People always say you shouldnt drink when you on medication, or its not good to drink when taking medication? WHY, what is the scientific reason for this, except that you get drunk easier?
2007-02-26 11:21:28 · 11 answers · asked by Mackn 1 in Health ➔ Other - Health
Alcohol has many adverse effects on your health even if you are not on any medication ( mainly on the liver ).
in the case you are taking medications alcohol has several drug interactions leading to the potentiation of drug effects in many cases due to either decreased metabolism of drugs or due to having the same direct effect on targets tissues.
it kinda hard to explain this more here ( it would take pages and pages ) , but my advice is doing a search at the Health Information Center : http://google.com/coop/cse?cx=007185308018807068018%3Ax2z07lqx3mg
use the words alcohol + medications and see what results you get .
2007-02-26 11:35:48 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
oh for goodness sakes people, loosen up a little! There are those of us who have a glass of wine or a couple of beers every great once in awhile and it doesn't make us alcoholics! Actually wine has been shown to be good for your heart and a few beers are good to flush out your kidneys (in moderation of course). While I agree it is never the optimal thing to do to mix medication and alcohol, most drugs will not hurt you if you only "have a couple beers" over the weekend. If you were definitely not supposed to drink on a certain prescription, believe me, it would say it on the bottle! If you drink a couple beers or have a glass of wine with your atenolol you may become more drowsy than when you take it alone. Just as the bottle said. An example of what I said above is the medication flagyl. It is a medicine used to treat bacterial infections. It tells you in huge letters on the bottle NOT TO DRINK ALCOHOL WHILE TAKING IT AND EVEN FOR 3 DAYS AFTER YOU STOP TAKING THE DRUG. In this case, don't mix it with alcohol! The reason for this one is that flagyl is in the same group of drugs that they give to alcoholics to keep them from drinking. If they drink, they will get sick as a dog: nausea, vomiting, and horrible diarrhea. It certainly makes them not want to drink again! So anywho, if you are absolutely not supposed to have any amount of alcohol at all, the prescription bottle will say, your doctor will tell you, and your pharmacist would too. Relax, drink you a couple of beers and have fun!
2016-03-29 02:12:32 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Interactions between medications and alcohol happen frequently. In many cases it effects the mechanism of which the medication was intended to be used for. Essentially, the drug will not be doing its job...and if the medication is used to treat a serious illness, you can see what devastating consequences it can have on the treatment. Alcohol also "thins" your blood, so the effect of the drug can be altered either by having a greater effect, or a lesser one.
2007-02-26 11:31:57 · answer #3 · answered by flyers_hockey_89 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Alcohol is a chemical and can create chemical reactions with medications forming toxins. The effects could be anywhere from just being sick to more serious effects like claking out, amnesia, or even going into a coma.
2007-02-26 11:30:54 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i'll break it down for you...when you take medications it changes the way your body dose things...it changes the chemical reactions in your brain....drink does pretty much the same thing...mix the two can seriosly mess up your body's chemical reactions...and you have no idea how your body will react to these changes...it could kill you or cause the medication not to work...it's the same thing as some prescriptions not working with each other or causing ill effects...if a medication tells you not to mix it with alcohol you shouldn't...dont get me wrong i get the whole pills and drinking thing...i've done my share of it...but i almost died a few years back because of it...it scared me straight...i hope i've done the same for you...
2007-02-26 11:35:02 · answer #5 · answered by tremuloustatterdemalion 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some medications are anti-histamines which lowers your blood pressure...alcohol lowers your blood pressure = you drop dead 60% of the time. If you've ever seen the Viagra commercial they say dont take nitrates while on Viagra, it causes a sudden drop in blood pressure...Ive been on a call before where a guy dropped dead because of that.
2007-02-26 11:30:28 · answer #6 · answered by fr33d0m09 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are drug-drug interaction, drug-food interaction and drug-alcohol interactions. This will affect the effectivity of the drug. It is better that you refrain from alcohol when you take your medication for better results.
2007-02-26 11:38:51 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It can cause death,look it up alcohol ands pills mixed in your browser you will see.tow chemicals at anytime can cause disaster
2007-02-26 11:38:08 · answer #8 · answered by roncj88 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no it may cause serious medical problems
2007-02-26 11:31:37 · answer #9 · answered by dbdoggreen 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It can cause your med to be ineffectiveor overaffective and can cause serious side effects.
2007-02-26 11:29:52 · answer #10 · answered by rowlann 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋