Mixing alcohol with medications

What happens when you take alcohol and medications together?

Alcohol and medications can react in many ways. For example, alcohol can increase blood levels of medications. When that happens, you can get more side effects from medications. Or alcohol can decrease blood levels of medications. When that happens, your med might not be able to work properly. Read more

Alcohol and medications together. What can go wrong?

Alcohol and medications can react in many ways (read above). But in some situations, alcohol can hit you real hard. There are days when you are tired, stressed, hungry, dehydrated, or emotional. Drinking alcohol and mixing medications in such situations can be dangerous. Read more

Why older people have higher risk of alcohol-medication interactions?

Our body changes as we get old. For example: Older people have slow metabolism of alcohol and increased sensitivity to medications. Their risk of medication-alcohol reactions is higher. Read more

What medications can you not drink alcohol with?

Mixing alcohol with these medications can cause serious problems (passing out, seizures, irregular heartbeat, liver failure, bleeding). Avoid these medications with alcohol. Read more

Can your medication react with alcohol?

To find out, check this list of medications

Page last updated: 25-November-2019