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What Are The Side Effects Of Drinking Alcohol And Alprazolam?

Posted on Fri, 22 Aug 2014

Question: will I die if I drink alcohol 60 hours after taking .5 mg alprazolam

Answered by Dr. Het Ram Bishnoi (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Alcohol after alprazolam

Detailed Answer:
Hello XXXX
NO , YOU WILL NOT DIE.
Alprazolam (0.5 mg ) or extended released or short acting i.e. any form remain in blood maximum up to 60 hours . Plasma half life of alprazolam is 12 hours . If you will drink alcohol in limit you will not die .
Hope I have answered your question. Further any question I will reply in follow up.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Yogesh D

Follow up: Dr. Het Ram Bishnoi (22 hours later)

can I drink 84 hours after taking .5 mg alprazolam and is it still in my system and sorry for the questions i just get worried

Answered by Dr. Het Ram Bishnoi (56 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
no issues

Detailed Answer:
Hello,

Yes ,you can drink alcohol after 84 hours after the use of 0.5 mg alprazolam .
As I stated that it (alprazolam) will not remain in blood after 60 hours .

Good luck

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad