Taking Medications Correctly From the WebMD Archives
Claudia was doing well. The Prozac she d been prescribed was working to treat her depression. She was handling a high-stress job, enjoying life as a newlywed, and making progress in therapy.
Then she went to a birthday party for her boss. She knew alcohol was off-limits for people, like herself, on anti-depressants. Alcohol is a depressant, her psychiatrist had warned. It could counteract the Prozac.
But believing the consequences would be minor, Claudia (not her real name) ordered a margarita. By the time she d finished a second one, she was drunk. And she was flirting with a woman. I was a different person aggressive, she says.