AboutDaniel S. Harrop, M.D. Expertise I am a Psychiatrist (M.D.), Board Certified in Adult, Geriatric and Forensic Psychiatry, member of the faculty at both the Harvard Medical School and the Brown University School of Medicine.Special expertise in psychopharmacology, forensic (legal) work, individual, group and family psychotherapy and counseling, and utilization review and managed care/quality assurance topics.
Can you weigh in on drinking alcohol and taking Luvox. I have been on the medication for anxiety/depression/OCD for 4 years and have not touched a drop of alcohol in all that time since my doctor told me not to drink while taking it. But it's been a long time and I would like to have one drink with my friends sometimes. Will anything bad happen? I am on 100 mg once a day. Thanks for your input.
Erin
Answer You should really ask you MD why he said no alcohol ever. I tell my patients, who have never had an alcohol or drug problem, that they can have ONE (and I emphasize ONE) mixed drink (ONE oz), or wine (4oz) or beer with a meal if they want (ie, they can use it as a food product). In some circumstances this does make the anxiety worse, in which case they have to lay off completely.
