celexa and alcohol

[youngguy800]

hey Im a 21 yr old white male. I take 20mg of celexa every morning for anxiety. Anyways when I go to the bars and drink alcohol, I get the worst mental hangovers that linger for 2-3 days. I'll be fine that night, but the next day I will have terrible brain fog/confusion problems no matter how hydrated I am or what I eat.. I have been drinking on weekends since I was about 16. I cannot remember if the hangovers got this bad before or after i started anxiety medication.. . Could this be due to the celexa? Or is it some alcohol induced brain damage..

thanks

[youngguy800]

I know not drinking is the best thing to do.. I just enjoy going to the bar with friends on weekends and having a few drinks. I rarely even get too intoxicated. I just miss they days where I could mentally recover and feel my brain working come Monday morning. Honestly the thought of not being able to have a glass of wine one a Friday night is more depressing than anything :/

[nursegirl6572]

Your problem is two-fold.  For one, alcohol is a major depressant.  You drinking is basically undoing anything the Celexa is trying to do.  Alcohol alone will make you feel very depressed and anxious for days following a binge.  The Celexa is trying to work, but doesn't have a fighting chance at that point.  Not to mention, you shouldn't be drinking with this medication anyway...that's a given.

Really, your best bet is to stop drinking all together.  It is just going to exacerbate any depression and anxiety you may have.  I am an emotional mess the days after having a few drinks.  It's just not worth it.  You'd be surprised too, that you don't NEED the alcohol to have a good time.  I know it's tough at this stage of the game at your age, but you'd be surprised how such a NON big deal it is, to you and your friends, if you just stick with a soda.  Give it a try.

In the VERY least, don't drink to intoxication.  That's when things really get bad.  The only advice I can safely give you, based on the med, is to abstain all together...