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Raymond Newman Raymond Newman MemberOP
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#1 ·
I've been taking Augmentin because my throat is killing me, but there’s a bit of a dilemma: I'm heading out this Saturday and there's going to be plenty of drinks involved. How much of a risk is it to mix alcohol with antibiotics?
Alternatively, if I decide to skip my dose on that specific day, will the whole treatment be wasted? If I take it for five days straight and then stop on the sixth, does that just negate all the progress I made during those first five days?
fadedmarlin402 fadedmarlin402 Active Member
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Raymond Newman said:I'm taking Klavax because of a throat infection, but there's a catch. I'm heading out this Saturday and there's going to be booze flowing everywhere. How healthy is it to drink alcohol while on antibiotics?
Also, what if I skip my dose that day? If I take them for five days then stop on the sixth, was the whole week just a waste of time?

Mixing alcohol with antibiotics can seriously mess things up. It might aggravate whatever illness you're fighting, crank up the side effects of the medication, or even slow down how well the drugs work... and honestly, some combinations can actually be fatal. Besides, why would you want to pile more stress onto an immune system that's already struggling by dumping "rivers of alcohol" into it? Helou, that's just straight-up masochism.

And don't even think about skipping doses. If you stop early, the infection can come roaring back even worse than before. You risk developing a secondary infection or contributing to the rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

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