Originally Posted by
biminiblue 
Hm. You might want to Google the effects of combining alcohol and Effexor. Does your doctor know how much you're drinking on it?
Right now I am not drinking and just restarted the Effexor after being off of it for 3 months. Now I know it wasn't a good idea to stop taking it and I stopped cold turkey and had terrible withdrawl. My doctor got after me for that-I stopped it without telling her. It's my one month anniversary of NO ALCOHOL. I've stopped before, and restarted-usually by being around it in social situations. I've needed to avoid places where alcohol is around, or I am too tempted. I am in outpatient treatment now as well. Counseling and group therapy are helping. It helps to know you are not alone with the problem and there is a lot of support out there. Both alcoholism and depression can cause a person to isolate themselves.