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Antabuse The No Drinking Drug

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Dr. Shafi Ullah Khan MD

I had bronchitis and was prescribed prednisone for bronchitis and antabuse for alcoholism . After a few days of taking the predinisone and antabuse I developed a persistent nausea that lasted two weeks ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shafi Ullah Khan ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Ashok Kumar MD

Hi I started antabuse 200 mg on saturday. I stopped taking it on tuesday as I felt extremely dizzy ..., its the antabuse that is causing the side effects or if it might be that the cocaine substitutes I am ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ashok Kumar ( Psychiatrist)
Dr. Shubham Mehta MD

My questions are: Does antabuse increase the side effects of cocaine? I took 50 mg antabuse ... doses of synthacaine during the day. Could there be a relationship between antabuse and my heart rate ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shubham Mehta ( Psychiatrist)
Dr.  Michelle Gibson James MD

Can Antabuse cause dizziness or instability? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Michelle Gibson James ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Goswami Debopom MD

Started antabuse a month ago. No side effects. Now two days of severe abdominal pains--like bad gas. Is it the antabuse? What to do? Like the security of being on it. 27 yo male with no other... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Goswami Debopom ( General & Family Physician)

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Dr. Mungara Raveendra MD

Hi my sister is on Antabuse, and the other night she started to throw up violently, she said it is ... because I know if you drink while on Antabuse you become ill and throw up, can being constipated make her... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Mungara Raveendra ( Homeopath)
Dr. P. T. Patil MD

Can antabuse cause permanent impotence? I ve been on antabuse for 7 weeks. I believe I m one of the ... vision. I decided to stop taking antabuse, but remain particularly concerned I could stay... View answer

Answered by : Dr. P. T. Patil ( Urologist)
Dr. Seikhoo Bishnoi MD

Hi Dr My husband is about to start Antabuse tablets to control his alcoholism, he also smokes a bit of pot to sleep, not a lot, but usually before bed. Is this contraindicated with taking antabuse ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Seikhoo Bishnoi ( Psychiatrist)
Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar MD

I am taking 50mg Antabuse daily for 3weeks and have gained almost 10lbs.....that s not me, I don t gain weight that easily. Will talk next week w/my doc, iM hungry all the time, again, not like me. What ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar ( Pulmonologist)
Dr. Matt Wachsman MD

Is there any step down medication for alcohol abuse? I know Antabuse is cold turkey however, I feel ... much smaller half life than Antabuse would be truly a step down program. Does this exist? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Matt Wachsman ( Addiction Medicine Specialist)