Metronidazole and alcohol?

I read this post two days ago. I had a night of drinking before I started the meds. The second day I had and arm ache which led to vomiting and severe chest and stomach. After stripping and standing/laying on the ground in the rain. I was so hot drenched in sweat and felt as of I was dying. I went outside so that if I did die my children wouldn't see me. Long story short DONT DO IT ... Omg mane I feel like I dodged death. Scared to even take the meds now smh

After reading reviews, it sounded like a 50/50 chance of having an interaction so I decided to cross my fingers and hope for the best... I had 3 IPA’s. Felt fine. Woke up the next morning feeling ok... but only a little crampy. It’s now 24 hours after I drank and I’m just starting to experience extreme stomach pain over the last couple hours (cramping/ feeling like my insides are completely twisted). I certainly learned my lesson. Hoping this pain subsides or I’ll be calling the nurse line/ going to urgent care. Pretty embarrassed that I didn’t listen to the doctor and pharmacist. Very much regretting my decision to have a couple drinks.

NOOOO IN EVERY LANGUAGE. DO NOT DRINK WHILE ON METRONIDAZOLE OR EVEN 24 HR AFTER! Talk to your doctor about how long after finishing Flagyl you can drink but I would recommend at least 4 days. I drank 24 hr after and I vomited a lot. Please be cautious.

You guys... I was brought here because I totally forgot I can't drink with flagyl... So I drank like... A tablespoon of wine and started getting dizzy and I was thinking that's weird... Then the room started spinning. It's quite scary. For more information I'm also anemic and dehydrated (maybe that makes it worse??). After reading the replies I feel like I probably dont have to go to the er, just wait it out.

hi, I been put on 200mg of flagyl and 500mg of Amoxicillin for abscess on my tooth. I've been on both 3 times a day since Thursday 30/1/20 and finish this Thursday which is the 6/02/2020. i haven't drank while taking these nor will I as I know the side effects. I am however going to concert on the Monday 10/02/20 plan to drink heavy as i am regular drinker. I plan to stop taking both of these on Wednesday 5/02/20 leaving two tablets of both left over. That will leave me 4 days or 96 hours off both of these antibiotics do think i will be safe and able to enjoy my night ??

Hi,

I’m 24, social drinker and have used this drug before and been fine having a couple of drinks in the past. HOWEVER, I took two tablets this time round, had a couple of drinks and I was SEVERELY unwell. I made an account on here after reading the forum just to warn you how bad I reacted. It is so so not worth it, worse than food poisoning. Even after recovering it Completely destroyed my energy levels and left me with a burning pain in my stomach for a week. Really thought I was dying it was that severe. don’t risk it, especially if it’s around an event or something you’ve spent money to book and enjoy! It really can ruin your time.

I was hospitalised for 3 weeks with campylobacter and this 24 hour period of sickness / delerium was way worse than that!

I would t have drank alcohol whilst taking metronidazole because of the warnings but I did drink 24 hours after the last dose and was ok. Only thing I would say is I probably feel a bit more Like I have a hangover than I should and also felt a little dizzy in the night but that may be because I haven’t drank for a week.

Nooooo. I would NOT recommend. I drank a beer and a half and the next day I took my pill and got really tired. I took a nap... When I woke up I had a bad headache, hot flashes , a random sore in my mouth and thought I was literally dying. Definitely not a good experience.

I have been on both flagyl and amoxicillin in addition to cymbalta, Wellbutrin, Seroquel, lisinopril, and lymyctal daily, and I still drink 2-3 bottles of wine a day with no problem. I work full-time, drive, and am submitting several assignments for my doctoral program with a 99% in the course. Clearly, the risks are over-rated.

I have been on low dose metro (1 x 400mg tab a day) for four months, and will continue to be for the foreseeable future, to manage an overgrowth of gut bacteria. I’m a frequent drinker and have found no ill effects whilst drinking, even significant amounts. I’m wondering whether some of the reactions that have been reported here are coincidences and falsely linked to metro. Or maybe everyone is just different in how they respond, but, based on my experience, as an otherwise ‘healthy’ individual, drinking hasn’t been a problem at all.

My anecdotal evidence tells me if you're a frequent drinker, you can get away with mixing metro and alcohol. I drink at least a few times a week and last night I had about six drinks and woke up perfectly fine.

Okay so im HOPING that this response is helpful too people. I finished my week on metronidazole on this past Thursday, I did not drink at all during this week. However, I did end up drinking Saturday night. Now let me tell you, it takes ALOT to get me drunk, and i was very quickly intoxicated after only 3 glasses of wine, which has never happened to me. The rest of the night went fine until i had woken up at around 2:30am.. i woke up with a very dry mouth (i know this can happen from drinking), i tossed and turned all night but was unable to sleep, just like when i was on the medicine. When I finally decided to get up at 8am, i kept getting hot and cold flashes.. I tried to take a cold shower but felt like I was going to either fall over or pass out. I felt better around 11:45am this morning. I suggest giving it more than 2 days between drinking and taking this antibiotic. I know everyone has different experiences, but this was mine.

I took my 4th dose of Metronidazole 500mg at 2pm today. It tastes horrible and made me sickish anyway. Got off work early so celebrated with two beers. At 4:47pm my vision blurred and I became very nauseated and sick, sick, sick. Got on this site and read all these comments. I don't think I'll be taking any more of this medication. I haven't even been diagnosed for sure with diverticulitis. My CT scan is scheduled in three days. I'll wait. I'm counting down the hours until this stuff is out of my body. 44 hours, come on... Is there another medication that can be substituted? I'm telling my provider I am allergic to this.

I am taking the tablets and the gel applicators this is my second day and I had one beer & one glass of wine. I begin to have excruciating pain in my abdominal and I feel nausea. Like everyone says it just depends on how ppl react because I’ve been on this medicine before and had wine without no side effects. But this time I’m in a lot of pain. It’s better to just save the alcohol for another time. It’s not worth it