Poll of the Day > I got le triggered today

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Got prescribed a new depression med and the pharmacist said I absolutely can't drink on it because it heightens the affects of alcohol. Even just one drink.

I had a flash feeling of "shit why couldn't I have gotten this when I was drinking" followed by "I want to try it really badly."

Shit sucks, man.
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was your pharmacist lanhikari? if so you can probably assume its 100% wrong lmfao hahahahahah
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Stay strong Jen.

You can do this.
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SmokeMassTree posted...

Stay strong Jen.

You can do this.

Yeah I'm not gonna drink or anything but man it's a real bummer.
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Jennifer0883 you seemed to have skipped my post which had the solution to ur problem
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That sucks, especially since it's unavoidable. They have to legally let you know those sorts of things. Use that rational part of your brain and tell yourself, "I wasn't going to drink anyway, so having this medication doesn't change that promise to be sober."

edededdy posted...

was your pharmacist lanhikari? if so you can probably assume its 100% wrong lmfao hahahahahah

@LanHikari10

#getrekt
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Was the medication Latuda?

Honestly, I like having such a great reason to not drink. Its so much easier to say that I can't drink because of my medication than any other reason. Its one of the only things that people don't immediately try to convince you is wrong.
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DrPrimemaster posted...

Was the medication Latuda?

Honestly, I like having such a great reason to not drink. Its so much easier to say that I can't drink because of my medication than any other reason. Its one of the only things that people don't immediately try to convince you is wrong.

I must be hanging out with some shitty people then, because when I was having severe stomach issues, people would keep pushing drinks on me, even though a 4% would have me reeling in pain.

DrPrimemaster posted...

Was the medication Latuda?

Honestly, I like having such a great reason to not drink. Its so much easier to say that I can't drink because of my medication than any other reason. Its one of the only things that people don't immediately try to convince you is wrong.

Welbutrin

Yeah, that's true as well. That's a good idea too. I hate the peer pressure to drink and I haven't really wanted to be like, "hey I can't drink I'm an alcoholic" because that'll kill the vibe. I haven't been in the situation yet but you're right I can say medication now.

GanglyKhan posted...

That sucks, especially since it's unavoidable. They have to legally let you know those sorts of things. Use that rational part of your brain and tell yourself, "I wasn't going to drink anyway, so having this medication doesn't change that promise to be sober."

Yeah it was just fleeting and I'm really not interested in drinking so I just let it fly away.
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Jen0125 posted...

Wellbutrin

So is it like a round orange pill?
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Jen0125 posted...

Yeah it was just fleeting and I'm really not interested in drinking so I just let it fly away.

Good job!

EclairReturns posted...

Jen0125 posted...

Wellbutrin

So is it like a round orange pill?

I haven't looked at the color but it is round. I don't take it until the morning.

GanglyKhan posted...

Jen0125 posted...

Yeah it was just fleeting and I'm really not interested in drinking so I just let it fly away.

Good job!

Thanks lol. I only have 45 days sober so far this time around so it'd be a shame to relapse.
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Jen0125 posted...

Welbutrin

Yeah don't mix this with alcohol. It only heightens the bad effects like nausea, the spins, etc...at least that's how it was for me, worst night ever. Barely helped with the buzzed/good effects and was pretty unnoticeable of a difference.

Like for real,being on that's a better reason to not drink. Not worth it imo

Jen0125 posted...

Thanks lol. I only have 45 days sober so far this time around so it'd be a shame to relapse.

Only? That's more than me and my vices. I don't want to make it a comparison issue because that's unfair in a lot of different ways, but I still think that's a really good number. And there's always room for another day to add on there.

I'm likely reading too far into it, lol

xanax and alcohol was always a guaranteed blackout. just say no kids. also stay strong with the sobriety jen. youre a better woman than me

LaggnFragnLarry posted...

xanax and alcohol was always a guaranteed blackout. just say no kids. also stay strong with the sobriety jen. youre a better woman than me

I've never taken Xanax before. I feel like it doesn't get prescribed a ton. I take visteril for my anxiety but that's just an anti histamine type medication.
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Jen0125 posted...

I take visteril for my anxiety but that's just an anti histamine

a combination anti-anxiety/anti-histamine? that sounds awesome!
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Sahuagin posted...

Jen0125 posted...

I take visteril for my anxiety but that's just an anti histamine

a combination anti-anxiety/anti-histamine? that sounds awesome!

The only thing that sucks is my anti depressant and that both have side effects of fatigue and dry mouth so my throat is dry and I'm always tired lmao
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Zangulus posted...

I take Wellbutrin and Xanax and drink like a fish.

Im cool.

Your dick doesn't work man
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SmokeMassTree posted...

Zangulus posted...

I take Wellbutrin and Xanax and drink like a fish.

Im cool.

Your dick doesn't work man

Prolly the Welbutrin. Same shit happened to me when I was on it.
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I don't drink alcohol anyway and I'm perfectly fine with respect to the lower body part (not that it's applicable to me, seeing as I have no girlfriend).

It also helps with weight loss, so I really have nothing to complain about.
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*le hugs*
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Zangulus posted...

DocDelicious posted...

Prolly the Welbutrin. Same shit happened to me when I was on it.

Nope. I have no side effects from either medication.

Yeah, that's not true.

https://imgur.com/LtWBUQi
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stoptakingit, drinkyourfill

SmokeMassTree posted...

not true

I don't think Xanax, Effexor, or Wellbutrin are the same type of medication.
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Zangulus posted...

Funny how he even goes and pulls the image

The fact that he takes screenshots of peoples' posts is proof of just how creepy the guy is.
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Bacon_Pancakes posted...

Jen0125 posted...

Welbutrin

Yeah don't mix this with alcohol. It only heightens the bad effects like nausea, the spins, etc...at least that's how it was for me, worst night ever. Barely helped with the buzzed/good effects and was pretty unnoticeable of a difference.

Like for real,being on that's a better reason to not drink. Not worth it imo

This. I got all the bad effects and couldn't actually get drunk. Unless it was a weird day and one drink would give me a hangover. Also made smoking suck. It was a great medication for not using substances imo

Those feelings are part of life. I'm going to donate blood before I get more tattoos, and even though I haven't drunk for over a year my first thought was "super easy to get drunk now"

Brains...
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F u, brains!

My depression is really killing my vibe these past few days. I've been feeling really really low. Agh.
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That means you can only go upwards.
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No, there is still a lot lower I could go. I'm still getting out of bed but a lot of that has to do with the fact that I'm able to recognize that it's my depression symptoms now and that I'm not actually sad and nothing is actually wrong right now I guess. And that's a pretty great thing.

Well I have some things wrong but nothing laying in bed all day is going to fix.
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But you will up and atom, right?
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Yeah. I'm on my way to group therapy. I have to meet with my sponsor today and go to an AA meeting tonight.
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Sounds good.
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It doesn't cure a damn thing about depression but I recommend some b vitamin and d vitamin supplements for low mood. It can at least help with elevated mood

People who have been drinking long term have chronically lowered B vitamin levels and would likely benefit from supplementation for a while when recovering. Get that blood all healthy. It can be part of your lowered mood. Sublingual B vitamin supplements might make you feel a little better in a hurry

/Not real doctor advice just real friendly advice
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Yeah the treatment center I went to did IV infusions with 4000mg of vitamin b L with other nutrients too though.
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Jen0125 posted...

Yeah the treatment center I went to did IV infusions with 4000mg of vitamin b L with other nutrients too though.

You can only absorb so much b vitamin at a time and it takes months (or years if you're depleted enough) of chronic supplementing or injections to go from deficient to healthy blood levels. If you're not still supplementing at home it's worth considering. Could be adding clouds to that storm
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With IV transfusions to your blood stream you can absorb all of it. With pills you can only absorb so much.

And yeah, I only got 6 transfusions and the treatment center offers the transfusions to you at a price if you want to continue outside of treatment but I don't really want to pay for them.
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Normal B12 deficiency treatment involves injections and not IV, and still requires you to have follow up treatment and blood monitoring for months. IV vitamin treatment has been a scandal ridden fad in Canada and is not sanctioned by our health care. If it were cheaper and more effective I'm sure they would. Water soluble vitamins like riboflavin and b12 need to be replenished each day or levels drop. Even if you did IV before, your blood levels were great for that day, you absorbed all you could, and then your body is still deficient. That's just how those vitamins work, and part of why you don't overdose with a megadose like that. Needs to be built up every day (yes every day) for a long time. Can't turboload it or fix deficiency in just a few sessions, you pee it out.

Don't pay to do extra transfusions. You can request blood tests for vitamin levels and if they are low, you can supplement yourself. Sublingual B complex vitamins are cheap and do work, that's what I've been told to take and successfully used to treat chronic B vitamin deficiency

I will shut up about vitamins. good luck with the new meds--wellbutrin can be a really helpful tool for treatment.
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These were specially formulated IV bags made by naturopath medical doctors.
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Jen0125 posted...

These were specially formulated IV bags made by naturopath medical doctors.

that is good, i am sure the IVs were helpful. it is worth considering the human body is not physically capable of rapidly replenishing or storing water soluble b vitamins. no matter what is in the bag--that is not how your body uses those things. If there were a vitamin deficiency before you would still be deficient and feeling symptoms, just definitely not as much as you would have been without using the IVs or other megadosing methods. intramuscular injections are the only long lasting b vitamin treatment involving a needle. all treatments require many months of adherence to fix a deficiency

this is why my treatment took a solid 6 months to make headway. it takes a long time to build things up. there is no rush mode. that's physiology :(

https://www.nutrition.org.uk/nutritioninthenews/headlines/ivvitamins.html
https://academic.oup.com/alcalc/article/48/1/88/176005

You're more concerned with B1 (thiamine) than B12. it still works the same for absorption.
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If it makes you feel any better, mixing pills and alcohol is rarely a good feeling buzz.
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