2006-11-20 06:53:22 · 19 answers · asked by rob261171 1 in Health ➔ Mental Health
This medicine contains the active ingredient disulfiram, which is a type of medicine called an aldehyde dehydrogenase inhibitor. It is prescribed to recovering alcoholics to help them abstain from drinking alcohol. If someone taking this medicine drinks alcohol, it quickly causes a severe, unpleasant and potentially dangerous reaction and knowledge of this fact can help to stop people from drinking.
2006-11-20 06:55:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
You will be very very ill. A friend of mine who is an alcoholic, was desperate for a drink, altho taking Antabuse, and he woke up in hospital having had a heart attack. This is true. Also "ca canny" on things like aftershaves and some foods, as they can contain small amounts of alcohol. Anyway, I wouldn't like to try it - but its a great drug to get off booze, even as a last resort.
2006-11-20 06:58:40 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, that's the whole point of taking the Antabuse, isn't it...you aren't supposed to drink. You will become VIOLENTLY ill. Vomiting, diarrhea, severe migraines, dehydration, abdominal pain. It will put you in the hospital. Even just one drink.
2006-11-20 06:57:24 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Some 5-10 minutes after alcohol intake, the patient may experience the effects of a severe hangover for a period of 30 minutes up to several hours. Symptoms include a body rash, accelerated heart rate, shortness of breath, nausea, and vomiting.
2006-11-20 06:59:18 · answer #4 · answered by Polo 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Disulfiram (Antabuse) plus even small amounts of alcohol produces flushing, throbbing in head and neck, throbbing headache, respiratory difficulty, nausea, copious vomiting, sweating, thirst, chest pain, palpitation, dyspnea, hyperventilation, tachycardia, hypotension, syncope, marked uneasiness, weakness, vertigo, blurred vision, and confusion. In severe reactions, there may be respiratory depression, cardiovascular collapse, arrhythmias, myocardial infarction, acute congestive heart failure, unconsciousness, convulsions, and death.
2006-11-20 06:57:13 · answer #5 · answered by imrtl 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you will start throwing up within mitutes of drinking one drink and will not stop throwing up and you have to keep drinking water so you can have something to throw up other than you guts.
if you are on antabuse....stay off alcohol.
2006-11-20 06:57:25 · answer #6 · answered by jamestaylordesigns 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You will be violently ill. It's the worst possible thing you could do while taking that medication.
2006-11-20 07:00:38 · answer #7 · answered by jframeisu 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
this is a very dangerous combination, you should be violently sick, and prolonged abuse could lead to serious internal injury, just give up the booze.
2006-11-20 06:56:43 · answer #8 · answered by ? 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You will end up having belly cramps
2006-11-20 06:56:03 · answer #9 · answered by Brenno 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Aaarrgh! You'll be sicker than a sick person on national sick day.
Don't go there!
2006-11-20 07:03:38 · answer #10 · answered by mcfifi 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋