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Old Aug 09, 2016, 02:21 PM
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I took my first 250mg Antabuse pill on July 22, 2016. Then I took it daily (250mg everyday) until August 3, 2016 (13 days). Can I drink alcohol today (August 9, 6 days off the pill) w/o having the adverse effects?

I read it can stay up to 2 weeks in the body, what are the chances of this considering the time I took it and how many days I've been w/o it? I'm a 23 years old male with height 164 and weight 67kg, practices sports every week and drinks lots of water.

Maybe I should wait until 7 days to drink? Or is just extremely necessary to wait 14?

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Old Aug 09, 2016, 02:48 PM
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There's going to be some variability based on quickly your body metabolizes the drug, so no one can give you a "for sure" answer. All I know is that it's not something you want to risk having a reaction over. Drinking on Disulfiram is horrible - you'll wish you were dead.

I'd recommend waiting the full suggested time.

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[Antabuse/Disulfiram] Can I drink alcohol after 137 hours since last pill?
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Old Aug 09, 2016, 10:34 PM
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There's going to be some variability based on quickly your body metabolizes the drug, so no one can give you a "for sure" answer. All I know is that it's not something you want to risk having a reaction over. Drinking on Disulfiram is horrible - you'll wish you were dead.

I'd recommend waiting the full suggested time.

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Found a bottle of 250ml rum and couldn't resist, so I drank around 50ml (like two long sips from the peak) to see if I would get the antabuse effect. This was like 20 minuts ago, but nothing showed up yet.

Does this mean it's safe to, let's say, finish the whole 250ml bottle?
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Old Aug 10, 2016, 12:39 PM
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Ok, just to let you know that I did drink the 250ml shortly after my last post. Stupid and risky decision, yes. But 'luckily' I didn't get ill. Just the regular buzz.
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Old Aug 10, 2016, 12:43 PM
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Just a thought: Why are you asking other members on this forum for advice on when you can drink again? I hope you are getting help.
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