1. How Safe is It to take alcohol with medicine?
Mixing alcohol with prescription medication is risky because it could have serious, even life
threatening consequences.
If you are on prescription medication, or even some over-the-counter medications or herbal
remedies, drinking alcohol is not recommended. Because in addition to causing dangerous side
effects that can kill a person, even if the result is not as extreme it could make the medication
become toxic to the body or just lessen the effect of the medication.
Most medication’s packaging should include information about the drug and what it cannot be
mixed with. Mixing alcohol with some medications, even after several hours, can cause a wide
range of reactions, including nausea, vomiting, headaches, and drowsiness, loss of coordination
or blackouts. You also increase your risk of suffering internal bleeding, heart and breathing
problems when you choose to combine alcohol with medication.
Many medications contain more than one ingredient and all of them can interact with alcohol
differently so your reaction could be extreme or mild depending on the amount of ingredients
reacting with the alcohol. Also keep in mind that some medications contain alcohol themselves,
which can increase your blood-alcohol level if you are already consuming alcohol.
So to answer the question, it’s best to rather abstain from drinking when you are on medication,
prescription or otherwise!
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