Member Comments are provided by individuals and reflect their personal opinions only. Under NO circumstances should you act on any advice or opinion posted in this forum. ALWAYS check with your personal physician before taking any action regarding your health! MedHelp International and our partners, sponsors and affiliates have no obligation to monitor any comments posted on this site, or the content and/or accuracy of such exchanges. MedHelp International does not endorse the views of any user.
MIXING ALCOHOL AND MEDS AFFECT YOUR BAC.
by jk59, Apr 09, 2008 07:06PM
RECENTLY I HAD MY FIRST EVER RUN IN WITH THE POLICE. i RECEIVED A DUI DUE TO ME MIXING DRINKING AND ALL THE DRUGS I TAKE.....WE ALL LEARN FROM OUR MISTAKES. THIS IS SOMETHING I DO NOT FREQUENTLY DO. I TAKE XANAX, ZOLOFT, STRATTERA, TESTOSTERONE SHOTS, HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE MEDS, NEXIUM, LOMOTIL, AND SINGULAR. CAN ANY OF THESE....OR ALL, AFFECT MY BAC DURING MY DUI? i KNOW I SHOULD NOT DRINK AND TAKE MEDS BUT CAN I PLEAD NOT GUILTY DUE TO THIS REASON. iN THE STATE OF FLORIDA, THE REPRUCUSSIONS OF A DUI ARE INTENSE AND EXPENSIVE. WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS?
Post Comment
Related Communities
Recent Videos
Related Expert Forums
Recent Activity
Most Popular Trackers
RSS
Expert Activity
Community Members
kcdem
^quote
Don't drink and drive.
You can plead any way you see fit. The cops have your BAC measurement, and if it is at or above the legal limit for the state of Florida, you're screwed.
Some of the drugs you take inhibit Cytochrome P-450 (a liver enzyme), and thus, may prolong the elimination of alcohol from your system, as alcohol is metabolized by the liver. The drugs themselves do not increase the blood alcohol concentration - they only prolong the elimination of alcohol from the system. So, you can't use the drugs as an excuse. You drank, you drove, you got caught, and you're busted.
A DUI involving numerous substances is even worse, and you may be charged with driving under the influence of both alcohol and drugs - prescribed or not.
Ryan