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Is Mixing Alcohol with Medication Really Harmful?
Thursday, May 7, 2015 7:35
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It’s the end of the week and you’ve had a tough day at work. All you want to do is just turn on the TV, drink a couple of beers—perhaps a glass or two of wine—and call it a night.
“It’s just a few drinks,” you think—“and it will help me relax!” But then you remember that you forgot to take your medication.
You’ve already had a few drinks anyway, so you decide to chase down your pills with a glass of water to be “on the safe side.”
You see the tiny warning label on your medication box to not mix with alcohol, but you reason that you finished your third beer a while ago—you might even chug another beer later—so you’re not really “mixing.” Are you being safe? Not necessarily.
Continue reading: http://www.doctorshealthpress.com/general-health-2/alcohol-medication-interactions
