I need some help with how my medications mix with alcohol…for my 21st birthday :P?
Question by Julia: I need some help with how my medications mix with alcohol…for my 21st birthday :P?
I’m 20 years old right now and I’m planning on having a party with some friends for my 21st birthday in May. I’m under a lot of different medications that almost all of them say “do not take with alcohol”…”as this may intensify the side effects…” or something like that.. here’s a list of the meds:
Klonopin (for anxiety) 1mg
Lexapro (for major depression and social phobia) 10mg
Ropinirole (for restless leg syndrome) .5mg
Gabapentin (for leg pain and body aches) 3 times daily 300mg
Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen 5/325mg (as needed)
Omeperazole (for acid reflux) 40mg
Amlodapine/Benazapril (Lotrel) (for hypertension) 10/40mg
Metroprolol ER Succinate 50mg (for hypertension) (beta blocker)
Hydrochlorothiazide (water pill and for treatment of water retention and hypertension) 12.5mg
and I have a pre existing condition called Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) which causes the high blood pressure in the first place…
I am also overweight ish… I’m 5,8 (1.73cm) and weigh 225lbs (102 kg – 16 stones)
So my question is.. is that I know the side effects of these medicines and I was wondering if drinking alcohol would make the side effects worse AND make my blood alcohol level go up or would the BAC still be the same regardless of the worsening side effects..
If you yourself are a physician or have experience with any of these medications and drinking then I would appreciate your feedback.
Thank You!!!!
🙂
Best answer:
Answer by Harrald
Have you ever missed a day without taken your medicines? I do sometimes, but I do not feel any differently. Try to remember if any specific medication missed make you notice. Otherwise, how does alcohol affect you? Advice I received from an Anatomy professor in university about hangovers has remained with me all these years. The advice still works: drink one glass or small glass of water, cola between each drink of alcohol. This practice reduces the volume of alcohol in your stomach longer that can make you sick if you overdrink. I prefer 7UP or Stripe as they are sweet. The chemistry behind this practice is that 8 molecules of water from the body are metabolized(burned)for one molecule of alcohol. This explains why one is always thirsty after a long night of drinking alcohol. To lessen or avoid an alcoholic hangover the next morning, drink a glass of fruit juice before bedtime. The Fructose, fruit sugar, in juice plays a role in reducing the strength of hangovers.
The important factor to consider before a party, is that you skip your daily medications for one day.
Good Luck.
Harrald
Answer by too.muchtv
This is what your pharmacists is for. They are free to see and are experts in this type of thing. Just call your pharmacists and ask. Pharmacists aren’t register monkeys, they study this for years. Ask about planned drinking.
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