how long after taking antabuse (disulfiram) is it ok to drink?

Question

How long after drinking alcohol can start antabuse (disulfiram)?

Answer 1

Antabuse (disulfiram): Antabuse (disulfiram) reaction can occur up to a week after last dose, if alcohol is consumed. After all, why take Antabuse (disulfiram) if you can't stop drinking?.

Answer 2

Yes: Antabuse (disulfiram) is a medication that needs a doctor's prescription. It is not sold over-the-counter. Antabuse is used to help a person quit drinking alcohol.

Answer 3

Yes: People with liver problems should not use antabuse, (disulfiram) and antabuse-alcohol reactions can be serious in some people with underlying heart and other problems. A doctor needs to explain the precautions you need to take in avoiding "hidden" alcohol (medications, foods, skin sanitizers and others). See a doctor with experience with this medication. There are other (and maybe better) choices of meds.

Answer 4

Antabuse (disulfiram): Yes, you do.

Answer 5

No: One cannot use illegal drugs while on Antabuse (disulfiram) because illegal drugs are unhealthy, harmful, and may react with prescription drugs; not to mention the fact that they are illegal.

Answer 6

No: Not unless you want to have a new addiction. Clearly you are taking this med for problems related to alcohol. Replacing that with a new substance will very likely result in cross addiction. Get healthy support.

Answer 7

Yes.: That's pretty much the point of Antabuse (disulfiram) - to get you out of thinking "one little drink won't hurt me" - 'cause it will.

Answer 8

Not likely: While you may get very ill you will not likely die. It will make drinking very unpleasant.

Answer 9

No: There is not an over the counter medicine that is similar to antabuse (disulfiram).

Answer 10

No: One other prescription medicine that has effects similar to Antabuse is Metronidazole (flagyl), an antibiotic which is used to treat a number of different infections, including certain kinds of vaginitis and many parasitic infections. There are no otc forms of disulfiram, the medicine in antabuse.

Answer 11

Antabuse (disulfiram) OTC: Nope.

Answer 12

Alcohol deterrent: Antabuse (disulfiram) or Disulfiram is a medication. There is no natural form. The dosage is 250-500mg daily. Contraindications are: pregnancy, add, hyoersensitivity, alcohol , psychoses and lactation(breast feeding).

Answer 13

No: One other medicine, Flagyl (metronidazole), used for vaginal infections and other parasitic infections, has antabuse-like actions, so if people drink on it, they get nauseated. Some people of asian background naturally do not make enough of an enzyme that metabolizes alcohol (which is blocked by antabuse) so they get some of the same symptoms- - flushing, nausea, headache, dizziness.

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