{"id":1237,"date":"2019-04-17T15:32:28","date_gmt":"2019-04-17T15:32:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.womenshealthpractice.com\/?p=1237"},"modified":"2019-04-17T15:32:54","modified_gmt":"2019-04-17T15:32:54","slug":"drinking-drugs-and-sex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.womenshealthpractice.com\/?p=1237","title":{"rendered":"Drinking, Drugs and Sex"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"662\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.womenshealthpractice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/pexels-photo-38870.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.womenshealthpractice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/pexels-photo-38870.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/blog.womenshealthpractice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/pexels-photo-38870-300x199.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blog.womenshealthpractice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/pexels-photo-38870-768x508.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blog.womenshealthpractice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/pexels-photo-38870-91x60.jpeg 91w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s no surprise to most people that alcohol and their medications &#8216;drugs&#8217; do not mix. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The degree to which alcohol can interfere with your medications, and what symptoms you experience if you do both has not really been clarified. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The libido boosting medication Addi when mixed with alcohol causes fainting and lightheadedness. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because of the interaction with alcohol the FDA asked us gynos to have patients sign a paper that they wouldn&#8217;t drink at all if they took Addi for low libido. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But in a reversal of policy the FDA now says in a release quoted on Medscape:&#8221;Alcohol consumption is no longer a strict contraindication for the use of <a href=\"https:\/\/reference.medscape.com\/drug\/addyi-flibanserin-1000025\">flibanserin<\/a> (<em>Addyi<\/em>, Sprout Pharmaceuticals) to treat women who have hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD), according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/NewsEvents\/Newsroom\/PressAnnouncements\/ucm635847.htm\">latest information<\/a> from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is still wise to separate alcohol drinking from taking their libido medicine by at least 2 hours. You could even skip the dose that evening. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Medscape and others have called it the &#8216;pink pill or as it is also known: the &#8220;female Viagra,&#8221;  flibanserin was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medscape.com\/viewarticle\/849643\">approved<\/a>  in the United States in 2015 to treat acquired, generalized HSDD in  premenopausal women, a disorder that affects an estimated 10% of women.  Flibanserin is taken once daily at bedtime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The medication should work fairly quickly for those trying to improve sex drive. Women are advised to discontinue treatment after 8 weeks if they  do not see an improvement in sexual desire and associated distress.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s no surprise to most people that alcohol and their medications &#8216;drugs&#8217; do not mix. 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