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Drinking alcohol during antidepressant treatment — a cause for concern?

Emerging evidence suggests a risk of pathological intoxication when patients taking SSRIs consume alcohol. Andrew Herxheimer and David B. Menkes investigate

By Andrew Herxheimer and David B. Menkes

Emerging evidence suggests a risk of pathological intoxication when patients taking SSRIs consume alcohol. Andrew Herxheimer and David B. Menkes investigate

Aggressive behaviour has resulted when alcohol is used by a person taking prescribed drugs  including:

  • antidepressants
  • proton pump inhibitors
  • tranquillisers

Andrew Herxheimer a renowned Clinical Pharmacologist, was and emeritus fellow, UK Cochrane Centre, and co-convenor, Cochrane Adverse Effects Methods Group.

David B. Menkes is Associate Professor of psychiatry at Waikato Clinical School, University of Auckland, New Zealand -  is an academic psychiatrist with a background in psychology and pharmacology (PhD 1983, Yale), and a continuing interest in the optimal use and toxicology of drug treatments in psychiatry.

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