Can patients have alcohol while on an antidepressant?

 This page was last updated/ edited on March 12, 2023. Question from a Member: Patients often ask about the safety of drinking alcohol while on antidepressants. Recently, I have had a college-aged patient tell me that, since taking escitalopram, her response to alcohol (severity of intoxication) is exaggerated per any given amount consumed. I have…