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A member asked:
If you drink while you are on nortriptyline can it raise your blood alcohol level?
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Alcohol and meds: It may prove to stay in your system longer, but not raise the levels over all.
Answered 9/28/2016
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I can not provide a: Direct answer to your question. Per drugs.Com there is postential for interaction 'can alter the effects of nortriptyline and cause increased side effects. Call the doctor if you experience uneven heartbeats, extreme drowsiness, confusion, agitation, vomiting, blurred vision, sweating, muscle stiffness, feeling light-headed, and seizures.'.
Answered 12/4/2013
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Should not mix.: Nortriptyline will not raise blood alcohol level; but in my experience, alcohol keeps antidepressant medications from providing desired benefits and increases the potential for adverse effects.
Answered 12/5/2013
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