I'm taking an antibiotic and am wondering if i drink, will it negate the effect of the antibiotic....
2007-01-05 08:59:21 · 8 answers · asked by kristen b 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
NO, of course doctors say not to drink with them , but I know better.
2007-01-05 09:09:47 · answer #1 · answered by bluetamparomeo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are not indicating the antibiotic you are taking but I can tell you the main reasons for not consuming alcohol with many antibiotics. The difference too... are we talking one drink or drinking until unconscious.This is not an all-inclusive list ..but you can get the idea.
1. Metronidazole (Flagyl) Alcohol consumed with this antibiotic can cause severe reactions of nausea, vomiting, diarrhea,GI bleeding, liver damage, seizures. This antibiotic has a part of the molecule that acts like Antabuse and prevents the alcohol from completely being metabolized and a build up of the toxins can make you violently ill or could possibly be fatal.
2. Sulfonamides (Bactrim,Septra) can cause a similar reaction with alcohol as metronidazole in some people. Nasea and Vomiting.
3. Zithromax, Biaxin, Erythromycins can be fairly hard on the liver to eliminate. Livers damaged by chronic alcohol may intensify this greatly. Competition for elimination may may drinking excessive alcohol fatal. Telithromycin (Ketek) in addition can potentiate the dowsiness caused by alcohol.
4. Tetracyclines/Doxycyclines can cause GI upset. Alcohol also causes excessive stomach acid to be released increasing the GI distress to the point of vomiting.
5. Nitrofurantoins (Macrobid, Macrodantin) cause GI upset worsened by alcohol. Nausea and Vomiting.
6. Augmentin can cacuse GI upset worsened by alcohol. Nausea and Vomiting
7. Quinolone antibiotics (Cipro, Levaquin) GI upset made worse. If the elimination of the antibiotic reduced significantly causing excessive blood levels, changes in the QT interval of the heart beat can cause it to fail. This can be true of the Erythromycins too. Nausea and Vomiting.
Most antibiotics are dosed at 7 to 8 times what is necessary to lethally kill the bacteria that are supceptible to it. Decreased absorbsion with most I am aware of only marginally change their effectiveness with alcohol. The main concern is intensifying side effects or harm caused to the patient rather than decreased effect of the drug.
2007-01-05 17:17:08 · answer #2 · answered by Bob 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know, but antibiotics can cancel the effect of birth control pills. That probably is true for the patch, too. Just an FYI.......
2007-01-05 09:08:53 · answer #3 · answered by nurse ratchet 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Any medication should be taken for itself. In any cases ethanol should be avoided because it changes the kinetics through the membranes at least.
But if you have blood in alcohol instead of alcohol in blood it will kill the microorganism before the antibiotics... and will kill you too.
2007-01-05 09:50:25 · answer #4 · answered by crazyworld 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes.. decreases obsorbtion and increases liver enzymes that break it down.
2007-01-05 10:20:14 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely!! You guessed it!! Now save your time and money and get well!!
2007-01-05 09:01:58 · answer #6 · answered by Dovey 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
STAY AWAY FROM ALCOHOL
2007-01-05 09:04:23 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, it also ***** up your body
2007-01-05 09:07:54 · answer #8 · answered by babyangel 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋