# Can I give blood?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-give-blood/81021>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 12, 2001, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-give-blood/81021 "2001-09-12T05:55:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![kathmandu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5f8ce5/32.png) [@kathmandu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kathmandu)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2001, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-give-blood/81021/1 "2001-09-12T05:55:49Z")

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I am living in a small town and can’t get through to the Red Cross. I would like to give blood, but am currently on the antidepressant Paxil. Will this disqualify me? I know this isn’t the forum for medical advice, but I thought if there are any doctors here they might be able to give me a quick answer.

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**Author:** ![Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/50afbb/32.png) [@Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duck_Duck_Goose)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2001, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-give-blood/81021/2 "2001-09-12T11:08:40Z")

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Link to [Who can’t give blood?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=86505) thread.