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Does Alcohol Interact With Xanax?
Question: Is it safe to take .25mg Xanax 4 hours after consuming 5oz of wine?
Brief Answer:
Yes it is safe for a healthy men
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for using Healthcaremagic.
The 5 oz of wine with 0.25 mg of xanax after four hours is completely safe and not associated with risk of toxicity for a 49 year young healthy male.
Although I must inform you that this is safe provided it is prescribed and not for intention of abuse.
I hope this helps you.
If you have more questions feel free to write back to me.
Thanks and regards.
Yes it is safe for a healthy men
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for using Healthcaremagic.
The 5 oz of wine with 0.25 mg of xanax after four hours is completely safe and not associated with risk of toxicity for a 49 year young healthy male.
Although I must inform you that this is safe provided it is prescribed and not for intention of abuse.
I hope this helps you.
If you have more questions feel free to write back to me.
Thanks and regards.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Hi there,
Thanks for the answer. I should note that I accidentally indicated me gender as male. I'm actually a 49 year old healthy female. I take xanax only very occasionally to help with anxiety. When I say occasionally I mean .25mg less than 1 or 2 times per month, at the most..
I drink wine, a giass or two, with dinner on the weekends. I don't plan to take Xanax at any particular time but in the event that I do feel I need it and I've had a glass of wine, is it ok to take? Even just an hour or two after about 5 or 6 ounces of wine?
Thanks,
Thanks for the answer. I should note that I accidentally indicated me gender as male. I'm actually a 49 year old healthy female. I take xanax only very occasionally to help with anxiety. When I say occasionally I mean .25mg less than 1 or 2 times per month, at the most..
I drink wine, a giass or two, with dinner on the weekends. I don't plan to take Xanax at any particular time but in the event that I do feel I need it and I've had a glass of wine, is it ok to take? Even just an hour or two after about 5 or 6 ounces of wine?
Thanks,
Brief Answer:
The risk ratio increases if you narrow down the gap
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for reverting back to me.
As I can see there is significant differences in parameters posted earlier and at the follow up, I like to say the chances of toxicity increases if the dose of alcohol is high (earlier it was 5 oz now it is 5-6 oz), the gap between alcohol and xanax is less (initially it was 4 hours and now it is 1-2 hours) and female gender.
Having said this I like to inform you that still it is safe but you are advised to limit your alcohol intake to 3 oz on any occasion.
I hope this helps you further.
If you have more questions feel free to write back to me.
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Thanks and regards.
The risk ratio increases if you narrow down the gap
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for reverting back to me.
As I can see there is significant differences in parameters posted earlier and at the follow up, I like to say the chances of toxicity increases if the dose of alcohol is high (earlier it was 5 oz now it is 5-6 oz), the gap between alcohol and xanax is less (initially it was 4 hours and now it is 1-2 hours) and female gender.
Having said this I like to inform you that still it is safe but you are advised to limit your alcohol intake to 3 oz on any occasion.
I hope this helps you further.
If you have more questions feel free to write back to me.
If not, you may close the discussion and if possible you may rate the answer for my future patients.
In future if you wish to contact me directly, you can use the below mentioned link:
http://doctor.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-ashok-kumar/67386
Thanks and regards.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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