You have to wonder why alcohol is legal. It is a very dangerous drug. There is only one way to solve the mixing problem. Ban alcohol.Mixing alcohol with any substance, legal or not, can intensify the side effects and create negative interactions.
http://www.medicaldaily.com/drunk-and-h ... ana-278486
Mixing alcohol and medications is usually not advised as alcohol interactions may lead to several complications like liver damage, heart problems, internal bleeding, impaired breathing and depression.
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Aspirin, a longtime antidote for the side effects of drinking, may actually enhance alcohol's effect, researchers at the Bronx Veterans Affairs Medical Center say.
In a report on a study being published in today's issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association, the researchers said they found that aspirin significantly lowered the body's ability to break down alcohol in the stomach.
As a result, volunteers who took two extra-strength aspirin tablets an hour before drinking had blood alcohol levels 30 percent higher than when they drank alcohol alone. Each volunteer consumed the equivalent of a glass and a half of wine.
http://www.nytimes.com/1990/11/14/us/as ... -says.html
Non-narcotic analgesics like aspirin, acetaminophen, and ibuprofen, when mixed with alcohol, increase possible irritation and bleeding in the stomach and intestines. Some analgesics may also contribute to liver damage that heavy alcohol consumption causes.
http://health.williams.edu/ephnotes-new ... -dont-mix/
The bottom line: It is recommended that you do not drink alcohol while you are taking Adderall.
http://www.healthcentral.com/adhd/c/849 ... cohol-mix/
Do not drink alcohol if you're taking some types of painkillers (analgesics), such as:
strong painkillers
prescription-only painkillers
http://www.nhs.uk/chq/pages/867.aspx?ca ... goryid=103
"Alcohol, consumed with a diet mixer, results in higher (BrAC) Breath Alcohol Concentrations as compared to the same amount of alcohol consumed with a sugar-sweetened mixer," says , a cognitive psychologist who authored the new study.
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/0 ... ou-drunker
Many people who mix caffeine with alcohol do so to stay awake longer, and, presumably, drink more alcohol. This is a potentially lethal mix since your body's natural defense after too much alcohol is to get sleepy; the caffeine effectively tricks your body into staying awake and alert, opening the door to an alcohol overdose. Or, in the case of the British man who was adding caffeine powder to his drinks, a caffeine overdose.
http://www.fitsugar.com/Why-Alcohol-Caf ... x-11784174
There are only three antibiotics that realistically carry a risk of the nasty 'fainting and vomiting' reaction (the so-called 'disulfiram reaction') when combined with alcohol. They go by the catchy names of metronidazole, tinidizole and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole. But they are marketed under many different brand names – the most familiar being Flagyl, Fasigyn and Bactrim respectively.
You don't need to drink much to be at risk; the reaction has been reported after as little as 170mls of beer. So it might be wise to err on the side of caution and avoid all alcohol and products containing alcohol, such as mouth washes, liquid herbal remedies and cough/cold medicines, while taking these antibiotics.
http://www.abc.net.au/health/talkinghea ... 754091.htm
We asked Professor Paul Wallace why doctors sometimes tell us not to drink when we take prescription drugs, and what happens if we do. Professor Wallace says it depends what medication you have been prescribed. For most, it is fine to drink within the government’s lower risk guidelines. However, for some, alcohol should be completely avoided.
Professor Wallace says that:
People taking sedative drugs (like diazepam/Valium) or antidepressants (like fluoxetine/Prozac) should avoid alcohol altogether
People taking long-term medications should be careful about drinking, as alcohol can make some drugs less effective, meaning long term conditions get worse. Examples include, people taking drugs for epilepsy or diabetes, or drugs like warfarin to thin the blood.
There are some antibiotics which simply do not mix with alcohol - drinking with these will make you sick. But for most commonly prescribed antibiotics, drinking is unlikely to cause problems so long as it is within the daily unit guidelines
https://www.drinkaware.co.uk/check-the- ... medication
There is way more out there on mixing alcohol with other drugs. Until we can get a law passed banning alcohol. Don't mix it with any other drug and some foods.The two main dangers of drinking alcohol (assuming you're talking about small amounts of social drinking and not severe intoxication) are the sedative effects and the effects on the liver. See also:
How Blood Test Results Can Affect Chemotherapy
1) Many medications can cause sedation including, among others, pain medications, anti-anxiety meds, anti-nausea meds, anti-histamines, some psychiatric meds and sleeping pills of course. The danger is that the sedative effects of the alcohol will be added to those of the other drugs so you'd sleep much too long or even, in extreme cases, stop breathing altogether. So while not specifically dealing with the chemotherapy, this can be a problem with other medications that the patient may be taking.
2) The liver is necessary to clean the body of many medications, including chemotherapy. Alcohol can interfere with the liver's ability to do its job and the patient can suffer. For this reason, when in doubt, don't drink alcohol.
3) After considering #s 1 and 2, it is important to realize that alcohol is an important aspect of both relaxation and socializing in many people's lives. So ask the oncologist whether in the patient's situation it is safe to have the occasional alcoholic beverage.
http://www.caring.com/questions/chemo-and-alcohol
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