Or have you seen anyone do this?What exactly happens?I've been on them 5 mths. and I'm getting a bit cocky about it all because I'm using shampoo and eating foods I was told to avoid.How bad is the reaction?
2006-07-17 12:29:13 · 10 answers · asked by karlos 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Allergies
????? first 3 answers have left me scratching my head?If you dont know about something then dont answer!I'm just trying to ascertain that my safety net is a realistic deterrent. As for answer 1 what should i have typed instead?"Has anybody ever "DRINKED" alcohol"??F kwit!!
2006-07-17 12:42:38 · update #1
Seriously - DO NOT drink alcohol while on anti-buse. It can cause complications that can be potentially fatal. It's easy to become complacent but even using an alcohol based aftershave etc can cause red skin rash, nausea, vomiting, stomach cramps etc. I'm sure your doctor has explained what you should avoid - you should listen to their advice. Just because you haven't had a reaction with the shampoo etc you've been using - doesn't mean you wont suffer a bad reaction in the future.
Plus you've done really well for the past 5 months - why spoil it now? Take care and Good Luck!
2006-07-21 06:50:00 · answer #1 · answered by joby 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Antabuse (disulfiram) is a medication which has no effect on how you feel at all, unless you drink alcohol. If you do drink while taking Antabuse, you will experience the ‘Antabuse reaction.’ How severe the Antabuse reaction is depends on the dose of Antabuse you are taking and how much alcohol you drink. If you take 250 mg per day (the lowest dose): If you were to have one drink while on Antabuse you would get a feeling of fullness in your head or a headache, your heart would beat a little faster, you might break into a sweat, and you might feel sick to your stomach. If you were to continue to drink, you’d feel worse and worse, becoming dizzy, vomiting, pounding headache, and so on. These symptoms go away by themselves in four to six hours.
The point is, you would not enjoy the alcohol, and knowing that alcohol would make you sick you won’t take that first drink. Antabuse teaches your body what your mind is already learning in treatment: “alcohol makes me sick and miserable.” Most people who take Antabuse experience a sense of relief and less craving - they know they can’t drink so they don’t have to fight a drink all day long. It is far easier to make the decision not to drink once a day in the morning than to have to make 10 or 20 decisions not to drink all day long.
Another great thing about Antabuse is that it continues to work even if you don’t take it for four to seven days. That is, you might get into such a rotten state of mind that you decide you want to go back to drinking, but the Antabuse will make you sick if you drink even if you don’t take it for four to seven days! Usually though, that rotten state of mind won’t last 4 to 7 days and you will be able to choose again; choose to be happy instead of miserable, to live and grow instead of dying the slow soul-sick death of alcoholism.
2006-07-17 12:57:26 · answer #2 · answered by Fraulein 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes I did see on person come into the ER who was on antabuse and downed half a bottle of liquor to try to kill himself... he almost got his wish... it's not pretty and it's nothing anyone would want to do... if you're going to kill yourself, there are much better ways than using antabuse and alcohol... it's REALLY WICKED... It took 4 BIG cops, just to hold him down so we could get the restraints on him and the even broke one of the leathers... You just go crazy.
2006-07-17 12:35:14 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I work as a psychiatric nurse and have seen the effects of doing this. It's a stupid thing to do, a waste of everyone's time, money, and effort and is one of the many reasons the NHS is in such crisis. Stop lying to yourself and others and admit what this is all about. Oh, and grow up.
2006-07-17 12:40:36 · answer #4 · answered by anon 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2017-02-19 12:34:36 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2017-02-09 01:02:36 · answer #6 · answered by Carole 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well i only took antabuse for 3 days 250mg I've been off of it for 3 days now...I stopped because of all the precautions of it sounds deadly as can be ...I fear of waking up in the morning half a sleep and using some hand sanitizer not thinking about it...and flopping out like fish...plus all the reviews on it about it being hard in your liver its self ....so now I find myself drinking a forty I've only drunk 6-8oz of it so far I feel fine....but however its not even been 5 minutes now...I'm getting a Lil headache but I always got a head ache when I first start drinking so idk man
2014-06-08 03:53:37 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well my friend was on it and she got sick as a dog, i wouldnt do it if i were you cause it will be just like you drank wayyy to much but you wont be drunk to numb the pain. why dont you just not take the pill, hold it in your mouth and go spit it out some where
and yea its drank not drunk
2006-07-17 12:33:49 · answer #8 · answered by puresplprix 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Has anyone ever "drunk" alcohol?
Maybe you should lay off the sauce and concentrate more on your English and grammar.
2006-07-17 12:33:06 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I snorted coke out of my nostril once .... Fanta nope... who scared you Dougall ?? I did it because someone made me snigger somewhat difficult.... that is not a sturdy look yet were given people rolling round giggling on the pained expression on my face ....
2016-12-10 11:04:46 · answer #10 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋