I took my first 250mg Antabuse pill on July 22, 2016. Then I took it daily (250mg everyday) until August 3, 2016 (13 days). Can I drink alcohol today (August 8, 5 days off the pill) w/o having the adverse effects?
I read it can stay up to 2 weeks in the body, what are the chances of this considering the time I took it and how many days I've been w/o it? I'm a short male 164cm with average weight 67kg, practices sports every week and drinks lots of water.
I have to disagree. Antabuse reaches a consistent state in your body roughly 8-10 days after taking it, which means that the amount remaining in your system is equal to the amount leaving your system. You were on 13 days. The half-life of Antabuse is up to 120 hours, which means it would take up to 5 days for half of the Antabuse to be out of your body (in some people it can be as little as 60 hours, but since the range is variable always err on the side of more time versus less). After five days you would still have 125 mg in your system, which is enough to cause a reaction. I'd wait at least 10 days and then CAREFULLY try just a little alcohol if you want to and wait at least an hour to see if there is ANY reaction, and if there is wait for the recommended 14 days. No judgements here, just information.
Very informative.