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Antibiotic flagyl and alcohol?

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Dr. Joel Gallant answered

Specializes in Infectious Disease

Not a good idea: Drinking while taking Flagyl can cause an "antabuse (disulfuram)-like reaction, " which can make you very sick. It won't kill you, but you won't be happy.

Answered 2/24/2023

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Dr. answered

Metronidazole/flagyl: If alcohol is taken with metronidazole/flagyl it can cause a reaction called disulfiram -like reaction. Symptoms of this disulfiram-like reaction include severe nausea and vomiting, flushing, throbbing in head and neck, throbbing headache, respiratory difficulty , sweating, thirst, chest pain, palpitation, dyspnea, hyperventilation, tachycardia, hypotension, syncope, mark

Answered 2/15/2019

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