In addition to cephalexin, you should not drink alcohol after taking metronidazole.

Many drugs cannot be taken with alcohol, such as cephalexin and metronidazole. Drinking alcohol after taking them can easily cause disulfiram-like reactions. The user may experience symptoms such as dizziness, nausea and vomiting. Be sure to pay attention to what is a disulfiram-like reaction?

Dithiol-like reaction

When alcohol enters the body, it is first converted into acetaldehyde by the alcohol dehydrogenase in the body, and then converted into acetic acid by the acetaldehyde dehydrogenase. Some drugs, such as cephalosporin antibiotics (cefoperazone, ceftriaxone, ceftriaxone, etc.), metronidazole, ketoconazole, etc., will inhibit the activity of acetaldehyde dehydrogenase, so that acetaldehyde cannot be metabolized quickly, and then accumulates in the body.

It can cause a series of symptoms such as facial flushing, headache, nausea, chest tightness and shortness of breath; in people with sensitive constitution or poor heart function, severe cases may cause respiratory depression, heart failure and even death.

How to avoid danger

The most permanent solution is to drink less or no alcohol at ordinary times, and never drink alcohol when taking medication! It is worth noting that the above-mentioned adverse reactions may occur not only during the medication period, but also in the short term after stopping the medication. After all, everyone's metabolic capacity and time are different.

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