorder. I need it to sleep when Im manic and keep sleeping 8 hours when so I am depressed I don't stay up worrying. Mixing alcohol with it is not a good idea. 1 beer skews my people skills. I would say Im a light weight but I weight 300+ 15-5 depending on the season. Maybe my brain is overly sensitive to alcohol since I have actual alcoholics on both sides of my family.

My bosses mom is suicidal and was on several MAOIs and gets really screwed up on half a bottle of zin.

marijuana is addict anyone who doesn't agree is addicted themselves think about could you stop and not have cravings for it 2 months sober and i still wanna get baked

I wish I could find you right now and talk to you about your brother and what he went through. Although I am not quite at his age nor do I have HIV. What you talked about with him is something that I have been battling with recently. I so wish I could get a hold of you somehow so I could understand, and hopefully climb my way out of the hole that I'm in.

I do agree, words spoken at memorials if truthful would have made a world of difference to a person if they were alive and would have prevented anything bad from happening.

I am so sorry for your loss. Nothing I could say would ever replace the hole and hurt. I hope that you are well. I wish I could talk to you. You would help me more than you can imagine.

Everybody is different. Talk to your psychiatrist to be certain I'd you so choose to drink just make sure you are prepared for effects of seroquel to increase.

Um everyone who does this as in drink alcohol on antipsychotics and/or antidepressants, I have heard from a pharmacist and a nurse that it can literally kill you.  Although I did it tons and didn't die, but it's just generally not the healthiest if temporarily effective coping strategy.  Plus it's fun so I get it.  There is rehab and AA though.  And like don't drink on Valium so they say.  I have also heard three drinks on these pills TOPS from a nurse

 

Really? Don't be an as****e people are prescribed this medication in different amounts of different ailments. You sound like a c**t. Who cares if you take more?

your heart is speeding up because of a drop in blood pressure and your body wants to compensate.

Look...I don't think anyone should mix seroquel & alcohol but you're on such a baby, baby dose of seroquel I think you're fine. Focus on other things that require your immediate attention!!

Dude enjoy life even when your down its all a test

I did this just last night. I ingested 2000 mg seroquel, about 10 Buspar, and about 7 beers. It took it a long time to kick in but when it did...Whoa!! I could not walk. I gelt like i was more intoxicated than i have ever been but my mind was clea. Mu heaet starting racing and would soeed up a lot more with activity. Needless to say, i will nit be intrested in trying that method again. I hope this helps. Take care

How did your brother die? I take 25-75mg Seroquel that I absolutely need to sleep. I have done so for many years. I have drunk what I consider moderately for a long time. Currently, I am having a condition with my legs and feet that is alarming me. I have a strange discoloration in my feet and my legs and arms feel funny. I have been told it could be vasculitis or paresthesia.

Easier said then done

you drink to forget and you also forget that you might die when mixing those meds... good luck to you. Hardcore chick mean : no brain and full of problems to fix but won't admit it.