So I Was At A Corporate Event Yesterday And There

Posted on Thu, 8 Aug 2019

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Question : so I was at a corporate event yesterday and there was a lot of oartykng going on. I had 5/6 cocktails between 4-7 pm then we sat diwn for dinner and had 3 glasses of wine. finished up about 9:30. its now 6 am and im wondering if its ok to take my daily nightime 2mgs xanax. I get very nervous and antzy when I dont take it. its prescribed and ive been taking it over 10 years. please advise as soon as possible. last thing I want us a panic attack but I eant to be safe too. tyia.

Answered by Dr. Aaron Branch (37 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Alcohol should be cleared from your system by now

Detailed Answer:
Hello, I'm Dr. Branch, thanks for using Ask a Doctor. So by my count, you had at most 9 drinks starting 4pm, and so it has been over 12 hours since you started drinking. In general, it takes about 1 hour for your body to metabolize 1 alcohol drink, and so by this time I would expect it to at least be mostly cleared from your system. It should be fine to take your regularly prescribed dose of xanax and I wouldn't expect any problems.

I hope that helps, please let me know if you have any questions about any of that, and I would be glad to discuss it with you further.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Kampana

Follow up: Dr. Aaron Branch (19 minutes later)

ok. now its 7 am. can I take my meds?

Follow up: Dr. Aaron Branch (25 minutes later)

just now saw your answer so please disregard last question. thank you for your timely response!!
regards.

Answered by Dr. Aaron Branch (12 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
You're welcome

Detailed Answer:
I just realized you are the same person I discussed this with before too. I hope you're doing well, please let me know if I can help with anything in the future. Thank you for your question and take care.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Kampana