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Is It Ok To Drink Alcohol While On Bactrim?
can you drink alcohol while taking Bactrim my mother in law has been prescribed this medication and I have several concerns she takes high blood pressure medicine an she has a very sensitive stomach we have a very big weekend happening one that if there is any chance this medicine could affect her badly she is 75 she has an illness but she wont tell us I believe it is kidney or bladder something in that area please I need answers
Tue, 8 Nov 2016
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Alcohol may cause harmful reaction while on Bactrim.
The antibiotic Bactrim (Sulfamethoxazole+Trimethoprim) seems to have been prescribed to treat her urinary tract infection.
If she drinks alcohol while taking Bactrim, it may result in a harmful reaction in the form of unpleasant side effects such as fast heartbeats, warmth or redness under her skin, tingly feeling, nausea, and vomiting.
Since she is 75 years old and getting a faster heartbeats may not be good for her, so she must not be given alcohol or alcohol containing drinks during the "big weekend happenings" as along as she takes Bactrim.
Hope the advice given above would be helpful to her.
Alcohol may cause harmful reaction while on Bactrim.
The antibiotic Bactrim (Sulfamethoxazole+Trimethoprim) seems to have been prescribed to treat her urinary tract infection.
If she drinks alcohol while taking Bactrim, it may result in a harmful reaction in the form of unpleasant side effects such as fast heartbeats, warmth or redness under her skin, tingly feeling, nausea, and vomiting.
Since she is 75 years old and getting a faster heartbeats may not be good for her, so she must not be given alcohol or alcohol containing drinks during the "big weekend happenings" as along as she takes Bactrim.
Hope the advice given above would be helpful to her.
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