drinking alcohol on antibiotics

[watty2007]

can i drink alcohol on flucloxacillin or does it mek the tablets not work

[novalis]

Not advisable -- Apparently it slows down the rate at which the tablets work. ( That's what a doctor told me once. )

[joggerjayne]

It will get you p1ssed really quickly.

And if you're taking flucloxacillin because of a bladder or urinary tract infection it will make you wee more, which will not be good.

[Panic Button]

Can't you just go on the wagon for a few days?

[sqad617]

I have never understood why people taking antibiotics should avoid alcohol although it has widespread popularity.
No medical evidence to show that alcohol impedes antibiotic activity.

[alijangra]

Agree with Sqad617, Fluclox is fine. There are a couple of antibiotics which can cause probs when mixed with alcohol, metronidazole (Flagyl) being one of them and cant remember the other off the top of my head but penicillin based ones are fine. If you are female, you should be more worried about them interfering with the effectiveness of the oral contraceptive pill.

[alijangra]

http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/articles/article.a spx?articleId=871#

[Lisa1983]

It'll make you really tired, most probably bring your guts up and counter act the drug to make it not do its job. So don't drink while taking an antibiotic if you want to get better.

[sqad617]

alijangra is quite correct, take care if taking Flagyl (often used for vaginal thrush) Trimethaprin ( bactrin and Septin) and the contraceptive pill being very important as alijangra pointed out.

[shylock73]

If the label says `Avoid alcohol` then do as it say`s otherwise they won`t work.