can i drink alcohol with doxycycline?
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What did the pharmacy hand out say? Good rule of thumb...never drink alcoholic beverages while on certain medications especially antibx (nasty GI effects & med looses effectivnesss fighting through the booze to work). Call the pharmacy that filled the medication and ask the RPh or follow up with your Dr.'s office.
909740
No: The extra antibiotic will just go to waste, apart from maybe making you feel even sicker. It is supposed to be poisoning the bacteria that are making you bad, but it is no use you taking it faster than they can absorb it. Also, it is likely to wipe out the symbiotic bacteria that your gut needs to digest properly, giving you the squits big time. Alcohol neutralises a lot of antibiotics, giving the infection a fresh start, with germs that you have just selected for antibiotic resistance, so you will need an even longer course of pills to get yourself right. Finish your pills and lay off the drink, like the doctor said.
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I suffer from various allergies to almost all antibiotics including ciprofloxacin ("Ciproxin"). I got dizzy, drowsy, and eventually throw up what feels like bricks on that stuff. Afterwards I felt nauseous for about an hour.\n\nSure, most antibiotics can cause drowsiness. They usually talk about heavy machinery and driving. If you do suffer an unusally bad reaction then you should reconsult with your doctor to find a less reactive medication.\n\nWhenever you start any new antibiotic medicine you should wait 1-2 hours before doing anything potentially dangerous. It could save your life. Some people may be fine until they reach a certain age and then *BAM* they're allergic. So, even if you've taken penicillin all your life you may find one day that it makes you really ill. Of course, drinking alcohol and taking antibiotics is also a no-no because it not only reduces the effectiveness but again it can cause seriously bad reactions. If you're taking anything else along with it you should always mention that to the doctor because they can look up known drug interactions and change your medication accordingly.
296223
My doctor always told me 24 hours.  However, it was not in reference to kissing or sharing a drink; it was in reference to just being around other people.  I wouldn't risk kissing or sharing a drink until the entire round of antibiotics have been taken.
1022102
Hello, I am a pharmacist from Oklahoma and no, it is not recommended that you drink alcohol with these medications.
330322
As the above answer states, it's not safe to mix painkillers and alcohol.  But, if you can tolerate the pain, then go for it.  The dentist WILL tell you not to smoke, though, or you can develop dry socket.
115896
most antibiotics become less effective or ineffective when you drink.  I wouldn't do it myself.  Usually, when you fill a prescription like this, it has a warning label that you should not drink alcohol with this product.  Check the package.
157780
Yes.\n\nTetracycline is the First choice of antibiotics for acne.\nthen comes the doxycycline.
140471
Hon, you shouldn't drink alcohol while on those types of drugs anyway. If you are feeling really bad, go to the ER. They can help you more than anyone here can.
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I would say a couple of drinks while taking cymbalta to be like a glass of wine at a wedding or a beer at happy hour - not one every nite or mutliple every day.  In that case it is OK in moderation.  Do be warned that alcohol may and / or will intesifiy the actions of the drug itself.  If you are worried about it, chat up your dr or have some liver enzymes run.
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THIS IS SOMETHING THAT YOU NEED TO ASK THE DOCTOR.  I WOULD ONLY ASSUME THAT ANY INTAKE OF ALCOHOL WOULD JUST MAKE THE SITUATION (DEMENTIA) WORSE.  THIS IS A MEDICATION GIVEN TO PEOPLE WHO ARE SUFFERING WITH ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE.  ALCOHOL SHOULD NOT BE INGESTED .. THIS IS JUST MY OPINION.. BUT I THINK THAT THE DOCTOR WOULD PROBABLY HAVE THE SAME ANSWER...
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The alcohol washes the amoxil out of your body to quickly. The amoxil is an antibiotic and needs to stay in your body and fight the infection that it was prescribed for and not be urinated out too quickly(results of drinking beer). The end result is that you may have to go back to the doctor and get more antibiotics because you didn't get well.
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I heard that program rarely works. What you need to do is buy these pills (I believe they are prescribed) that you take in the morning. Basically thier function is to do absolely nothing UNLESS you drink. What it does is trigger a mechanism which will make you feel sick and cause you to throw up even if you have one beer.\n\nWhat these pills will do to your brain is cause an assosiation with beer and being sick, therefore ruining any crave to drink alcohol.\n\nOnce you find yourself at a normal level of drinking (say no more than a few glasses of wine or a beer here and there) you can take yourself off the pills and be a casual drinker.\n\nThis is just my opinion, I'm no doctor or a professional. If you really want more information I suggest you get a checkup to see if you damaged your liver..etc which will then wake you up to the reality you're living in (if its really that bad as you say)
77135
Yes, a two-week treatment with doxycycline generally controls chlamydia.
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There MIGHT be some issues with say, stress on the liver, if you're asking it to deal with alcohol and some antibiotics at the same time.  Some antibiotics are quite rough on our bodies.\n\nThere MIGHT be a loss of effectiveness if you're drinking enough (volume and frequency) to depress your immune system.\n\nWhen I was an undergrad, we asked the microbiology-immunology-pharmacology professor about it and he didn't seem to think it was a huge deal.  He pointed out that you'll probably end up excreting more of the antibiotics in your urine due to the increase in volume.\n\nI've also seen people drink while taking antibiotics and not seem to suffer any immediate ill effects.\n\nHowever, it's probably worth it to just not drink alcohol for the 2 weeks or whatever.
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a good drug to take with a drink
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I have written for doxy for patients - As I recall maybe 100mg two times a day for 7 days.   It's good for patient compliance (if they can't remember to take 4 pills a day, for ex.) and it's not bad for infections resistant to penicillins.  \n\nI believe you want to be aware of photo sensitivity as a side effect; wear sunglasses.  Also, if you get severe diarrhea, discontinue.\n\nWarning - if you feel you have a tooth infection and you just have some meds lying around in your mom's medicine cabinet and figure you can save some money by taking them,.... DON'T!   they might be expired and then your'e just making the bacteria stronger cuz it's only paritally effective.  Also, you need to go to a dentist anyway to have the tooth assessed, or the infection is going to keep coming back, becuase an antibiotic will "knock down" the infection but it will always return w/o dental treatment.