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Can antabuse (disulfiram) cause short term memory loss if someone has taken it with alcohol or in general?
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Not reported: Antabuse (disulfiram) can cause a serious reaction when taken with alcohol, but memory loss has not been reported. Alcohol itself can sometimes cause short term memory loss, especially if used in excess.
Answered 6/24/2014
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No: Epocrates literature do not mention it as side effect. Alcohol is the one to blame for memory loss. It is very common to have lapses ( mental lagoons) of forgetting what happened recently ( the night before for example) because of drinking alcohol. An exaggeration of this is shown in the movies.
Answered 4/17/2014
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