Are you an alcoholic?

[Charles Foster Kane]

I never edited anything. As a research task for your phd then could you find us another snippet of 'fact' off the internet that refutes conventional wisdom. Start with "The earth is flat cause someone on the internet said so society" and work from there would be my suggestion.

Ok, so is your argument that I should not reference statements from the Internet in an Internet forum (maybe I should use quotations from medical literature?), or that I should not say I drink alcohol when taking antibiotics?

And you left out the last sentence or two so it was edited.

[Lucy]

I like the fact that you edited my original post to fit your statement. And I am scheduled to start a PhD next year so am not a Dr yet, girlfriend is though.

I hate to let you down like this CFK, but PhD does not a GP make.

HTH

ps I think this is HRH...

[Charles Foster Kane]

Depends on the drug and the person I would think though, probably best not to chance it if you are not a risk taker.

You guys were a bit too fast on this one, I edited my post about 10 seconds after I added it to include this.

[cailin maith]

No urban myth. It depends on the drug (and of course on the person). Some antibiotics have no known interaction with alcohol, others do. There are many different antibiotics available - different chemicals that act in different ways.

Just had a chat with my mam about this (she is a nurse!). she said usually its good advise to stay way from alcohol as the antibiotics don't work as well, for whatever reason, with alcohol in your system. She reckons these ones the dentist gave me are harsh in that they do react and make you puke..

[Charles Foster Kane]

I hate to let you down like this CFK, but PhD does not a GP make.

HTH

ps I think this is HRH...

Yeah, thanks for that. It does give you the title Doctor which someone parodially referred to me as, hence my equally sarcastic response.

[Charles Foster Kane]

Just had a chat with my mam about this (she is a nurse!). she said usually its good advise to stay way from alcohol as the antibiotics don't work as well, for whatever reason, with alcohol in your system. She reckons these ones the dentist gave me are harsh in that they do react and make you puke..

Yeah, I have heard that before, that makes sense, kind of a trade off I suppose.

[Lucy]

Yeah, thanks for that. It does give you the title Doctor which someone parodially referred to me as, hence my equally sarcastic response.

Really? Dr? I find this hard to believe.

[sasguru]

Ok, so is your argument that I should not reference statements from the Internet in an Internet forum (maybe I should use quotations from medical literature?), or that I should not say I drink alcohol when taking antibiotics?

And you left out the last sentence or two so it was edited.

Your post was imbecilic because you don't understand the nature of medical evidence. It was equivalent to saying "I know a heavy smoker who's a hundred so smoking must be safe". I would abandon plans for the PhD if I was you. Mind you they probably award them nowadays just for turning up

[Charles Foster Kane]

Really? Dr? I find this hard to believe.

I don't care what you believe. No offence.

[SueEllen]

Ok, so is your argument that I should not reference statements from the Internet in an Internet forum (maybe I should use quotations from medical literature?), or that I should not say I drink alcohol when taking antibiotics?

Why are you arguing?

The only antibiotic you definitely can't take while drinking alcohol is metronidazole as it causes vomiting, headaches, stomache cramps and nausea.