I hate antibuse

[De Marco]

Can you find a way to drink while on antibuse?

[gaz]

hey de marco, the reason for taking antabuse is to stop you drinking. if you want to drink dont take it.

[nick]

De Marco wrote:

Can you find a way to drink while on antibuse?

Hello I would like to know how long one tablet stays in your system and when can you have a drink after tacking one

[shena]

does antabuse have any effect on the sex drive? any one know?

[Bets]

If you take Antibuse regularly then it can stay in your system up to 3 weeks after you last dose.

[Bets]

There are ways that you can drink on antibuse, but its not a good idea. Antibuse is already hard on your liver, so drinking on top of it is horrible for you, even if it doesn't make you sick.

[kelly]

my gamma gt is 2480 can i stilll take it ?

[john]

Can someone get sick after taking one 500 mg dose if they drink? or are exposed to alcohol in other ways (food, lotions, etc). I just started and what i am reading is scary?

[Pam]

My husband had been sober for six months while taking antabuse, then he tried a beer one day and it did not make him sick. I know he takes this pill everyday but he is able to drink a six pack and it does not make him sick. Has anyone else encountered this problem? He keeps taking the antabuse because he says he wants to quit drinking, but he still has at least a few beers everyday. He does not get sick or drunk - it is weird - it mostly affects him mentally.

[Kevin]

Your husband needs a higher dose.

[kathy]

Pam wrote:

My husband had been sober for six months while taking antabuse, then he tried a beer one day and it did not make him sick. I know he takes this pill everyday but he is able to drink a six pack and it does not make him sick. Has anyone else encountered this problem? He keeps taking the antabuse because he says he wants to quit drinking, but he still has at least a few beers everyday. He does not get sick or drunk - it is weird - it mostly affects him mentally.

My daughter stopped taking Antabuse which most alcoholics do who have not been through rehab. In considering the best treatment for your husband, please consider that alcoholism is a progressive disease caused by an inherited liver malfunction. When the non-alcoholic drinks, the liver quickly breaks drown the alcohol into acetate by releasing two enzymes, one after another. In an alcoholic, the release of the second enzyme is very delayed. The first enzyme released by the liver converts the alcohol to acetaldehyde, a very toxic chemical substance. Since the second enzyme is delayed, acetaldehyde begins to build up. When acetaldehyde hits the brain, it interferes with the functioning of brain amines (or neurotransmitters) and it combines with these brain amines to form chemical substances called isoquilomines. These isoquilomines are the bad boys in causing addiction. They hit on the pleasure center in the core of the brain, the limbic system, acting as opiates, causing the release of dopamine and creating intense craving in the core of the brain and setting the pattern of addiction in motion.
This is why a child with an alcoholic parent, separated from their parent at birth and raised by non-alcoholic parents, is still four times more likely to be an alcoholic than an adopted child raised by alcoholics but who has no genetic family history of alcoholism. It is also important to understand that if your alcoholic husband needs treatment, it is okay to take him kicking and screaming to a thirty day treatment program. He is physiologically sick, not just psychologically sick. My daughter is in recovery and I have an alcoholic parent. I hope all goes well with you and your husband.

[Diane]

Is it possible to go on Antabuse to dry out for a couple of months, stop, then a couple of weeks after stopping drink in moderation after breaking the cycle. It appears I have a psychological rather the physical addiction to alcohol. Thanks

[Susan]

Bets wrote:

There are ways that you can drink on antibuse, but its not a good idea. Antibuse is already hard on your liver, so drinking on top of it is horrible for you, even if it doesn't make you sick.

Hi, I was just wondering what those ways were?

[Appreciative]

Kathy, thank you SO very much for your comment. This was the most clear and intelligent explanation of alcoholism I have ever encountered!

kathy wrote:

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My daughter stopped taking Antabuse which most alcoholics do who have not been through rehab. In considering the best treatment for your husband, please consider that alcoholism is a progressive disease caused by an inherited liver malfunction. When the non-alcoholic drinks, the liver quickly breaks drown the alcohol into acetate by releasing two enzymes, one after another. In an alcoholic, the release of the second enzyme is very delayed. The first enzyme released by the liver converts the alcohol to acetaldehyde, a very toxic chemical substance. Since the second enzyme is delayed, acetaldehyde begins to build up. When acetaldehyde hits the brain, it interferes with the functioning of brain amines (or neurotransmitters) and it combines with these brain amines to form chemical substances called isoquilomines. These isoquilomines are the bad boys in causing addiction. They hit on the pleasure center in the core of the brain, the limbic system, acting as opiates, causing the release of dopamine and creating intense craving in the core of the brain and setting the pattern of addiction in motion.
This is why a child with an alcoholic parent, separated from their parent at birth and raised by non-alcoholic parents, is still four times more likely to be an alcoholic than an adopted child raised by alcoholics but who has no genetic family history of alcoholism. It is also important to understand that if your alcoholic husband needs treatment, it is okay to take him kicking and screaming to a thirty day treatment program. He is physiologically sick, not just psychologically sick. My daughter is in recovery and I have an alcoholic parent. I hope all goes well with you and your husband.

[KIM]

If I am cooking with wine and it evaporates before eating, will someone on antibuse still get sick?

[sue]

Hi, I had heard or read somewhere that large doses of vitamin C (ascorbic acid) can interfere with the disulfiram-alcohol interaction. Does this mean that if you drink you would not get sick or as sick from the antabuse? Just wondering. Thanks

[marika]

My DR prescribed Antabuse at my request after my 2nd DUI. I stayed sober on it for 3 months until I one night I ended up in the emergency room with parathesia (spelling?). The ER Doc told me that Antabuse can cause neuroptathy. I was afraid to keep taking it tho my DR told me the neuropathy Antabuse causes would be of gradual onset, not sudden & rapidly spread like I experienced. However, he pre-scribed Campral instead so I quit taking Antabuse & have had no further problems. I should mention that I DID NOT drink anything before the emergency room episode. Unfortunately the Campral doesn't seem to be blocking the cravings like it's supposed to, & I am starting to drink a little again. So far I am keeping it under control, I don't really have any other choice if I don't want to lose everything I've worked for. Has anyone else experienced a similar episode? Please don't recommend AA, been there, done that!

[atlhelp]

Pam: isn't what your husband is doing is moderation? If we could, while taking antabuse, just be like normal drinkers and not feel able, or attracted to drinking more -- how cool would that be.

[nate]

i am court ordered to take antabuse, it is definately not my choice. i dont really drink, i was attending a wedding and had a few drinks, got pulled over and was cited a dui. i am not much on taking any kind of pills, " i tore every ligament in my knee and refused to go to ther doctor nor did i take any pain pills, just let it heel on its own." is there any proof that antabuse can cause damage to the body, if so and i can prove it than i dont have to take antabuse

[ann]

I have been sober for 3 months on antabuse after 16 years of alcoholism. I still dream of drinking normally but it is just a dream. Life has been so much better without the booze and antabuse is the only thing that has worked for me.