Antibiotics and alcohol....?

Question

My b/f bro is on doxycycline and drank last night (stupid I know!). He has been vomiting and just plain sick as a dog all day!! He now knows that he should not have combined the two, but are there any suggestions to how he could feel better? Any advice would be appreciated.Thanks.

Answer 1

Many medications can interact with alcohol, leading to increased risk of illness, injury, or death. For example, it is estimated that alcohol-medication interactions may be a factor in at least 25 percent of all emergency room admissions. An unknown number of less serious interactions may go unrecognized or unrecorded. This Alcohol Alert notes some of the most significant alcohol-drug interactions.

ANTIBIOTICS- Antibiotics are used to treat infectious diseases. 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.

Combining DOXYCYCLINE and ALCOHOL should be avoided as it would lead to liver disease.-

Answer 2

I don't think it's the combination of doxycycline and alcohol that's making him sick. There's something else going on and he needs to see a doctor ASAP. He needs fluids to prevent dehydration and he needs something to stop the nausea. Since it's the holiday, see if you can find a pharmacy that's open and ask the pharmacist for a recommendation to stop the nausea.

I hate it when some dimwit gives a smart-axx answer. My Christmas wish for that person is, "may you have the same nausea and vomiting for 24 hours."

Answer 3

Even if your b/f can't keep anything down, the best thing you could do for him is to go out and get some Gatorade. This will help replenish his system from the electrolytes he lost from vomiting. Just let him rest, and try to keep pushing the fluids until you can get to the doctor.I'm sure he'll be fine.Try giving him some Popsicles. And try to discourage mixing ANY kind of meds with alcohol.

Answer 4

let him suffer for his stupidity. it's not lethal and he may need to double up his next dose of antibiotic and STOP DRINKING BOOZE