Wow, you drink alcohol when you take pysch meds? You're braver than I ever was.

I imagine that may not be recommended.

Did you know, by the way, that there actually is a pill for restless leg syndrome? I kid you not. I'm not saying that to recommend it to you, either.

Good luck as you slow down the alcohol intake. Quitting smoking was my biggie. I substituted hard candy for cigarettes as my quitting strategy and cracked a tooth chewing on them so hard in withdrawal. So it's not easy. But I did that, so you can do this.

I am not on drugs therapy yet. but I am lending you an ear. :)

and of course hoping it works out.

Ha brave! Not exactly word I'd use in a self description. :-) had to writ last summer because I was misdiagnosed bpii and they had me on lithum.I've enjoyed my mini binge, but I get addicted so easily! That's why only smoke two to three cigs a say and one sixteen oz can of beer. I try to be careful in the midst if wanting to end it all. Because chances are I'll fail and just make myself more miserable. And/or make the people I love more miserable.

It's a slippery slope.

NO alcohol at all is necessary. Just don't go there.

I had a family relative die a few years ago from mixing her meds with alcohol. I wasn't close to her at all but it was still a tragedy. She was on Vicodin and Cymbalta. She was warned many times about drinking and prescription meds but she thought that it just couldn't happen to her. After all she was young. In her 30's. The night she died, she took her regular meds, had one glass of wine and a bottle of beer before bed. She never awoke. She left behind an ex husband and three children. It just isn't worth the risk.

Holy crap that's horrible! I'm so sorry to hear that. Was she unhealthy? I mean was it just that little but of alcohol and those meds? Wow that's scary. I feel like I'm too young to worry about cannot them to. Maybe I should reconsider... :-( boo!

It's the tylenol(acetaminophen) in Vicodin, It has a sporadic history of shutting down the liver, and kidneys. I know liver is there. Sporadic because people have mixed before, but the same person mixes again and it goes into destruct mode. A few years back it started happening, then they discovered that a normal dose becomes toxic to the organs, when alcohol has already taxed them. Lethal.

One of the reasons I don't drink with meds. Meds win, because pain is constant...needing a buzz isn't.

Good to know the science on that Jewells, especially since I have chronic kidney disease now. It reinforces my resolve to continue to abstain for my health. It ain't worth the buzz, as you say.

Ask your doctor about a dose or1/2 dose of xanax to quell the jitters. Also watch your caffiene intake, soda, chocolate and tea, are innocent sources, coffee of coarse in there.

This is in the comb John took, just to get you to the part where your body is accustomed to the Cymbalta., If it persists then Cymbalta may not be for you.
A partial list that should be reported to your doctor
Restlessness or inability to sit still
Extreme elation or feelings of happiness that may switch back and forth with a depressed or sad mood
Other unusual changes in behavior
Signs of serotonin syndrome (a rare but dangerous problem associated with certain medications) such as:


Confusion or other mental changes
A rapid heart rate
Nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea

I drink with my meds. I find I need it to take the edge off so I can sleep. Usually a drink a night, it helps me sleep.

My therapist says I should not drink at all because of the PTSD and I do try but when things get stressful, I seem to need an extra relaxer

My cousin suffered from depression and had pain in her leg from an auto accident. There is a reason why the "no alcohol" label is taped to prescription bottles. It wasn't placed there by accident. Crazycanuk, you may feel relaxed but on drink doubles the effects of medication. Two drinks triples the effects. A beer and one Vicodin is like taking two Vicodin. Two Vicodin and one beer is similar to taking 4 Vicodin. There are reasons as to why these medications are prescribed and not sold over the counter. Every 19 minutes, someone in the US dies from mixing alcohol and pain medication. That is 20,000 people a year.

Sometimes, what you DON'T put in your body can make just as big of an impact.

No caffeine. No chemicals from processed foods. It can really even you out.

I used to mix Xanax with champagne. I'll never forget the night I mixed it with cocaine, and I started to hallucinate. Scary stuff. Anyways, it's good you quit the Alcohol. Mixing those 2 are a recipe for disaster!

I just looked up Cymbalta. "Agitation" is one of the side effects that they list as "Call your doctor immediately if..."

Good call, Milla.

When I feel that way, I usually either go for a run or do some good, old fashioned deep cleaning.

Win-win...