2006-07-24 18:19:33 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Other - Health
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2006-07-24 18:22:05 · answer #1 · answered by heidielizabeth69 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Generally, you want to avoid drinking alcohol while on any medications to avoid any drug interactions.
There is a particular antibiotic called metronidazole. When you drink alcohol while taking metronidazole, it's possible you can suffer from severe nausea, vomiting, cramping, facial flushing/redness, and headache. This is called the "disulfiram reaction"-- disulfiram is the generic name of the drug Antabuse, which is used to control alcoholism by making them sick when they drink alcohol.
Text below taken from:
http://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/aa27.htm
In combination with acute alcohol consumption, some antibiotics may cause nausea, vomiting, headache, and possibly convulsions; among these antibiotics are furazolidone (Furoxone), griseofulvin (Grisactin and others), metronidazole (Flagyl), and the antimalarial quinacrine (Atabrine). Isoniazid and rifampin are used together to treat tuberculosis, a disease especially problematic among the elderly and among homeless alcoholics. Acute alcohol consumption decreases the availability of isoniazid in the bloodstream, whereas chronic alcohol use decreases the availability of rifampin. In each case, the effectiveness of the medication may be reduced.
2006-07-24 18:34:01 · answer #2 · answered by synergistic_insight 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Alcohol reduces and in some cases neutralizes the effect of antibiotics . That's why they say you should not consume alcohol while taking the medication.
2006-07-24 18:57:56 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Alcohol kills the antibiotics, which are supposed to gradually build up in your system.
So the effect is that it nullifies any benefits of taking antibiotics.
2006-07-24 18:26:05 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i am a nurse and drinking alcohol while taking a antibiotic makes it less effective...plus some alcohol will interact with some different kinds of medicine and might make u have a reaction...hope this helps...
2006-07-24 18:28:05 · answer #5 · answered by tylertxchick 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
stimulates the drug and makes the brain react uncoordinately.
good times with a bottle of rum and codein =()
2006-07-24 18:24:58 · answer #6 · answered by ]{ane 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends on the antibiotic...some can make you throw up and more.
2006-07-24 18:23:09 · answer #7 · answered by sierra 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nothing
2006-07-24 18:21:44 · answer #8 · answered by rickinobetz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋