Alcohol Possible health problems related to alcohol

[bluesteyes]

Ever since June2016 I have taking 6mg of subuxone for chronic pain

For the past few months I have been taking Zoloft (SSRI antidepressant). Thepast 4 weeks I have been taking 50mg per day.

I have developed a number of strange symptoms, and I don't know if it's comingfrom the drugs, or alcohol usage. On average, I drink a 6 pack of IPA beer pernight (6.2% alcohol level). No more. Don't drink wine or hard liquor. This hasbeen going on since August 2016 or so.

My symptoms:

1) Possible Gynecomastia. My nipples are sore all the time. If I squeeze themthey feel like they are swollen.
2) Acne on my forehead and behind the back of my ears. Some days it's bad,other days it's mild.
3) Vivid nightmares during sleep. All related to traumatic events from my childhood.
4) Constant lethargy. Don't want to get out of bed in the morning. In fact, onweekends I usually stay in bed until 5pm.
5) General lack of enthusiasm for life. No need for striving. No suicidalthoughts, though.
6) When I get an erection it hurts. Especially near the top part of my penis.During an erection the penis appears to be more of a red purplish color insteadof pinkish red. Any sort of touching is painful, and ejaculation is painful.When erect, penis also appears to be 1/3 less of the size that it used to be.Note - I do not have prolonged erections.

I am going to have a big blood work up on my endocrine system next week. Iguess my basic question is if the IPA beer I have been drinking is heavy enoughto cause the symptoms above? I am sure it is not helping. I know it is not goodto drink and take antidepressants. However, my doc and I are wondering if mostof what is happening above maybe my body's reaction to the Zoloft. I shouldmention that none of these symptoms appeared until after I started taking theSSRI. Vivid dreams are a well known side effect of Zoloft.

 

[keeping]

all kinds of common psychological and dermatological issues that could be related to either set of ailments here but number six is definitely not and you should report it to your Dr yesterday, and maybe a specialist if you and your Dr are both scratching your heads (excuse the pun) over it.
a side effect of Zoloft is genital anhedonia which basically means you physically can't feel any good sexual feelings, even when you ejaculate. but the pain and swelling nah fuck that if it were my penis i'd taper off Zoloft asap.
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[truenamebrand]

Alcohol takes a tremendous toll on the liver and the pancreas, primarily. But knowing the liver's function, filtering out toxins from the body, heavy alcohol use (and a six pack of 6.2 ABV beer nightly is moderately heavy), can and will take its toll on just about every organ and bodily function imaginable.

I used to drink heavily and about six months ago stopped altogether. Since then, I have felt generally much healthier overall. Once the liver function is impaired and begins to fail, all other organs will follow -- leading to, among other things, cancer in any number of areas of the body.

If you are not an alcoholic, I would reduce the amount of alcohol consumed or it's almost guaranteed to shorten your lifespan.

 

[bluesteyes]

I drink no more than a 6pk a night of IPA beer (6.2% - not the double IPA). I have no idea if this is considered alcoholic or not, but I know it's not good for me health wise. I think I am going to reduce and stop. You really feel I will feel that much better? As I mentioned before, I take antidepressant drugs, and it's to my understanding that booze can reduce their efficacy. But it's just so tempting because along with a mild sleeping pill it helps me get to sleep. However, as you know, you get frequent awakenings and have to piss.

 

[Silverspoon13]

Thyroid can be the cause of lethargy, depression, acne and much more. So glad you're having an endocrine panel test!

Acne can be related to sweating, oily skin. Try adding mousierizer even if it seems strange. Oil production is trying to heal dry skin.

Trazadone has been known to cause priapism which is very serious. It is more of a painful involuntary erection.

Zoloft can cause breast enlargement in males, breast pain and growth! I will add a link for you. Skin color changes, purple or blue spots noted, inflamed penis, changes in sexual activity (including ejaculation) and many other symptoms you described!
I'm a nurse, and this link is reliable and correlates with known healthcare drug guides.

Can I ask 1. What mess were you taking prior to Zoloft 4 weeks earlier?
2. High blood pressure?
3. When can you get back to your prescribing doctor?

I feel you should discuss this with him/her next week and as soon as you can. These are side effects both rare and common. You may need to find another antidepressant to help! It isn't unusual to be switched a few times before you find what's best!
I also want to ask if your drinking increased when you started Zoloft? It seems almost a coping mechanism to deal with your symptoms.

 

[d1nach]

I dont drink but i felt like thiss is almost word for word what said


Alcohol and Skin Disorders
WITH A FOCUS ON PSORIASIS
Natalia Kazakevich, MD; Megan N. Moody, MD, MPH; Jennifer M. Landau, BS; Leonard H. Goldberg, MD|Disclosures
Skin Therapy Letter. 2011;16(4)

ALCOHOL AND SKIN DISORDERS
Cutaneous abnormalities have been associated with alcoholism and are either caused indirectly through impaired functioning of other organ systems or directly from the toxic effects of alcohol on the skin.

Skin Changes Indirectly Caused by Alcohol

The majority of cutaneous manifestations associated with excess alcohol use are indirectly mediated through the impairment of various organ systems.

Hepatic dysfunction impairs estrogen and bile salt metabolism, resulting in characteristic findings of spider angiomata, palmar erythema, and pruritis.[2,3,5] Male alcoholics are consequently hyperestrogenic.[2] In addition to high estrogen levels, testosterone production is also inhibited, further exacerbating the problem. Direct inhibition of testosterone production leads to gynecomastia, which presents as a disappearance and redistribution of body and pubic hair and female pattern fat redistribution.[2] Caput medusae and hemorrhoids are the result of hepatofugal blood flow caused by portal hypertension from liver cirrhosis.

Systemic and superficial skin infections, including bacterial and fungal infections, represent another health problem found to be more prevalent in alcoholics.[2–4] The higher incidence of infections is likely attributable to multiple factors, including alcohol associated nutritional deficiencies in combination with immunodeficiency. Most notably, zinc and vitamin C deficiencies lead to poor wound healing, weakened mucosal barriers, and altered immune defenses with increased risk for infections. Group A streptococci, Corynebacterium, and Staphylococcus aureus are common bacterial culprits,[2] as are fungal infections with various tinea and Candida species.[2,3]

Malabsorption associated with alcoholism is another mode by which alcohol can produce cutaneous abnormalities. Angular stomatitis, glossitis, perifollicular hemorrhages, pellagra, petechia, and ecchymosis are just a few such cutaneous manifestations.

Skin Changes Directly Caused by Alcohol

Porphyria Cutanea Tarda (PCT) is a metabolic disorder with cutaneous manifestations resulting from an aberration in hepatic heme biosynthesis. Whether acquired or inherited, PCT results from a deficiency in one of the hepatic enzymes involved in porphyrin metabolism, specifically uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase.[2,3,6] The resultant upstream accumulation of photoreactive porphyrin precursors renders the skin extremely photosensitive.[2] Alcohol is a potent inducer of the hepatic enzymes and the heme metabolic pathway, leading to an accumulation of photoreactive porphyrin compounds proximal to the enzymatic defect and, thus, precipitating PCT flare-ups.[3,6] The cutaneous characteristics of an acute PCT attack include skin blistering and erosions on sun exposed areas[2,3] that resolve leaving residual scarring and milia.

Alcohol impairs the vasomotor center of the brain, inducing peripheral vasodilatation.[2,3] Hence, it has been suggested that this resultant cutaneous vasodilatation may exacerbate rosacea,[2,3] contributing to the hallmark redness and flushing. Alcohol can also promote facial erythema in people without rosacea through a genetic deficiency involving an alcohol metabolism enzyme.

For more information and the full article here is the link



http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/742538_3

 

[Silverspoon13]

I love medscape!

Here is also what I found!
http://www.healthyplace.com/other-i...ations/zoloft-sertraline-patient-information/