Is it true that antibiotics get cancelled out if you drink alcohol?

I've always been convinced that this is some kind of myth, because im pretty sure i've drank through the majority of different courses of antibiotics over the years but problems still go away..I ask because I have a chest infection and have been taking these big capsules the last few days, but I have still been having a drink. I'll be interested to see whether or not they still work and prove this a myth once and for all! Asked by Re-Pete 27 months ago Similar questions: true antibiotics cancelled drink alcohol Health > Conditions & Diseases.

Similar questions: true antibiotics cancelled drink alcohol.

The effects of combining antibiotics and alcohol can vary, depending on the specific antibiotic. The effects of combining antibiotics and alcohol can vary, depending on the specific antibiotic. Alcohol doesn't diminish the effectiveness of most antibiotics.

However, antibiotics and alcohol can cause similar side effects, such as stomach upset, dizziness and drowsiness. When you combine antibiotics and alcohol, these side effects may increase. A few antibiotics — such as metronidazole (Flagyl), tinidazole (Tindamax) and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (Bactrim) — should not be mixed with alcohol because this may result in a more severe reaction.

Drinking any amount of alcohol with these medications can result in side effects such as flushing, headache, nausea and vomiting, rapid heart rate, and shortness of breath. Keep in mind that some cold medicines and mouthwashes also contain alcohol. So check the label and avoid such products while taking these antibiotics.

Rarely, alcohol can reduce the effectiveness of certain antibiotics — such as doxycycline (Vibramycin, Doryx) — which means a higher dose may be required to achieve the same treatment benefit. Keep in mind that alcohol can reduce your energy and delay how quickly you recover from illness. So, it may be best to avoid alcohol until you have finished your antibiotics and are feeling better.

Sources: mayoclinic.com/health/antibiotics-and-al... .

The mechanism is scarier than that. Both antibiotics AND alcohol are very harsh on your liver. Taking both at the same time can, actually, so damage your liver that it could shut down.

Even without that bummer ending of the story, the alcohol is tying up the liver with processing ethyl alcohol molecules into water that there could well be nothing left over to process the antibiotic, which would then leave that molecule shunted out of the system, out of the way (much like a bad drunkard can end up spilling sugar in the urine because it wasn't fully processed out of the system by the liver. ) So, yeah, if you're on antibiotics, no booze.

1 I don't think they do, but alcohol drains vitamins out of the brain...so you would not heal as fast. Garlic and raw onion also kill germs.

I don't think they do, but alcohol drains vitamins out of the brain...so you would not heal as fast. Garlic and raw onion also kill germs.

2 No, it doesn't cancel it out. But you might get sick from mixing the two. Flagyl (metronidazole) is particularly well known for giving spectacular hangovers when mixed with small amounts of alcohol.

No, it doesn't cancel it out. But you might get sick from mixing the two. Flagyl (metronidazole) is particularly well known for giving spectacular hangovers when mixed with small amounts of alcohol.

PamPerdue replied to post #2: 3 A few antibiotics are less effective combined with alcohol. Those are mostly second-line and later antibiotics, and if you need those you really shouldn't be drinking, cuz you're very sick.

A few antibiotics are less effective combined with alcohol. Those are mostly second-line and later antibiotics, and if you need those you really shouldn't be drinking, cuz you're very sick.

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I've heard so many different versions, even from doctors.

I have the hiccups whenever I eat ANYTHING with vinegar or drink any alcohol.

I get no kick from Champaign. Mere alcohol doesn't thrill me at all. So tell me, why should it be true, that I get a.

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