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Can i drink one glass of red wine a day while i'm on prozac (fluoxetine) 40mg/day? thanks for your time

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

What did your : Prescriber say? Alcohol can intensify the effects of prozac (fluoxetine). It can also impact depression because it is a depressant. It can effect anxiety as well. I ask my patients who take pyschotropic medications not to drink alcohol.

Dr Pappas agreed

Answered 6/20/2013

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