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August 8th, 2007
Hi everyone.
I've recently been released from hospital for a Sistoscopy (sp?).
I have been prescribed a small amount of Trimethoprim tablets, which as i understand help to prevent infection in the lower regions.
I understand that the general advice given by GP's is not to drink alchohol while taking anti-biotics, but i wondered if anyone could advice if it would affect the performance of this particular drug?.
p.s the perscription is two tablets a day for five days at regular intervals, 200 BP each.
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mrsbuzski
replied August 18th, 2007
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When In Doubt, Do Without!
Alcohol affects the performance of many, many things!

But when you drink alcohol while taking medicine you risk a great chance of fing up your liver.

Which shortens your life span!
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fatal
replied August 21st, 2007
Re: Drinking Alchohol While Taking Certain Anti-biotics.
Castor_ wrote:
Hi everyone.
I've recently been released from hospital for a Sistoscopy (sp?).
I have been prescribed a small amount of Trimethoprim tablets, which as i understand help to prevent infection in the lower regions.
I understand that the general advice given by GP's is not to drink alchohol while taking anti-biotics, but i wondered if anyone could advice if it would affect the performance of this particular drug?.
p.s the perscription is two tablets a day for five days at regular intervals, 200 BP each.
The reason they tell you not to drink is because it can negate the affects of the antibiotic, or so I've been told.
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blackcat34
replied November 2nd, 2007
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Re: Drinking Alchohol While Taking Certain Anti-biotics.
fatal wrote:
Castor_ wrote:
Hi everyone.
I've recently been released from hospital for a Sistoscopy (sp?).
I have been prescribed a small amount of Trimethoprim tablets, which as i understand help to prevent infection in the lower regions.
I understand that the general advice given by GP's is not to drink alchohol while taking anti-biotics, but i wondered if anyone could advice if it would affect the performance of this particular drug?.
p.s the perscription is two tablets a day for five days at regular intervals, 200 BP each.
The reason they tell you not to drink is because it can negate the affects of the antibiotic, or so I've been told.


this is correct... it lowers the effectiveness of the antibiotic, or cancels it out all together... not to sure if it messes up the liver or not...like Tylenol or any generic form of acetalmenophen.... but not drinking for 5 days shouldnt be too bad... though yea...at the end of the 5 days you will be wanting to pound some down... but just wait... it's worth it
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Mikolas
replied November 12th, 2007
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I was going for pharmacy, and during class what you said was recommended for a reason. One of them, is that the alcohol can reduce the effect of the medicine (mentioned by others above). The other, perhaps more serious and dangerous, is that the combination of the two chemical compounds can cause side effects to occur that are not desirable. I believe people have gotten heart attacks/seizures/similar but fatal reactions to the combination of certain drugs and alcohol. There are also mild side effects that won't kill you but are scary. I don't know what your medicine is, or what it does, much less what components it contains, but I would not consider even a second to drink alcohol with it if your doctor told you not to. Go to your local pharmacist and talk it out with him/her if you really want to know, they SHOULD know what it would do.
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