Have any of your medications realistically interfered with how you drink alcohol?

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Have any of your medications realistically interfered with how you drink alcohol?

View Poll Results: What’s your experience like with drinking on medication?

It’s a huge risk to combine my medications which alcohol. I can’t

It’s a huge risk to combine my medications which alcohol. I can’t
	0	0%

My doctor/pharmacist has said I probably shouldn’t but it’s fine

My doctor/pharmacist has said I probably shouldn’t but it’s fine
	0	0%

No-one told me I couldn’t drink on these medications, so I just do

16.67%

No-one told me I couldn’t drink on these medications, so I just do
	2	16.67%

I don’t really drink anyway

25.00%

I don’t really drink anyway
	3	25.00%

It can be a bit problematic but I manage it well (e.g., by skipping the meds on a heavy evening)

It can be a bit problematic but I manage it well (e.g., by skipping the meds on a heavy evening)
	0	0%

Other

58.33%

Other
	7	58.33%

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29-05-2025, 08:14 AM

#10

Redway

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Redway

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Jessica.

If you can't get by without alcohol then you've got a big problem. You're on meds for a reason, you need them. Nobody needs alcohol.

I don’t think you understand how deeply alcohol is embedded in British culture, for better or worse. It would be like going vegan in the name of medication, which is similarly unthinkable to most people. That might be alright for you but most people aren’t like that.

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